iLC Egypt International Logistics Company

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Codes of abbreviations to:
Transport, Forwarding & Commercial Terms

  Abbreviation Meaning     Abbreviation Meaning  
  A   J alt
  AA Always Afloat     JIG
An outline to confirm an aircraft interior contour when building up pallet loads
 
  A.A.R. Against All Risks     JIT Just In Time  
  AC Account Current     K alt
  A/C For Account Of    
KG(s) KiloGram(s)
KM KiloMeter
KM 2 Square KiloMeter
KM.P.H. KiloMeters Per Hour
Kn Knot(s)
KW KiloWatt
KWH KiloWatt-Hour
Kyoto Conv.
International, Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (1973)
 
  Acc. Acceptance; Accepted      
  Acc. Cop. According To The Custom Of The Port      
  A.C.V. Actual Cash Value      
  A.D. A/D After Date      
  Add-on
... Tariff (also proportional rate or arbitrary (in USA))
     
  Ad Val. (A/V) Ad Valorem: According To Value      
  ADP Automated Data Processing      
  ADR
European Agreement concerning the inter-national carriage of dangerous goods by road
 
 
 
L
LAS Lighter Aboard Ship
LB(s) Pound(s)
L/C Letter of Credit
LDG Leading
L. & D. Loss and Damage
L. & U. Loading and Unloading
LCL Less than Container Load (less than car load)
LEL Lower Explosive Limit
LFL Lower Flammable Limit
LgT. Long Ton; Long Tons
Lkg/Bkg Leakage & Breakage
LNG Liquified Natural Gas
L.O.A. Length Over All
LO/LO Lift On, Lift Off
Load Loading
LPG Liquified Petrochemical Gas
LSD Landing, Storage and Delivery charges
LT Letter Telegram
L.T. Local Time
L/T Liner Terms
LTA Lighter Than Air system (airships)
Ltge Lighterage
Lump Lump sum
M
M Minimum (rate classification)
M Meter(s)
M 3 Cubic Meter(s)
MACH Modular Automated Container Handling
MFN Most Favoured Nation
M.H. Merchants Haulage
M/R Mate’s Receipt
M & R Maintenance and Repair (center)
MAWB Main Air WayBill
MDise MerchanDise
MIC Mature Industrialized Country
MMT Material Movement Ticket
MsBL Missing Bill of Lading
MsCa Missing Cargo
MT Motor Tanker
MTD Multimodal Transport Document
MTO Multimodal Transport Operator
M/V Motor (merchant) Vessel
M/S Motor Ship
M/W Measurement/Weight
N
N Normal (rate classification)
NAABSA Not Always Afloat But Safely Aground
NAOCC Non Aircraft Operating Common Carrier
N.C.V. Non Customs/Commercial Value
N.E.S. Non Customs/Commercial Value
N.F.O. Not Free Out
NGO Non Governmental Organization
N.L.T. Not Later Than
N/N Non-Negotiable
N., Nr Number
N/O No Orders
N.O.E. Not Otherwise Enumerated
Non-Sked Non-Scheduled airline or flight
N.O.P. Not Otherwise Provided
N.O.R. Not Otherwise Rated
No Show
A person who reserves space on an aircraft but neither uses or cancels the reservation
N.O.S. Not Otherwise Specified
N/R Not of Readiness
NRT Net Registered Ton
Nt. W Net Weight
N.V.D. No Value Declared
NVOCC Non-Vessl Operating Common Carrier
O
OBOC Ore Bulk Oil Carriers
O.B.S. Oil Bunker Surcharge
Oc B/L Ocean Bill of Landing
ODS Operating Differential Subsidy
OFA Ocean Freight Agreement
O/D On Deck
O.R. Owner's Risk
O.R.B. Owner's Risk of Breakage
O.R.D. Owner's Risk of Damage
O.R.F. Owner's Risk of Fire
OT Open Top (container)
O.T.O.R. On Truck Or Railway
P
P.A. Per Annum - per year
P.A. Particular Avarage
Para Paragraph
P.B.A. Paid By Agent
P & D Pick up and Delivery
P. & I. A. Protection and Indemnity Association
P. & I. Clause Protection and Indemnity Clause
P. & I. Club Protection and Indemnity Club
P. & L. Profit and Loss
Payt. Payment
P/C Paramount Clause
Pd. Paid
P.D. Partial Delivery
P.H.D. Per Hatch / per Day
PIM
International Prescription for handling of rail Consignments (CIT)
Pkge Package
P.L. Partial Loss
PlP Parcel Post
PLTC Port Liners Term Charges
Pmt Prompt
P/N Promissory Note
P.O.B. Post-Office-Box
P.O.D. Payment On Delivery; Paid On Delivery
POD Port Of Debarkation (or disembarkation)
POE Port Of Embarkation
POR Port Of Refuge
Ppd. Prepaid
P.T. Per Ton
