Anchors and chains proved
Annual aggregate deductible
Able-bodied seaman
American Bureau of Shipping is an American ship classification society.
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service
Associate of Chartered Insurance Institute
Air cushion vehicle (hovercraft)
Advanced freight
Air freight bill
Arabian Gulf
Atlantic, Gulf, West Indies Limits
After hatch;
American hull form (insurance policy)
American Institute of Marine Underwriters
Association of Insurance and Risk Managers in Industry and Commerce Fonds Africain de Developpement, FAD) is an affiliate of the African Development Bank (AfDB) which provides interest-free loans to African countries for projects which promote economic and social development and improve international trade among members o -
Absolute maximum loss
Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue
Arrival notice
Any one voyage
Any one bottom
Any one event
Any one loss
Any one occurrence
Any one risk
Any one vessel
Additional premium
As per list
All risks
Association of South East Asian Nations
Actual total loss
Ad valorem according to value
Account current
Accept/ Except
Anchor Handling
Account of
Additional premium
All risks. Against all risks
After sight, Account sales, Alonside (chartering)
American terms (grain trade)
Average, ad valorem (according to value)
Always afloat
Always afloat and (always) accessible
Alaska Administrative Code
Association of African Development Finance Institutions
American Association of Exporters and Importers
Arab-African International Bank
American Association of Port Authority
Amsterdam-Antwerp-Rotterdam Area
Association of American Shipowners
Association of African Trade Promotion Organizations
Above bridges
American Business Center
Association des Banques Centrales Africaines
Automated Bridge Control System For Unattended Engine Room
Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
American Business Initiative, Automated Broker Interface
A system available to brokers with the computer capabilities and customs certification to transmit and exchange customs entries and other information, facilitating the prompt release of imported cargo.
American Bureau of Shipping: A U.S.-based private classification, or standards setting society for merchant ships and other marine systems.
About
Association of British Travel Agents
Above
Association of Central African Banks
Arab Cooperation Council
American Chamber of Commerce in Japan
Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Advisory Committee on Export Policy
Automated Clearinghouse
Advisory Committee of Offshore Technology
African, Caribbean and Pacific States
Association of Coffee Producing Countries
Acceptance
Automated Commercial System
Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations
Asian Clearing Union
Antidumping
A tariff assessed as a percentage of the value of the goods cleared through customs. For example, 10 percent Ad Valorem means the tariff is 10 percent of the value of the goods.
All Details About
Asian Development Bank
Address commission
Address
Address commission
Address commission
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
African Development Foundation, African Development Fund, Asian Development Fund
Abu Dhabi Fund for Arab Economic Development
AFT draft
The confirmed or official dimensions of a ship.
A court having jurisdiction over maritime questions pertaining to ocean transport, including contracts, charters, collisions, and cargo damages.
Department of Natural Resources (State Agency)
American Depository Receipts
Agent Distributor Service ADS provides a custom search overseas for interested and qualified foreign representatives on behalf of a U.S. exporter. Officers abroad conduct the search and prepare a report identifying up to six foreign prospects that have examined the U.S. firm's product literature and have expressed interest in representing the U.S. firm's products.
Advise
Advise
A bank operating in the exporter's country that handles letters of credit for a foreign bank by notifying the exporter that the credit has been opened in his favor.
Arms Export Control Act
Africa Enterprise Fund
Administrative Exception Note
Automated Export Reporting Program
Advanced freight
All Figures About
Arrival first compulsory sea pilot station
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
The hiring of a ship in whole or part
An agreement by a steamship line to provide cargo space on a vessel at a specified time and for a specified price to accommodate an exporter or importer who then becomes liable for payment even though he is later unable to make the shipment.
After fixing main terms
Average freight rate assessments
Tankers of about 70-110,000 DWT
Arrival First Sea Pilot Station
At or towards the stern or rear of a ship
ASEAN Free Trade Area
Afternoon
Aktiengesellschaft, Australia Group
An agreement whereby the steamship line appoints the steamship agent and defines the specific duties and areas of responsibility of that agent.
Agreed
Agricultural OnLine Access
Agricultural products
Agriculture Information System
Agreement
All going well
All going well weather permitting
After hatch; Range of ports between and including Antwerp and Hamburg
Australian hold ladders
Annual Hull Survey
Anchor handling tug
Moves anchors and tow drilling vessels, lighters and similar.
