Shipping Jargon
ETA = Estimated Time of Arrival – commonly used to denote the date and time at which a ship is expected to arrive at a port.. Usually seen in shipping schedules circulated by shipping lines or information provided to the port.. ETB = Estimated Time of Berthing – commonly used to denote the date and time at which a ship is expected to berth at a port/terminal.. This term is usually seen in pre-arrival notifications sent to the ships.. ETC = Estimated Time of Completion – commonly used to denote the date and time at which a ship is expected to complete its cargo operations.. This term is usually seen in arrival reports sent to ship owners.. ETD = Estimated Time of Departure – commonly used to denote the date and time at which a ship is expected to depart from a certain port/terminal.. This term is usually seen in arrival reports sent to ship owners and also in shipping schedules circulated by shipping lines or information provided to the port.. ETS = Estimated Time of Sailing – similar to ETD FCL – Full Container Load – means that the container has cargo that is shipped by one shipper for delivery to one consignee.. For further details refer to the article about Container Service Types.. LCL – Less than Container Load – this is when the same container is used for cargoes belonging to multiple shippers and consignees.. The clients deliver their cargo to the lines packing station (CFS – Container Freight Station) and the line then packs the delivered cargo on behalf of the client.. For further details refer to the article about Container Service Types..
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Port and Starboard – There are several ideas and versions of the origin of these words, but in simple shipping terms, it means the LEFT SIDE and RIGHT SIDE of the ship respectively.. You can read the fully story on Port and Starboard and what it means.. MSDS – The abbreviation stands for Material Safety Data Sheet.. An MSDS is a form containing all possible information relating to the hazardous cargo in question.. It provides guidance in handling the commodity and the properties and composition of the item in question.. You can read the fully story on here MSDS.. MBL – The abbreviation stands for Master Bill of Lading used extensively in freight forwarding circles.. You can read the fully story about MBL and what it means, here.. HBL – The abbreviation stands for House Bill of Lading used extensively in freight forwarding circles.. You can read the fully story about HBL and what it means, here.. SLAC – The abbreviation stands for “Shippers Load Stow and Count” and is used extensively and mainly in containerised shipping.. You can read the fully story about SLAC and what it means, here.. NVOCC – this abbreviation stands for Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier.. You can read the fully story about NVOCC and what it means, here.. STC – this abbreviation stands for Said To Contain.. You would see this abbreviation on bills of lading for containerised cargo which means the Shipping line is saying that based on the shippers declaration, the container is said to contain XYZ cargo and they haven’t verified the contents.. You can read the fully story about STC here..
