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ETD
Estimated Time of Departure
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Chartering Terms
Search and browse a complete chartering glossary curated from operational market usage for owners, charterers, and shipbrokers.
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ETS
Estimated Time of Sailing
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EXW
Ex Works
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F.O.R
Free On Rail
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FAC
Fast as can
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FAS
Free Alongside Ship. Seller delivers goods to appropriate dock or terminal at port of embarkation and buyer covers costs and risks of loading
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FCA
Free to Carrier. A modern equivalent of FAS used in intermodal transport where goods are transferred at a nominated forwarders premises, depot or terminal but not actually on board vessel.
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FD (FDIS)
Free Discharge
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FDD
Freight Demurrage Deadfreight
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FDEDANRSAOCLONL
Freight Deemed Earned, Discountless And Non-Returnable (Refundable) Ship And Or Cargo Lost Or Not Lost
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FDESP
Free Despatch
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FENDER
cushion, placed between ships, or between a ship and a pier, to prevent damage
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FEU
Standard 40 Container
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FHEX
Fridays/Holidays Excluded
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FHINC
Fridays/Holidays Included
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FILO
Free In/Liner Out. Seafreight with which the shipper pays load costs and the carrier pays for discharge costs.
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FIO
Free In/Out. Freight booked FIO includes the seafreight, but no loading/discharging costs, i.e. the charterer pays for cost of loading/discharging cargo.
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FIOS
Free In/Out Stowed. As per FIO, but excludes stowage costs.
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FIOT
Free In/Out and Trimmed. As per FIOS but includes trimming, e.g. the levelling of bulk cargoes. FIOS includes seafreight, but excludes loading/discharging and stowage costs.
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FIT Free
Free In Trimmed
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FIW Free
Free In Wagon
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FIXING
Chartering a Vessel
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FIXTURE
Conclusion of shipbrokers negotiations to charter a ship - an agreement
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FLATPACKING
Cargo to be presented stacked and secured as an integral unit.