Pt/Dest Port Of Destination
Pt/Disch Port Of Discharge
PTL Partial Total Loss
Ptly Pd Partly Paid
P.T.W. Per Ton Weight
Q
Q Quantity (rate classification)
Q.C.O. Quantity at Captein's Option
Qn. Quotation
Q.V. Quod Vide (which see)
R
R Reduced class rate (rate classification)
R/C Return Cargo
Rcd. Received
RCU Rate Construction Unit
Remce Remittance
RentCon Rent-a-Container
Rest. Restrict(ed)
Retd. Returned or Retired
R.I. ReInsurance
RID
International Regulations conserning the inter-national carrige of Dangerous goods by rail
RMDNS Rhine-Main-Danube Navigation System
RNR Rate Not Reported
R/O Routing Order
R.O.G. Receipt Of Goods
RO/RO Roll-On/Roll-Off
ROT Reference Our Telex
Ro. Round
C/P R.P. Charter Party/Reply Paid
R.T.B.A. Rate To Be Arranged
Ry. Railway
S
S Surcharge (rate classification)
SAD Single Administrative Document
S/C SurCharge
S & C Shipper and Carrier
S. & F. A. Shipping and Forwaring Agent
SHEX Sunday and Holidays Expected
SCR Specific Commodity Rate
S/D Saling Date
S. D. Small Damage
S/D Sight Draft
SDR Special Drawing Rights
SDT
Shippers Declaration for the Transport of dangerous good (FIATA approved)
SITC Standard International Trade Classification
Sl. & C. Shippers's load and Count
S.L. / N.L. Ship Lost or Not Lost
SLI Shippers Letter of Instruction
S.O.L. ShipOwner's Liability
SOLAS
International Convention on the Safety Of Life At Sea
S.P.A. Subject to Particular Average
Sq. Cm(s) Square Centimeter(s)
Sq. In(s) Square Inch(es)
SRCC Strike, Riots, Civil Commotions
S/S SteamShip
Stvdrs Stevedores
Sub. L/C Subject to Letter of Credit being opened
Sub. Licence Subject to Licence being granted
S.W.I.F.T.
Society for World wide Interbank Finencial Telecommunication
T
T.A. Telegraphic Address
TACT The Air Cargo Tariff
TBL Through Bill of Lading
TBN To Be Named (ship)
T/C Time Charter
T.C. Traffic Conference area (IATA)
TC TransContainer
TCC Transport and Communications Commission
TD Time of Departure
TDI Trade Data Interchange (EDP)
TDO Telegraph Delivery Order
TEC Trans-European Combined rail service
TECE Trans-European-Continer Express rail service
TEEM
Trans European Express Marchandises rail service
TEU Twenty foot Equivalent Unit (container)
TIF International Transit by rail
TIR
Customs Convention on the international Transport of goods under cover of TIR carnets (Transport International by Road)
TIS
International declaration of goods carried by Rail (customs)
TL Total Loss
TLF Tariff Level Factor
Tnge Tonnage
T.O.D. Time Of Dispatch
TOFC Trailer Onboard FlatCar
T.O.R. Time Of Receipt
TOT Time Of Transmission
TOW
Tier On Weight (container stacking according to weight)
TPND Theft, Pilferage, Non Delivery
T.T. Terms of Trade
U
U.C. Usual Conditions
U.D. Under Deck
U.Dk. Upper Deck
ULCC Ultra Large Crude (oil) Carrier
ULD Unit Load Device (aircraft)
USC United States Currency
U/W UnderWriter
V
Val. Value
VAT Value Added Tax
V.C. Vessels Convenience
Ves. Vessel
VIC Very Important Cargo
VIO Very Important Object
VIP Very Important Person
VLCC Very Large Crude (oil) Carrier
V.V. Vice Versa
W
Warsaw Conv.
Convention for the Unification of certain Rules relating to International Carriage by Air (1929)
W.A. With Average (Institute Cargo Clause)
W/B WayBill
W.C.C.O.N. Whether Cleared Customs Or Not
W/D Working Day(s)
Wdt/Wth Width
W.E.F. With Effect From
WHF WHarFage
WHse WareHouse
WIPON Whether In Port Or Not
WP Weather Permitting
W.P.A. With Particular Average
W.R. Warehouse Receipt
W.R.I. War Risk Insurance
W/T Weight Tons
W/V Weight/Volume
WW Warehouse Warrant
WWD Weather Working Days
X
X. L. & UnL. Exlusive of Loading and UnLoading
X. P. Express Paid
X Pri. Without Privileges
Y
Y/C Your Cable
Yday Yesterday
Y/L Your Letter
Y/O Your Order
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  AETR
European Agreement concerning the work of crews of vehicles engaged in international road transport
     
