OTROS : Glossary of Terms 1 / 2 SB

One or two safe berth(s).

1 / 2 SP

One or two safe port(s)..

1 OPT 1

One year, option another one year

A & CP

Anchors and chains proved.

A.B.O. ABO

As brokers only

A.P. OR A/P

After peak Tank

a/f

Also for (referring to ports to be touched by the ship).

A/S

Alongside

Aa (AA)

Always afloat.

AAAA

Always afloat and (always) accessible.

AARA

Amsterdam-Antwerp-Rotterdam Area

AB

Above bridges.

Abt

About.

ACP

African, Caribbean, Pacific countries.

Ad val.

Ad Valorem (duty).

ADCOM/Addcomm

Address commission.

ADV

Advise

AF

Advance freight.

AFRA

Average freight rate assessments.

AFSPS

Arrival First Sea Piolt Station

AFT

At or towards the stern or rear of a ship

AG

Arabian Gulf (also referred to as PG Persian Gulf)

AGRIPODS

Agricultural products.

AGW

All going well.

AGWWP

All going well weather permitting.

AH

Range of ports between and including Antwerp and Hamburg.

Ah (AH)

After hatch

AhL

Australian hold ladders.

AICS

Associate of Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, London.

AIMS

American Institute of Merchant Shipping.

ANTHAM

Antwerp-Hamburg Range

AOG

Act of God.

Ap or A/P

Aft perpendicular (of ship); after peak; all purposes; additional premium.

Apl

American Petroleum Institute.

APS

Arrival Pilot Station

APT

After peak tank.

AR

Antwerp – Rotterdam range.

AR

Arrived.

ARA

Antwerp – Rotterdam – Amsterdam range of ports.

ARAG

Amsterdam-Rotterdam–Antwerp-Gent Range

ARAGH

Antwerp-Rotterdam-Amsterdam-Ghent.

ARH

Antwerp – Rotterdam – Hamburg range.

ARHB

Antwerp – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Bremen range.

ASA

Always safe(ly) afloat.

ASAP (asap)

As soon as possible.

ASBA

Association of Shipbrokers and Agents.

ATA

Actual Time of arrival

ATDN

Any time day and night.

ATDNSHINC

Any Time Day/Night Sundays and Holidays UIncluded

ATN

Aids to Navigation

ATRS

American Tank Rate Schedule.

ATS

Actual time saved or All time saved.

ATSB/ATSBE

All time saved both ends.

ATSDO

All time saved loading only.

ATUTC

Actual Times Used to Count

AWH

Available workable hatches.

AWTSBE

All working time saved both ends.

AWTSDO

All working time saved discharging only.

AWTSLO

All working time saved loading only.

AWTWL

All within Institute Warranty Limits.

B (Bl)

Bale capacity; bale; ballast.

B S S 1/1

Basis 1 port to 1 port

B.H.(range)

Range of ports between and including Bordeaux & Hamburg

b.o.

Buyer’s option; broker’s order.

B.P.(bp/b.p.)

Between perpendiculars; boiling point (gases).

B.S.

Boiler survey; bunker surcharge.

B.S. & W.

Bottom (or base) sediment and water.

b/d

Barrels per day.

B/E

Break even; (customs) bill of entry; bill of exchange.

B/E (Bends)

Both ends.

b/h

Barrels per hour.

B/L/b lading (Bs/L)

Bill of Lading (plural of B/L).

B/N (b/n)

Booking note.

B/O (b/o)

Bulk/oil carrier.

B/R

Bordeaux of Rouen.

BA

Buenos Aires.

BACAT

Barge aboard catamaran

BAF

Bunker Adjustment Factor

Bar (brl)

Barrel.

BB

Ballast bonus; bar bound; below bridges; bulbous bow; bareboat, bare boat charter

BBB

Before Breaking Bulk

BBCD

Bareboat-cum-demise.

BC

British Columbia; British Channel.

BD

Bar draft, below deck.

BDI

Both dates (days) inclusive (or included).

BEAM

The maximum breadth of a ship

BENDS

Both Ends (Load & Discharge Ports)

BENELUX

Belguim, the Netherlands and Luxembourg

Bext.

Breadth extreme.

BFI

Baltic Freight Index

BFO

Bunker fuel oil.