Combined supply and anchor-handling ship. Seismic ship: Conducts seismic surveys to map geological structures beneath the seabed.
Arab International Bank
Association of International Bond Dealers
Agency for International Development
Automated Information Exchange System
Airbus Industries Group
Agriculture Information and Marketing Services
Length between water level and vessel's rail
Automatic Identification System - Real-time ship identification. All ships of 300 gross tonnage and upwards engaged on international voyages and cargo ships of 500 gross tonnage and upwards not engaged on international voyages and passenger ships irrespe
Agency for Industrial Science Technology
American Institute in Taiwan
Alaska
Ausfuhrkredit-Gesellschaft
Asociacion Latinoamericana de Integracion
Association Latinoamericana de Institutiones Financieras, de Desarrollo
Annual Load Line Inspection
ALUminium
Ante meridiem, before noon
Average Most Probable Discharge
Arab Monetary Fund
Agricultural Marketing Service, Automated Manifest System
African Management Services Company
Amount
Arab Maghreb Union
Americanised welsh coal charter party
Arrival notification form
American National Standards Institute
Antwerp - Hamburg range
The immunity from prosecution under the Sherman Act, granted to steamship companies in 1916, in recognition of the special services and value American Flag merchant vessels provide in the defense of the country in time of war.
As On Board
Act of God
Atlantic Ocean Region East
Atlantic Ocean Region West
Alliance of Small Island States
Administrative Protective Order
Auto Parts Advisory Committee
Alaska Petroleum Distributors and Transporters
Africa Project Development Facility
Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Afloat Prepositioning Force
Arabian Persian Gulf
American Petroleum Institute
Arrival Pilot Station or At Pilot Station
After peak tank
Antwerp - Rotterdam range; Arrived
Antwerp - Rotterdam - Amsterdam range
Amsterdam - Rotterdam - Antwerp - Gent range
Antwerp - Rotterdam - Amsterdam - Ghent range
Antwerp - Rotterdam - Amsterdam - Zeebrugge range
Arbitration
Antwerp - Rotterdam - Hamburg range
Antwerp - Rotterdam - Hamburg - Bremen range
Around
Automatic Radar Plotting Aid
African Regional Organization for Standardization
The document containing all particulars relating to the terms of agreement between the Master of the vessel and the crew. Sometimes called ship's articles, shipping articles.
Annual Survey
Always safely afloat
As soon as possible
American Shipbrokers Association
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed in January 1992 to create a free trade area (ASEAN Free Trade Area, or AFTA) with use of a common effective preferential tariff. Under the agreement ASEAN members will cut tariff rates within 15 y
Asian Shipowners'' Forum
Any Safe Port in the World
A backward direction in the line of a vessel's fore and aft line; behind. If a vessel moves backwards it is said to move astern; opposite to ahead.
American Society for Testing and Materials
In marine insurance this phrase applies to a ship which is free from its moorings and ready to sail.
Actual Time of arrival
Any time day and night
Any Time Day/Night Sundays and Holidays included
At day or night
Aids to Navigation
American Tank Rate Schedule
Actual time saved or All time saved
All time saved both ends
All time saved discharging only
Actual Times Used to Count
The electronic system of the U.S. Customs Service, encompassing a variety of industry sectors, that permits on-line access to information in selected areas.
The electronic system allowing a manifest inventory to be transmitted to the U.S. Customs Service data center by carrier, port authority, or service center computers.
Auxiliary
Aviation Category
Aviation Gasoline
Air way bill
Association of Western European Shipbuilders
Available workable hatches
Always Within Institute Warranty Limits
Additional War Risk Insurance
All working time saved both ends
All working time saved discharging only
All working time saved loading only
A point beyond the midpoint of a ships length, towards the rear or stern.
A proceeding wherein a shipper/consignee seeks authority to abandon all or parts of their cargo.
A discount allowed for damage or overcharge in the payment of a bill.
Abandonment
Referring to cargo being put, or laden, onto a means of conveyance.
Absorption is investment and consumption purchases by households,businesses, and governments, both domestic and imported. When absorption exceeds production, the excess is the country's current account deficit.
About
ADFAED promotes economic and social development in African, Arab, and Asian developing countries. The Fund, which was created in July 1971, began operations in September 1974; headquarters are in Abu Dhabi
Acceptance. Accepted
Accession is the process by which a country becomes a member of an international agreement, such as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) or the European Community. Accession to the GATT involves negotiations to determine the specific obligat
Account
Ad Valorem
Literally: according to value. Any charge, tax, or duty that is applied as a percentage of value.