  AFRA Average Freight Rate Assessment      
  Agcy Agency      
  Agt. Agent      
  A.G.Wt. Actual Gross Weight      
  AMT Air Mail Transfer      
  A.O. Account Of      
  A/Or And/Or      
  A/P Account Paid      
  Approx. Approximately      
  A/R All Risks (Insurance)      
  Arr. Arrival      
  Arrd. Arrived      
  A/S After Sight      
  A/S AlongSide      
  ASAP As Soon As Possible      
  Ass. Associate      
  ATA Actual Time of Arrival      
  ATD Actual Time of Departure      
  ATP
Agreement of the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs
     
  Atty Attorney     alt
  Auth. Authorized      
  Aux. Auxiliary      
  AWB Air Waybill      
  B alt    
  B.A.C. Bunker Adjustment Charge      
  BACAT Barge Aboard Catamaran      
  BAF Bunker Adjustment Factor      
  Bags/Bulk Part in Bags, Part in Bulk      
  B.C. Bulk Cargo      
  B/D Bank(er’s) Draft      
  B.D.I. Both Dates (days) Inclusive      
  Bdth. Breadth      
  Bdy. Boundary      
  B/G Bonded Goods      
  Bk. Bank      
  Bkge Bokerage      
  B/L Bill of Lading      
  Blk. Bulk      
  BPO
Rail Tariff Balkans - Near East (Balkan Proche Orient)
   
 
 
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  Brl. Barrel    
  BUP Bulk Unit Programme    
  B.W. Bonded Warehouse    
  Bxs. Boxes    
  C alt  
  CAC Currency Adjustment Charge    
  C.A.D. Cash Against Documents    
  C.A.F. Currency Adjustment Factor    
  C.A.S. Currency Adjustment Surcharge    
  CASS Cargo Accounts Settlement System (IATA)    
  C.B. Container Base    
  C. & D. Collection and Delivery    
  C. & I. Cost and Insurance    
  C.B.D. Cash Before Delivery    
  CBM Cubic Metre    
  CC Charges Collect    
  CCL Customs Clearance    
  CCS Consolidated Cargo (container) Service    
  C/D Customs Declaration    
  CEM European Conference on Goods train timetables    
  CFR Cost and Freight (Incoterms)    
  CFS Container Freight Station    
  C.H. Carriers Haulage    
  C.H.C. Cargo Handling Charges    
  Ch. fwd Charges Forward    
  CI Consular Invoice    
  C.I.A. Cash In Advance    
  CIF Cost Insurance and Freight (Incoterms)    
  C.I.F. & E. Cost, Insurance, Freight and Exchange    
  C.I.F.I. & E. Cost, Insurance, Freight, Interest and Exchange    
  C.I.F. & I. Cost, Insurance, Freight and Interest    
  C & f Cost and Freight    
  CIFC Cost, Insurance Freight and Commission    
  C.I.F.C. & E.
Cost, Insurance, Freight, Commission and Exchange
   
