Maritime Words Flashcards
1
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ACF
A
annual cashflow analysis
2
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AG
A
Arabian Gulf
3
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bt
A
billion tons
4
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btm
A
billion ton miles
5
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BTX
A
benzene, toluene, xylene
6
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cgrt
A
compensated gross registered tonnage
7
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COA
A
contract of affreightment
8
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cgt
A
compensated gross tonnage
9
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dwt
A
deadweight tonnage
10
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EEC
A
European Economic Community
11
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FEFC
A
Far East Freight Conference
12
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FFA
A
forward freight agreement
13
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FPC
A
forest products carrier
14
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GATT
A
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
15
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GDP
A
gross domestic product
16
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GNP
A
gross national product
17
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GRI
A
general rate increase
18
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grt
A
gross registered tonnage
19
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gt
A
gross tonnage
20
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IACS
A
International Association of Classification Societies
21
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ILO
A
International Labour Organization
22
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IMCO
A
Inter-governmental Maritime Consultative Organization
23
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IMO
A
International Maritime Organization
24
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IPO
A
initial public offering
25
IRR
internal rate of return
26
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
27
ITF
International Transport Workers’ Organization
28
LCM
lateral cargo mobility
29
LNG
liquefied natural gas
30
LOA
length overall
31
lo-lo
lift on, lift off
32
LPG
liquefied petroleum gas
33
MCR
maximum continuous rating
34
m.dwt
million tons deadweight
35
MPP
multi-purpose
36
mt
million tons
37
MTBE
methyl tert-butyl ether
38
NPV
net present value
39
OBO
oil/bulk/ore carrier
40
OECD
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
41
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
42
P&I
protection and indemnity
43
PCC
pure car carrier
44
PCTC
pure car and truck carrier
45
PSD
parcel size distribution function
46
RFR
required freight rate
47
ROI
return on investment
48
ro-ro
roll on, roll off
49
SDR
Special Drawing Right
50
TEU
twenty-foot equivalent unit
51
tm
ton mile
52
ULCC
ultra large crude carrier
53
UN
United Nations
54
UNCTAD
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
55
VCF
voyage cashflow analysis
56
VLCC
very large crude carrier
57
WS
Worldscale