AVE is the rate of duty which would have been required on dutiable imports under that item, if the United States customs value of such imports were based on the United States port of entry value.
Ad valorem-according to value
CoCom controls exports at three levels, depending on the item and the proposed destination. At the lowest level, national discretion (also called administrative exception), a member nation may approve the export on its own, but CoCom must be notified
An Administrative Protective Order, APO, is used to protect proprietary data that is obtained during an administrative proceeding. Within Commerce, APO is most frequently used in connection with Antidumping and Countervailing Duty investigations to prohi
Each year, beginning on the anniversary of the date of publication of an antidumping duty order, the Commerce Department's International Trade Administration is required to review and determine the amount of any antidumping duty, if an interested party re
About 500 of some 22,000 commodity classification codes used in reporting U.S. merchandise trade are identified as advanced technology codes and they meet the following criteria: -The code contains products whose technology is from a recognized high tec
The Advisory Committee on Export Policy, ACEP, is an interagency dispute resolution body that operates at the Assistant Secretary level. ACEP is chaired by Commerce; membership includes the Departments of Defense, Energy, and State, the Arms Control and
A group appointed by the U.S. President to advise him on matters of trade policy and related issues, including trade agreements.
The ACTPN is a group (membership of 45; two-year terms) appointed by the President to provide advice on matters of trade policy and related issues, including trade agreements. The 1974 Trade Act requires the ACTPN's establishment and broad representation
The Advocacy Center, established in November 1993, facilitates high-level U.S. official advocacy to assist U.S. firms competing for major projects and procurements worldwide. The Center is directed by the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee; offices ar
African Development Bank
African Development Fund
An affiliate is a business enterprise located in one country which is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by a person of another country to the extent of 10 percent or more of its voting securities for an incorporated business enterprise or an equi
An affiliated foreign group means (a) the foreign parent, (b) any foreign person, proceeding up the foreign parent's ownership chain, which owns more than 50 percent of the person below it up to and including that person which is not owned more than 50 pe
The AEF, operating under the International Finance Corporation, began operations in late 1989. The Fund assists small and medium-size enterprises in sub-Saharan Africa, supports investment projects, and promotes development of private enterprises in Afri
The APDF seeks to accelerate development of productive enterprises sponsored by private African entrepreneurs as a means of generating self-sustained economic growth and productive employment in Sub-Saharan Africa. The facility provides advisory services
AfDB (French: Banque Africaine de Developpement) provides financing through direct loans to African member states to cover the foreign exchange costs incurred in Bank-approved development projects in those countries. Fifty-one African countries are member
ADF provides economic assistance to groups and institutions involved in development projects at the local level. The foundation's assistance, designed as a complement to the U.S. foreign aid program, is awarded only to native African organizations and in
AFREXIMBANK offers short-term export trade financing to African exporters aimed at enhancing intra-African trade and Africa's exports. Agreement to create the bank was basedon a January 1993 agreement reached in Cairo, Egypt among African governments, ce
AMSCO provides temporary managers and management training to support the development of African companies. AMSCO works through a network of representatives in Africa; its clients include privately owned companies, public sector companies, and subsidiarie
ARSO (French: Organisation Regionale Africaine de Normalisation, ORAN) promotes and coordinates standardization, quality control, certification, and metrology practices in Africa. The Organization has been developing African Regional Standards (ARS) in
A term used on a draft, bill of exchange or note indicating the date from which a draft will begin counting days until maturity. If an exporter draws a draft and stipulates a payment 30 days after date, the draft is due 30 days from the date on which it
The ACCT (English: Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation) was created in 1970 to promote cultural and technical cooperation among French-speaking countries. Members include: Belgium, Benin, Burkina. Burundi, Canada, Central African Republic, Ch
AID was created in 1961 to administer foreign economic assistance programs of the U.S. Government. AID has field missions and representatives in approximately 70 developing countries in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Near East.
The Agent/Distributor Service, ADS, is an International Trade Administration (ITA) fee-based service which locates foreign import agents and distributors.
A single deck cargo vessel for the carriage of aggregates in bulk. Also known as a Sand Carrier. May be self discharging
Agreement by one government to accept the accreditation of an ambassador from another government.