  C.I.F.C. & I.
Cost, Insurance, Freight, Commission and Interest
   
  C.I.F.I.C. Cost, Insurance, Freight, Interest, Commission    
  C.I.F.L.T. Cost, Insurance and Freight, London Terms    
  C.I.F.W. Cost, Insurance and Freight/War    
  CIM
International Convention concerning the Carriage of Goods by Railway
   
  CIP
Freight Carriage and Insurance paid to (Incoterms)
   
  CIP Cargo Investigation Panel (IATA)    
  CIV
International Convention on the Carriage of Passengers and Luggage by Railway
   
  CKD Completely Knocked Down/Unassembled    
  Clean B/L Clean Bill of Lading    
  CM Centimeter(s)    
  CM 3 Cubic Centimeter(s)    
  CMR
Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road
   
  C/N Consignment Note    
  Cnee Consignee    
  Cnmt/Consgt. Consignment    
  C/O Certificate of Origin    
  C.O.D. Cash On Delivery    
  C.O.F.C. Container-on-Flat-Car (Rail Flatcar)    
  Coltrainer Collapsible Container    
  COMBITERMS
Delivery terms for international groupage traffic (Among Forwarders)
   
  COP Customs Of Port    
  C.O.S. Cash On Shipment    
  COTIF
Convention Concerning International Carriage by Rail (CIM - CIV)
   
  C.P. Customs of Port    
  CP Carriage Paid    
  C/P Charter Party    
  C/P BLading Charter Party Bill of Lading    
  CPLTC Conference Port Liner Term Charges    
  CPT Carriage Paid To    
  CSC
International Convention of the Safe Transport of Containers (UN)
   
  CST Conatiner Service Tariff    
  C/T Container Terminal    
  C.T. Conference Terms    
  CT Combined Transport    
  CTD Combined Transport Document    
  CTO Combined Transport Operator    
  C.T.P.C. Cargo Traffic Procedures Committee (IATA)    
  Cu.Ft. Cubic Foot (Feet)    
  Cu.In. Cubic Inch(es)    
  CVGK Customs Value per Gross Kilogram    
  CVGP Customs Value per Gross Pound    
  CWE Cleared Without Examination    
  CWt Centum Weight/HundredWeight    
  CWO Customs Value per Gross Pound    
  CY Customs Value per Gross Pound    
  Cur. Currency    
  D alt  
  D/A Documents against Acceptance    
  DAF Delivered At Frontier (Incoterms)    
  D.A.S. Delivery resp. delivered Alongside Ship    
  DBk DrawBack    
  DCAS Distribution Cost Analysis System    
  DCP Freight Carriage Paid to (Incoterms)    
  DDP Delivered Duty Paid (Incoterms)    
  DDU Delivered Duty Unpaid    
  DEQ Delivered Ex. Quai    
  DES Delivered Ex. Ship    
  Dir. Direct    
  DM Diameter    
  DM 3 Cubic Decimeter(s)    
  D/O Delivery Order    
  D/P Documents against Payment    
  DWCC Dead Weight Cargo Capacity    
  DWT Dead Weight Ton    
  E alt  
  E. & O.E. Errors and Ommissions Expected    
  E.B.C. European Barge Carrier system    
  ECE Con-vention
International Convention for the Harmonization of Frontiers, Controls of Goods
   
  ECU European Currency Unit    
  EDI Electronic Data Interchange    
  EDP Electronic Data Processing    
  E.g. For Example    
  EIR Equipment Interchange Receipt (containers)    
  EMA European Monetary Agreement    
  EMERA Europe Middle East Rate Agreement    
  ETA Expected Time of Arrival    
  ETD Expected Time of Departure    
  ETS Expected Time of Sailing    
  Excl. Excluding    
  EXW
Ex Works - costs and risks to be accepted ex factory (Incoterms)
   
