Common Transport Terms & Abbreviations
 A.V.  Ad Valorem
 A.N.  Arrival Notice
 A/W.  Actual Weight
 B.B.C.  Bare Boat Charter
 B.A.F.  Bunker Adjustment Factor
 B/L  Bill of Lading
 CCIB Approval  Approval of health, animal and plant quarantine of China Commodity Inspection Bureau
 CFS  Container Freight Station
 CIR  Container Interchange Receipt
 C.A.F.  Currency Adjustment Factor
 CFS  Container Freight Station
 C/O  Certificate of origin
 C.S.C.  Container Service Charge
 CY  Container Yard
 D/O  Delivery Order
 D.R.  Dock Receipt
 D.S.  Direct Surcharge
 D.V.  Dry Van
 ETA  Estimated Time of Arrival
 ETD  Estimated Time of Departure
 FAS  Free Alongside Ship
 FAK  Freight of All Kinds
 FCL  Full Container Load
 F.I.  Free In
 F.O.  Free Out
 F.I.O.  Free In & Out
 FIOST  Free In, Out Stowed & Trimmed
 FOB  Free On Board
 FOR  Free On Rail
 FOT  Free On Truck
 FR  Flat Rack
 F/T  Freight Ton
 H/H  House to House
 H/P  House to Pier
 Im/Tr  Import/ Transhipment
 LCL  Less than Container Load
 M/R  Mate's Receipt
 M/S  Motor Ship
 NVOCC  Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier
 O.F.  Ocean Freight
 O.T.C.  Open Top Container
 OAF  Operation Application Form
 PTI  Pre-Trip Inspection
 R/O  Release Order
 SCT  Shekou Container Terminals
 S/O  Shipping Order
 T/F  Overseas Cargo Transhipment Declaration Form
 W/T  With Transhipment at........