BH (B/H)

Bill of health; bulkhead.

BHF

Bulk harmless fertilizers.

Bhp (BHP)

Brake horse power (oil engines).

Bi/Bl

Both inclusive.

BIBO

Bulk in, bag out.

BIFFEX

The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange

BIMCO

Baltic & International Maritime Council

BK

Bar keel.

BL

Bale

BL

Bill of Lading

BLK

Bulk.

BLSEA

Baltic Sea.

BLST (BST)

Ballast.

BM

Beam

BOA

Berthing on arrival.

BOB

Bunker on Board

BOD

Board of Directors.

BOFFER(S)

Best Offer(s)

BOR

Bunkers on re-delivery.

BORO

Bulk, Oil and roll-on, roll-off vessel.

BROB

Bunkers Remaining on Board

BS

Broken Stowage

BSS

Basis

BSS 1/1

Basis 1 Port to 1 Port

BST

British Summer Time, British Standard Time.

BT (bt)

Berth terms.

BTD

Butadiene (cargo for gas carrier).

BTU

British Thermal Unit.

BW/BWA

Brackish water/ brackish water allowance.

BWAD

Brackish Water Arrival Draft

BWDD

Brackish water departure draft.

C

Shine, Sundays and holidays included.

C & F (CFR)

Cost and freight.

C and/or J

China and/or Japan.

C of B

Centre of Buoyancy

C&F

Cost and Freight

C&F FO

Cost & Freight Free Out

c.f.g

cubic feet of gas

c.f.g.d./hr./min

cubic feet of gas per day / hour / minute

c.f.hr./sec.

cubic feet per hour/second

C.I.F.

Cost, insurance and freight.

C.I.F. & E.

Cost, insurance, freight and exchange.

C.I.F.F.I.

Cost, insurance, freight, commission and interest.

C.I.F.F.O.

Cost, insurance, freight, and free out.

C.I.F.I. & E.

Cost, insurance, freight, interest and exchange.

c.i.f.l.t. (CIFLT)

Cost, insurance and freight, London terms.

c.m.p.s

centimetres per second

C.O.

Country of origin; cargo oil; case oil

c.o.d.

Cash on delivery.

C/N

Credit Note

C/P (c/p orCP)

Charter party.

C/V/E

Cable, victuals and entertainment.

CABAF

Currency and bunkering adjustment factors.

CABE (cabe)

Charterer’s agents both ends.

CAF

Currency adjustment factor.

CAN

Calcium ammonium nitrate (cargo).

CAR (CARIB)

Carribean Islands.

CB & H Cont. (BH)

Continent between Bordeaux and Hamburg.

CBFT (or CFT)

Cubic Feet

CBM

Cubic Meter

CBT

Clean ballast tanks

cc.hr./min

Cubic centimeter per hour/minute

CD

Customary Despatch

CENSA(pron.Kensa)

Council of European and Japanese National Shipowners Associations.

CFR (or C&F)

Cost and Freight

CH & H

Continent between Le Havre and Hamburg

CHA

Customs house agent.

CHINPAC

China Sea, Indian and Pacific Oceans.

CHN

China.

CHOPT

Charterers Option

CHRTS

Charterer’s

CIF

Cost, Insurance & Freight.

CIM

International Convention Concerning the Carriage of Goods by Rail.

CIP

Carriage and insurance paid to.

CKD

Completely knocked down

CLC

Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969.a

CMI

Comite Maritime International.

CMR

Convention on the Contract for Intrntnl Carriage of Goods by Road.

cnr

Charter not reported.

COA

Contract of Affreightment.

COACP

Contract of Affreightment Charter Party

COB

Cargo on board; close of business.

COD

Cas On Delivery

COFR

Certificate of Financial Responsibility.

COGS (COGSA)

Carriage of Goods by Sea (Act).

COMP

Completing.

CONFI

Confidential.

CONS

Consecutive; consumption.

Cont. (Cont.)

Continent or Europe.

COP

Custom Of Port

COW

Crude Oil Washing

CP (or C/P)

Charter Party

CPD

Charterers Pay Dues

CPP

Clean petroleum products.

CPT

Carriage paid to.

CQD

Customary Quick Despatch

CR (cr)

Current rate; carrier’s risk.

