Abbreviations E - M:
EC - East Coast
EIU - Even if Used
ELVENT - Electric Ventilation
ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival
ETC - Estimated Time of Completion
ETD - Estimated Time of Departure
ETS - Estimated Time of Sailing
EXW - Ex Works
FAS - Free Alongside Ship. Seller delivers goods to appropriate dock or terminal at port of embarkation and
buyer covers costs and risks of loading.
FD - Free of Despatch
FDD - Freight Demurrage Deadfreight
FDIS - Free Discharge
FEU - Forty foot container equivalency unit - Standard 40‘Container
FHEX - Fridays/Holidays Excluded
FHINC - Fridays/Holidays Included
FILO - Free In/Liner Out. Seafreight with which the shipper pays load costs and the carrier pays for discharge
Free In/Out. Freight booked FIO includes the seafreight, but no loading/discharging costs, i.e. the charterer
pays for cost of loading and discharging cargo.
FIOS - Free In/Out Stowed. As per FIO, but includes stowage costs.
FIOT - Free In/Out and Trimmed. As per FIOS but includes trimming - the leveling of bulk cargoes
FIOSLSD - Free In/Out Stowed, Lashed, Secured and Dunnaged. As per FIO, but includes cost of lashing
securing and dunnaging cargo to Masters satisfaction.
FIOST - Free In/Out and Trimmed. Charterer pays for cost of loading/discharging cargo, including stowage
and trimming.
FIT - Free In Trimmed
FIW - Free In Wagon
FIXING - Chartering a Vessel
FLT - Full Liner Terms - Shipowner pays to load and discharge the cargo
FMC - Federal Maritime Commission - US government agency
FMS - Fathoms - 6 feet
FO (IFO) - Fuel Oil/Intermediate FO
FOB - Free on Board. Seller sees the goods „over the ship‘s rail“ on to the ship which is arranged
and paid for by the buyer
FOFFER - Firm Offer
FOG - For Our Guidance
FOQ - Free On Quay
FOR - Free On Rail
FORCE MAJEURE - Clause limiting responsibilities of the charterers, shippers and receivers due to events
beyond their control.
FOT - Free On Truck
FOW (1) - First Open Water
FOW (2) - Free On Wharf
FREE OUT - Free of discharge costs to Owners
FWAD - Fresh Water Departure Draft
FYG - For Your Guidance
FYI - For Your Information
GA - General Average
GLS - Gearless
GNCN - Gencon - a standard BIMCO charter party form
GN (or GR) - Grain (capacity)
GO - Gas Oil
GRD - Geared
GRT - Gross Registered Tonnage
GSB - Good Safe Berth
GSBP - Good Safe Port Berth
GSP - Good Safe Port
GTEE - Guarantee
2H - Second Half
HA - Hatch
HDWTS - Half Despatch Working Time Saved
HMS - Heavy Metal Scrap
HO - Hold
HW - High Water
ILOHC - In Lieu of Holds Cleaning
IND - Indication
INTERMODAL - Carriage of a commodity by different modes of transport, i.e. sea, road, rail and air within a
single journey.
ITF - International Transport Federation - international body that regulates crewing of ships
IU - If Used
IUATUTC - If Used, Actual Time Used To Count
IUHATUTC - If Used, Half Actual Time Used To Count
IWL - Institute Warranty Limits
INCLOT - Including Overtime
LANE METER - A method of measuring the space capacity of Ro/Ro ships whereby each unit of space (Linear
Meter) is represented by an area of deck 1.0 meter in length x 2.0 meters in width.
LASH (1) - To hold goods in position by use of Ropes, Wires, Chains or Straps etc./2008
LASH (2) - Lighter Aboard Ship - a vessel that loads small barges direct from the water
LAT - Latitude
LOA - Length Overall of the vessel
LOW - Last Open Water
LS (or LUMPS) - Lumpsum
LSD - Lashed Secured Dunnaged
LT - Liner Terms
LW - Low Water
LYCN - Laycan (Layday Cancelling Date)
MB - Merchant Broker
MDO (DO) - Marine Diesel Oil
MIN/MAX - Minimum/Maximum (cargo quantity)
MOLCHOPT - More or Less Charterers Option
MOLOO - More or Less Owners Option
MT - Metric Tonne (i.e. 1,000 kilos / 2204.6lbs)