Among its activities, the Agriculture Deparment's AMS is available to foreign buyers to assure that any product shipped overseas meets contract specifications. The service is operated on a user-fee basis. AMS works with the buyers to write a specificati
Agricultural officers are embassy officials who are responsible for addressing agricultural trade policy issues and preparing reports on agricultural commodities such as rice, wheat, and dairy products. These officers promote U.S. exports by providing ma
Agent, Against, Agreement
A short written summary of oral remarks made to a foreign government representative and left with that individual.
A type of freight forwarder who specializes in air cargo and acts for airlines that pay him a fee (usually 5%). The Air Cargo Agent is registered with the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
An air cushioned vehicle or hovercraft specifically designed as a crew boat
An air cushion vehicle or hovercraft used for the purpose of transporting passengers
An air cushion vehicle or hovercraft used for the purpose of transporting passengers and ro-ro vehicles
An air cushion vehicle or hovercraft used as a patrol vessel (perhaps change to work vessel)
An air cushioned vehicle or hovercraft specifically designed as a research vessel
An air cushioned vehicle or hovercraft specifically designed as a work vessel
A type of freight forwarder who specializes in air cargo. The Air Freight Forwarder usually consolidates the air shipments of various exporters, charging them for actual weight and deriving his profit by paying the airline the lower consolidated rate. He
An AWB is a bill of lading which covers both domestic and international flights transporting goods to a specified destination. Technically, it is a non-negotiable instrument of air transport which serves as a receipt for the shipper, indicating that the
A signed receipt and a contract to deliver goods by air. Such bills are non-negotiable and do not convey title to the goods as do To Orders bills of lading used by ocean and land carriers. The title passes to the party to whom the goods are consigned (t
AIG is a supernational management organization responsible for design, development, manufacture, marketing, sales and support of selected commercial aircraft. Member countries are France, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Airbus Industrie, G.I.E.
Formally known as the ''Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft.'' (ATCA), this MTN agreement is the only major sector-specific civil aircraft agreement. It establishes a framework of rules governing the conduct of trade in civil aircraft based on commercial
A combat vessel designed to enable the carriage, take off and landing of aircraft
AG (German, meaning: stock company) is a corporation with a separate legal personality which must have at least five partners. The firm name usually reflects the activities of the company and must include AG.
A tanker for the bulk carriage of alcohol
B/L requiring updates that do not change financial status; this is slightly different from corrected B/L.
Article XXX of the GATT Agreement provides that amendments (that become effective upon acceptance by two thirds of the Contracting Parties) are to be effective only for those parties which accept them.
The ABC program provides U.S. companies which are exploring or establishing commercial opportunities in the Newly Independent States of the former Soviet Union with business services such as telephone and fax, temporary office space, market information, a
The ABI, or American Business and Private Sector Development Initiative for Eastern Europe, emphasizes the export of American telecommunciations, energy, environment, housing, and agriculture products and services to Eastern European countries.
ADRs are negotiable receipts for the securities of a foreign company which are kept in the vaults of an American bank, allowing Americans to trade the foreign securities in the United States while accruing any dividends and capital gains.
The AIT is a non-profit corporation that represents U.S. commerical, cultural, and other interests in Taiwan in lieu of an embassy. In 1979, the United States terminated formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan when it recognized the People's Republic of
The American Traders Index, ATI, is the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service headquarters compilation of individual US domestic client files, for use by overseas posts to generate mailing lists.
An offshore tug/supply ship equipped with a high bollard pull and a stern roller for anchor handling
A vessel equipped to assist with the handling of anchors in coastal waters
The Andean Group (Spanish: Grupo Andino; sometimes referred to as Pacto Andino or Corporation Adino de Fomento; formal reference is Acuerdo de Cartegana in recognition of the Group's establishment in Cartegena in October 1969) is an association of Latin
The Andean Reserve Fund (Spanish: Fondo Andina de Reservas), associated with the Andean Group, was established to strengthen the balance of payments positions of member countries by offering credit, guarantee loans, and promoting compatibility among memb
The ATPA is a unilateral trade benefit program designed to promote economic development through private sector initiative in the four Andean countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The ATPA encourages alternatives to coca cultivation and produ
A tariff imposed to discourage sale of foreign goods in the United States market at very low prices (below foreign country's domestic market) which might hurt U.S. manufacturers.
Antidumping, as a reference to the system of laws to remedy dumping, is defined as a converse of dumping.