CRD

Current rate discharge.

CRISTAL

Contract Regarding an Interim Settlement to Tanker Liability for Oil Pollution Damage.

CRL

Current rate of load.

CRN

Crane

CROB

Cargo Remaining on Board

CS

Laden Cape, ballast Suez.

CSC

International Convention for Safe Containers

CSD

Closed shelter deck

CST (c/s)

Centistokes.

CT

Centre tank; cargo tank; cubic tonnage of a ship.

CTO

Combined transport operator

CTR

Container Fitted

CVO

Certificate of value and origin

CVs (consec)

Consecutive voyages.

Cwt.

Hundred weight.

CY

Country yard

D ½ D (DHD)

Despatch money payable at half demurrage rate. (Also demurrage, half dispatch).

D 1/2 D (d 1/2 D)

Despatch money payable at half demurrage rate

D.O.

Delivery Order

d.p.

Direct port.

D.T.

Deep Tank

D/A (DA)

Discharge afloat, Disbursement Account

D/C

Deviation clause; (in) direct continuation.

D/P

Documents against payment

D/R/D

Dunnage, removal and disposal.

daa

Discharge always afloat.

DAF

Delivered at frontier.

DAMFORDET

Damages for Detention.

DAP (DAPS)

Days all purpose; di-ammonium phosphate (fertilizer).

DB (db)

Double bottom.

DBB (d. b. b.)

Deals, battens and boards (timber).

DBE

Despatch payable both ends

DBEATS

Despatch (payable) both ends, all time saved

DBEWTS

Despatch (payable) both ends, working time saved.

DBT

Double Bottom Tanks

DD

Daily discharge; dry docking.

DDGS

Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles

DDO (ddo)

Despatch discharging only.

DDP

Delivered duty paid.

DDU

Delivered duty unpaid.

DEC

De-ratting exemption certificate.

DEL (DELY)

Delivery.

DEM

Demurrage (Quay Rent).

DEM-DES(P)

Demurrage and dispatch.

DEQ

Delivered ex-quay

Der (DR)

Derricks.

DES

Delivered ex-ship

DET

Detention

DETS

Details.

DF

Dead Freight

DFD

Demurrage, free dispatch.

Dft

Draft (also spelt, draught).

dh

Double hull.

DHD

Despatch half demurrage

DHDATSBE

Dispatch Half Demurrage on All Time Saved Both Ends

DHDWTSBE

Dispatch Half Demurrage on Working TIme Saved Both Ends

DIRTY

Crude black oil.

DISCH

Discharge

DK

Deck

DLOSP

Dropping last outward sea pilot.

DLY

Daily.

DNRCAOSLONL

Discountless and Non-Returnable Cargo and/or Ship Lost or Not Lost

DO (d.o.)

Diesel oil.

DOHP

Dropping outward harbour pilot.

DOLSP

Dropping Off Last Sea Pilot

DOP (dop)

Dropping outward pilot.

DOSP

Dropping outward sea pilot.

DOT

Department of Transportation

DPD

Discharge port disbursements.

DPP (d.p.p.)

Dirty petroleum products.

DRATE

Discharge rate.

DRC (d.r.c.)

Daily running cost.

DRI

Direct reduced iron (cargo).

DRK

Derrick

DWA

Dock water allowance.

DWAT (dwat)

Deadweight all told.

DWCC(dwcc)

Deadweight cargo capacity.

Dwct

Deadweight cargo tons.

DWOC

Decline without counter.

DWT

Deadweight (tonnage).

E

East.

e.o.h.p.

Except otherwise herein provided.

E.O.P.

End (completion) of passage.

EAT

Expected (or estimated) arrival time.

Eb

Empty ballast

EC

East Coast; European Communities

ECCP

East Coast (UK) coal port

ECGB

East Coast of Great Britain.

ECI

East coast of Ireland

ECM

East coast of Mexico

ECNA

East Coast of North America.

ECSA

East Coast of South America.

ECUK

East Coast of United Kingdom.

ECUS

East Coast of U.S.A

EDI

Electronic data interchange.

EGM

Export general manifest.

EI

East Indies

EIU

Even if used.

ELVENT

Electric Ventilation

ENE

East North-East.

