Skuld - Abbreviations and Acronyms

Abbreviations and Acronyms

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F&CC		Full And Complete Cargo
F&D		Freight & Demurrage
F.DESP		Free Despatch
F.DIS		Free Discharge
F/N		Fixing Note
FA		Free Alongside
FAA		Free of All Average
FAC		1. Fast As Can 2. Forwarding Agent's Commission
FACCOP		Fast As Can, Custom Of Port
FAF		Fuel Adjustment Factor
FAK		Freight All Kinds
FAL		Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic
FALCA		Fast And Low Cost Arbitration
FALs		Fully Automatic Locks
FAO		Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FAOP		Full Ahead On Passage
FAQ		Fair Average Quality
FAS		Free Alongside Ship Seller delivers goods to appropriate dock or terminal at port of embarkation and buyer covers costs and risks of loading
FBL		FIATA Bill of Lading
FC		1. Free of Capture 2. Fund Convention
FC&S		Free of Capture & Seizure
FCA		Free Carrier
FCAP		Fixed Cost Arbitration Procedure
FCAR		Free of Claim for Accident Reported
FCC		1. Federal Communications Commission 2. First Class Charterers
FCL		Full Container Load
FCO		Foreign and Commonwealth Office
FCR		Forwarder's Certificate of Receipt
FCS		Free of Capture and Seizure
FCT		Forwarder's Certificate of Transport
FCV		Final Completed Value
FD		1. Forced Draught 2. Free Despatch 3. Free Discharge (cost)
FD&D		Freight, Demurrage and Defence
FDD		Freight Demurrage Deadfreight
FDEDANRSAOCLONL		Freight Deemed Earned Discountless & Non-Refundable Ship And Or Cargo Lost Or Not Lost
FDIS		Free Discharge
FEED		Front End Engineering and Design
FEFC		Far East Freight Conference
FEMAS		Federation of European Maritime Associations of Surveyors and Consultants
FEPA		Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 (UK)
FERC		Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (US)
FERIT		Far East Regional Investigation Team
FERTS		Fertilizers
FEU		Forty-foot Equivalent Unit Forty foot container equivalency unit Standard 40' Container
FFA		1. Fire Fighting Appliances 2. Free From Alongside 3. Free From Average 4. Freight Forward Agreements
FFI		FIATA Forwarding Instructions
FFO		Fixed and floating objects
FGA		Free of General Average
FHEX		Fridays and Holidays Excluded (muslim countries)
FHINC		Fridays and Holidays Included (muslim countries)
FI		Free In
FIA		Full interest Admitted
FIATA		International Federation of Forwarding Agents Associations
FIB		1. Free Into Barge 2. Free Into Bunker
FIC		Focused Inspection Campaign
FIFI		Fire Fighting
FILO		1. First In Last Out 2. Free In Liner Out Seafreight with which the shipper pays load costs and the carrier pays for discharge costs
FILTD		Free In Liner Terms Discharge
FIO		Free In and Out Freight booked FIO includes the sea freight, but no loading/discharging costs, i.e. the charterer pays for cost of loading and discharging cargo
FIOLS		Free In and Out, Lashed, Secured
FIOLS&D		Free In and Out, Lashed, Secured and Dunnaged
FIOS		Free In and Out Stowed As per FIO, but includes stowage costs
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 and Out Stowed and Trimmed Charterer pays for cost of loading/discharging cargo, including stowage and trimming
FIOT		Free In and Out Trimmed As per FIOS but includes trimming the leveling of bulk cargoes
FIPS		Federal Information Processing Standard
FIT		1. Free In Trimmed 2. Free In Truck
FIW		Free In Wagon
FIXING		Chartering a Vessel
FIXTURE		Agreement of contract for transportation
FLT		1. Fork Lift Truck 2. Full Liner Terms Shipowner pays to load and discharge the cargo
FLWS		Follows
FM		From
FMC		Federal Maritime Commission (US)
FMP		Flow Moisture Point
FMS		Fathoms (= 6 feet)
FO		1. Firm Offer 2. For Orders 3. Free Out 4. Free Overside 5. Fuel Oil
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
FOB'S		Free On Board Charges
FOC		1. Flag Of Convenience 2. Free On Car
FOD		Free on Damage
FOFFER		Firm Offer
FOG		For Our Guidance
FONASBA		The Federation of National Associations of Shipbrokers and Agents
FONSIs		Findings of No Significant Impact
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
FOS		Fuel Oil Surcharge
FOSC		Federal On Scene Co-ordinator (US)
FOSFA		Federation of Oils, Seeds and Fats Associations
FOT		1. Free On Truck 2. Fuel Oil Tank
FOW		1. First Open Water 2. Free On Wagon 3. Free On Wharf
FPA		Free Of Particular Average
FPDSO		Floating Production, Drilling, Storage and Offloading
FPS		Floating Production Systems
FPSO		Floating Production, Storage and Offloading
FPT		Fore Peak Tank
FPU		Floating Production Unit
FR&CC		Free of Riot and Civil Commotion
FR.WA.		Fresh Water
FRCP		Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Free Ex Ins		Free of any Extra Insurance (owners)
FREE OUT		Free of discharge costs to Owners
FRF		French Francs (formerly)
FRG		Federal Repulic of Germany
FROF		Fire Risk On Freight
FRP		1. Federal Response Plan (US) 2. Fibreglass Reinforced Plastic
FRS		Fisheries Research Services
FRT		Freight
FSA		1. Financial Services Authority 2. Food Standards Agency 3. Formal Safety Assessment
FSAS		Food Standards Agency Scotland
FSO		Floating Storage and Offloading
FSRU		Floating Storage and Regasification Unit
FSU		Floating Storage Unit
FT		1. Feet (Foot)
FTD		Fitted
FTW		Free Trade Wharf
FUND		International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1971
FW		Fresh Water
FWA		Fresh Water Allowance
FWAD		Fresh Water Arrival Draught (Draft)
FWDD		Fresh Water Departure Draught (Draft)
FWE		Finished With Engine
FWPCA		Federal Water Pollution Control Act (US)
FWS		Fish and Wildlife Service (US)
FYG		For Your Guidance
FYI		For Your Information
FYT		Follow Your Telex

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