A duty assessed on imported merchandise which is subject to an antidumping duty order. The antidumping duty is assessed on an entry-by-entry basis in an amount equal to the difference between the United States price of that entry and the foreign market v
A notice issued following final determination of sales at less than fair value and material injury, or threat of material injury, providing for the imposition of antidumping duties.
The notice published in the Federal Register announcing the initiation of an antidumping investigation. An investigation must be initiated within 20 days of the filing of a valid petition.
A petition filed on behalf of an affected United States industry, alleging that foreign merchandise is being sold in the United States at less than fair value and that such sales are causing or threatening material injury to, or materially retarding the
The Antidumping/Countervailing Duty System, a part of Customs' Automated Commercial System, contains a case reference database and a statistical reporting system to capture data for International Trade Commission reports on antidumping and countervailing
Approved
The ABEDA (French: Banque Arabe pour le Developpement Economique en Afrique -- BADEA) was created by the League of Arab States in November 1973 (began operations in March 1975) to promote economic and technical cooperation between Arab and African states
The ACC was created in 1989 to promote economic cooperation and integration. Members include Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, and North Yemen. The ACC, partly intended as a counterpart to Gulf Cooperation Council, was created one day subsequent to the establishment
AFESD promotes regional economic integration and social development in Arab states. Members include: Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia,
The AIB provides financing to support development of foreign trade among member nations and other Arab states. The Bank was established in October 1971; headquarters are in Cairo, Egypt. Member include: the governments of Oman, Qatar, and United Arab E
The AMU (French: Union du Maghreb Arabe, UMA) encompasses Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia. The Union was established in February 1989 to foster integration of the Maghreb economy. The Union also seeks to join the AMU and the Gulf Coope
The AMF, originally aimed at correcting chronic deficits in the balance of payments in most member states, promotes Arab integration in monetary and economic affairs. The Fund's priorities have included: (a) addressing payments imbalances, (b) creating
The ATFP promotes trade among Arab countries and exports from Arab countries. The Program was established in 1989 by the Arab Monetary Fund; headquarters are in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
ous buying and selling of the same commodity or foreign exchange in two or more markets in order to take advantage of price differentials.
The practice of exchanging the currency of one country for that of another or a series of countries to gain an advantage from the differences in exchange rates
A clause in a sales contract outlining the method under which disputes will be settled
ACDA is an independent agency within the State Department. ACDA participates in interagency working groups that discuss export license applications requiring dispute resolution. ACDA is interested in dual-use license applications from a non-proliferatio
Arranged total loss
The Arrangement is an international agreement under Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development auspices governing the conditions -- such as interest rate, repayment term, and cash downpayment -- of medium- and long-term official export credit;
Asian Development Fund
APEC, established in November 1989, is an informal grouping of Asia Pacific countries that provides a forum for Ministerial level discussion of a broad range of economic issues. APEC includes the six ASEAN countries (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippi
The ACU promotes regional trade and economic cooperation, including arrangements to conserve foreign exhcange and encourage domestic currencies in trade. Members include Bangladesh, India, Iran, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka; Bhutan, Malaysia.
The ADB helps finance economic development in developing countries in the Asian and Pacific area through the provision of loans on near-market terms, with its Ordinary Capital Resources (OCR), and on concessional terms, through the Asian Development Fund
The ADF (or AsDF), an affiliate of the Asian Development Bank, lends funds on concessionary terms to the Bank's least developed member countries.
A tanker for the bulk carriage of asphalt/bitumen at temperatures between 150 and 200 deg C
The imposition of antidumping duties on imported merchandise.
AADFI (French: Association des Institutions Africaines de Financement du Developpement, AIAFD) promotes cooperative financing for social development in Africa and economic integration. The Association was established in March 1975; headquarters are in A
AATPO promotes inter-African trade, harmonization of commercial policies, communication among African states in trade matters, and research and training. The organization, which has about 26 members, was established in 1975 under the auspieces of the Org
ACAB (French: Association des Banques Centrales Africanines, ABCA) promotes cooperation among monetary, banking, and financial institutions in Africa. Members include two African regional banks and about 32 national banks. The Association was created i
The AIBD provides a forum for over 500 members from 30 countries to review international securities market matters. The primary objectives of the Association are to provide a basis for examinaitn and discussion of questions relating to the secondary mark
A combat vessel which is designed for high speed with a limited weaponry for rapid attack manoeuvres
The process carried out to assess the operating standards of a company or a business and the degree of compliance.