EOP

End (Completion) of passage

EP

Estimated position.

ERLOAD

Expected ready to load.

ERV

Each round voyage.

EST

European Standard Time.

est.

Estimated.

ETA

Estimated Time of Arrival

ETBC

Easy trimmer bulk carrier.

ETC

Estimated Time of Completion

ETD

Estimated Time of Departure

ETF

Expected time of finishing

ETR

Expected to be ready.

ETS

Estimated Time of Sailing

EUROMED

European Mediterranean.

EXW

Ex Works

F

Fresh water load line mark; forward; forecastle; Fahrenheit.

F&D

Freight and demurrage

F.DESP

Free dispatch.

F.DIS

Free discharge.

FAC

Fast as can

Faccop

Fast as can, according to the custom of the port.

FAF

Fuel adjustment factor

FAK

Freight all kinds (containers)

FAS

Free alongside; free arrival station.

FBD

Freeboard.

FBL

FIATA Combined transport bill of lading

FC

Fund Convention (for oil pollution damage).

FCA

Free to Carrier.

FCC

First class charterer

FCL

Full container load

FCS

Fresh of capture and seizure.

FCSSS

For Christ’s sake say something (slang).

FD

Free discharge; free of dispatch.

FDD

Freight Demurrage Deadfreight

FDEDANRSAOCLONL

Freight Deemed Earned Discountless & Non-Refundable Ship &/or Cargo Lost Or Not Lost

FDESP

Free Dispatch

FDIS

Free Discharge

FEAST

Far East

FEU

Forty foot equivalent unit.

Ffa

Free from alongside.

FFI

For further instructions.

FH

First half

FHEX

Fridays, Holidays Excluded (Muslim Countries)

FHINC

Fridays and holidays included.

FIB

Free into barge; free into bunkers.

FICS

Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, London.

FILO

Free in and liner out.

FILTD

Free in, liner terms discharge

FIO

Free In/Out.

FIOLS

Free in and out, lashed and secured.

FIOS

Free in and out, and stowed.

FIOSpT

Fee in and out, spout trimmed.

FIOST

Free in and out, stowed and trimmed.

FIOT

Free In/Out and Trimmed.

FISLSD/LO

Free in, stowed, lashed, secured and dunnaged /liner out.

FIT

Free In Trimmed OR Free of income tax

FIW

Free In Wagon

FLASH

Feeder lighter aboard ship

FLT

Full liner terms; forklift truck.

FMC

Federal Maritime Commission

FMS

Fathoms

FO

Free overside; fuel oil; furnace oil; for orders; free out.

FO (IFO)

Fuel Oil/Intermediate FO

FOB

Free on Board.

FOBS

Free on board and stowed.

FOBT

Free on board and trimmed.

FOC

Flag of Convennience; free of conveyance; also free of charge

FOD

Free of damage.

FOFFER

Firm Offer

FOG

For Our Guidance

FOM

Flag, ownership and management.

FONASBA

Federation of National Association of Shipbrokers and Agents

FOQ

Free on quay.

FOR

Free On Rail

FOS

Free on ship.

FOT

Free On Truck

FOW

First open water; free on wharf; free on wagon.

FP

(In) free pratique; flash point.

FT

Fuel terms; also, full terms.

FTTM

First thing tomorrow morning.

FV

Fishing vessel.

FW

Fresh water.

FWA

Fresh water allowance.

FWAD

Fresh Water Arrival Draft

Fwd

Forward.

FWDD

Fresh Water Departure Draft

FYG

For your guidance.

FYI

For Your Information

G

Grain capacity.

G.A.

General Average.

G.B.

Great Britain.

G/B (GR/BL)

Grain / bale capacity.

GBB

Gross ballast bonus.

GC

General cargo; great circle.

GENCAR

General cargo.

GEOG RTN

In geographical rotation.

G-H RGE

Gibraltar – Hamburg range

GIB

Gibraltar.

GLESS

Gear less – Vessel with out cranes or derricks

GLFD

Gas oil.

GLS

Gearless – Vessel with out cranes or derricks

GN (or GR)

Grain (capacity)

GNCN

Gencon (General Conditions)

GO

Gas Oil

GOP

Gross operating profit.

GP

General purpose

GRD

Geared.

GRT

Gross register ton.

