2H: Second Half
A/S: Alongside
AA: Always Afloat
AAAA: Always Accessible Always Afloat
AARA: Amsterdam-Antwerp-Rotterdam Area
ADCOM: Address Commission
AFSPS: Arrival First Sea Pilot Station
AGW: All going well
AhL: Australian hold ladders
ANTHAM: Antwerp-Hamburg Range
APS: Arrival Pilot Station
ARAG: Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp-Gent
ASBA: Association of Ship Brokers and Agents
ASN: Advance Shipment Notice
ASPW: Any Safe Port in the World
ATDNSHINC: Any Time Day/Night Sundays and Holidays Included
ATHWARTSHIPS: At right angles to the centreline of the ship
ATUTC: Actual Times Used to Count
AWB: Air Waybill
B/L: Bill of Lading
BAF: Bunker Adjustment Factor
BBB: Before Breaking Bulk
BDI: Both Dates Inclusive
BELOW: Beneath the deck
BENDS: Both Ends
Bi: Both inclusive
BIMCO: Baltic and International Maritime Council
BL: Bale
BM: Beam
BN: Booking Note
BOB: Bunker on Board
BOFFER: Best Offer
BROB: Bunkers Remaining on Board
BSS: Basis
bt: berth terms
BWAD: Brackish Water Arrival Draft
C&F: Cost and Freight
C/P: Charter Party
CAF: Currency Adjustment Factor
CBFT: Cubic Feet