Shipping Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. L/C
   Letter of Credit
2. A&A
   Affirmative Action
3. A&S
   Alongside
4. A&S
   After Sight
5. B/L
   Bill of Lading
6. COS
   Cash On Shipment
7. d&o
   Delivery Order
8. P&I
   Protection and Indemnity insurance
9. T&C
   Time Charter
10. 2H
    Second Half
11. AARA
    Amsterdam-Antwerp-Rotterdam Area
12. AFSPS
    Arrival First Sea Pilot Station
13. ANTHAM
    Antwerp-Hamburg Range
14. ASN
    Advance Shipment Notice
15. ASPW
    Any Safe Port in the World
16. ATUTC
    Actual Times Used to Count
17. CHTR.
    GDS. Charter.
18. CHTRS
    Charterers
19. CONS
    consumption
20. ISPS
    International Ships and Port Security system

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