  F alt  
  F.A. Free Alongside    
  F.A.A. Free of All Average    
  FAB Forwarder Air Bill    
  F.A.C. Fast As Can (loading or discharge)    
  F.A.C. Forwarding Agent’s Commission    
  FAF Fuel Adjustment Factor    
  FAK Freight All Kinds    
  FALPRO
Special Programme on Trade Facilitation (UNCTAD)
   
  F. & D. Freight and Demurrage    
  FAQ Free Alongside Quay or free at quay    
  F.A.Q. Fair Average Quality    
  FAS Free Alongside Ship (Incoterms)    
  F.B.H. Free on Board Harbour    
  FBL
FIATA Negotiable Combined Transport Bill of Lading
   
  FCA Free Carrier (named point) (Incoterms)    
  FEFC Far Eastern Freight Conference    
  FCL Full Container Load    
  Fco. Franco, free    
  FCR
Forwarders Certificate of Receipt (FIATA Document)
   
  FCSR & CC
Free of Capture, Seizure, Riots and Civil Commotions
   
  FCT
Forwarders Certificate of Transport (FIATA Document)
   
  F.G.A. Free of General Avera    
  FHEx Friday and Holidays Excepted    
  F.I. Free In    
  F.I. & O. Free In and Out    
  F.I. & S. Free In and Stowed    
  F.I.B. Free Into Barge    
  F.I.C. Freight, Insurance, Carriage    
  F.I.H. Free In Harbour    
  FirAvV First Avialable Vessel    
  FIS Freight, Insurance and Shipping charges    
  F.I.W. Free Into Waggon    
  FLT ForkLift Truck    
  F.O. Free Out    
  FOB Free On Board (Incoterms)    
  F.O.C. Flags Of Convenience    
  F.O.D. Free Of Damage    
  F.O.Q. Free On Quay    
  F.O.R. Free On Rail    
  F.O.S. Free On Steamer or ship    
  FOT Free On Truck (rail) (Incoterms)    
  FOW Free On Wharf    
  F.O.W. First Open Water    
  F.P.A. Free of Particular Average    
  FPAD Freight Payable At Destination    
  FR Flat Rack (container)    
  Frt. Fwd. Freight Forward    
  Frt. Ppd. Freight Prepaid    
  Frt. Ton Freight Ton    
  Ft Foot (feet)    
  FWC Full loaded Weight & Capacity (container)    
  Fwdr. Forwarder    
  FIATA
International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations
   
  G alt  
  G.A. General Average    
  G.A.A. General Average Agreement (bond)    
  G.A.C. General Average Contribution    
  GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade    
  G.B.L. Government Bill of Lading    
  G.C. General Cargo    
  G.C.R. General Cargo Rates    
  GDP Gross Domestic Product    
  GMT Greenwich MeanTime    
  GFA General Freight Agent    
  GNP Gross National Product    
  GRT Gross Registered Tonnage    
  GSA General Sales Agent    
  GW Gross Weight    
  H alt  
  HAWB House Air WayBill    
  Hague Rules
International Convention of the Unification of Certain Rules relating to Bills of Lading (1924)
   
  Hag./Visby Rules
Protocol to amend the Interntaional Conven-Visbytion for the Unification of certain rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading (Brussels 1968)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Hamburg
United Nations Cnovention on the Carriage of Rules Goods by Sea (1978)
 
  Hdlg Handling  
  HERMES
Handling European Railway Message Echange-System
 
  Hgt Height  
  H/Lift Heavy Lift  
  H.Q. Head Quarters  
  H.P. Head Quarters  
  I alt
  I.A.W. In Accordance With  
  I.C.C. Institute Cargo Clauses  
  ICD Inland Clearance Depot  
  I.e. That Is  
  IMDG International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code  
  In. Inch(es)  
  Incl. Including  
  INCOTERMS
Standard Conditions for sale and delivery of goods (issued by ICC Paris)
 
  INMARSAT
International Convention on the International Maritime Satellite Organization
 
  INTRM Intermediate point  
  Inv. Invoice  
  I.P.A. Including Particular Average  
  ITI
Customs Convention on the International Transit of Goods (CCC)
 
  IUV Unit of Value (IATA)  
  I.O.U. I Owe You  
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