The list of shipping acronyms and abbreviations.

All shipping related acronyms and abbreviations.

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EDI:
Electronic Data Interchange(Supply chain, CORPORATE, PHONE)
14
GMT:
Greenwich Mean Time(European time, Europe, Time scale)
6
EFT:
Electronic Funds Transfer(Banking, AIR, International freight)
6
ETA:
Estimated Time of Arrival(Civil aviation, Firefighting, Internet jargon)
6
GDP:
Gross Domestic Product(Great Britain, Political, CORPORATE)
3
EDP:
Electronic Data Processing(Data Processing, Computer Data Processing)
1
ECU:
European Currency Unit(Unit, European, AIR)
1
NM:
Nautical Mile(Chartering, Shipping, Aviation)
0
ACC:
ACCepted(AIR, International freight, Cargo)
0
AUX:
Auxiliary(AIR, International freight, Cargo)
0
Dev:
Deviation(Chartering, Shipping, Aviation)
0
In:
Inch(Sealing, Mechanical sealing, AIR)
0
Ind:
Indication(Chartering, Shipping, Cargo shipping)
0
LOC:
Local(AIR, International freight, Cargo)
0
Loc:
Location(AIR, International freight, International shipping)
0
RCVR:
Receiver(Morse aids, Morse code, Chartering)
0
TOT:
Time Of Transmission(AIR, International freight, Cargo)
0
n:
Normal(AIR, International freight, Cargo)
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