GSB

Good Safe Berth

GSP

Good Safe Port

GSSL

Ports of Genoa, Savona, Spezia or Leghorn.

GSSLNCV

Ports of Genoa, Savona, Spezia, Leghorn, Naples, Civetta or Vecchia

GT

Gross tonnage.

GTEE

Guarantee

Guar. (Gtee)

Guaranteed.

H.A. or D.

Le Havre, Antwerp or Dunkirk.

H.H. (H/H)

Ports between and inclusive of Le Havre and Hamburg.

Ha

Hatch, hatchway.

HAT

Highest astronomical tide.

HBR

Hamburg range.

HC

hatch cover; hold cleaning.

HCHTRS

Head charterers.

HCM

Ho Chi Minh City.

HD

Half dispatch.

HDLTSBENDS

Half Dispatch Lay Time Saved Both Ends

HDWTS

Half Despatch Working Time Saved

HDWTSBE

Half dispatch working time saved both ends

HFO

Heavy fuel oil.

HG

Heavy grain.

HHDW

Handy Heavy d.w. (scrap)

HHDWS

Heavy, handy, deadweight scrap

HLESS

Harmless

HMB

Heavy motor block

HMS

Heavy Melting Scrap

HNS

Hazardous and Noxious Substances

HO

Hold

Ho/Ha

Holds/hatches.

HR/HRDS

Hampton Roads

HSD

High speed diesel.

HSS

Heavy grains, Soyabeans and sorghums

HVF

Heavy viscosity fuel oil.

HW

High Water

HWDW

Heavy, handy, dead weight.

HWLTHC

Height waterline to top hatch.

HWONT

High water at ordinary neap tides

HWOST

High water at ordinary spring tides

I.A.C.S. (IACS)

International Association of Classification Societies.

IATA

International Air Transport Association.

IBC

Intermediate bulk carrier.

ICC

International Chamber of Commerce.

ICS

Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers; International Chamber of Shipping.

IDL

International Date Line.

IFO

Intermediate fuel oil.

IGM

Import general manifest.

IGS

Inert Gas System.

IHAM

Immigham

IHP

Indicated horse power.

ILO

International Labour Organisation, Geneva.

ILOHC

In lieu of hold cleaning.

ILOW

In lieu of weighing.

IMB

International Maritime Bureau.

IMDG

International Maritime Dangerous Goods

IMO

International Maritime Organisation

IN&/OR OVER

Goods carried below or on deck

IND

Indication

INDO

Indonesia.

INMARSAT

International Maritime Convention on Communication by Satellite.

INTERCARGO

International Association of Dry Cargo shipowners.

INTERTANKO

International Association of Independent Tanker Owners.

IOPC

International Oil Pollution Compensation

IOT (INCLOT)

Including overtime.

ISF

International Shipping Federation.

ISM

International Safety Management (Code).

ISO

International Standards Organisation.

ITF

International Transport Worker’s Federation.

IU

If Used

IUATUC

If used actual time used to count

IUHTAUTC

If Used, Half Time Actually to Count

IWL

Institute Warranty Limits

j. & w.o.

Jettison and washing overboard.

JBL

Jubail

Jett

Jettison.

JV

Joint venture.

K

“000” i.e. thousand, e.g. 2K = two thousand.

k, kn, knt, kt, knot

Knot; nautical miles (6080 feet or 1853 metres) per hour.

KMT

Distance from keel to mast.

KRS

Koreans.

L

Laden.

L/D

Loading/discharging.

LA

Los Angeles

LASH

Lighter aboard ship (barge carrier).

LAT

Lowest austronomical tide; latitude.

Lay/can (L/C, LYCN)

Laydays commencing/ laydays canceling (dates) or laydays/canceling.

LB

Long Beach

LBP

Length between perpendiculars.

LC (L/C)

London clause; letter of credit; laycan.

LCI

Lambert’s Capesize Index.

Lcr

Lowest current rate.

LDN

London; Laden

LDO

Light diesel oil.

LDPT

Load Port

LEFO

Land’s end for orders.

LGFM

Lond Grain Fixures Market

LHAR

London, Hull, Amsterdam or Rotterdam.

LIFO

Liner in, Free out; Last in, First out

LL

Laden legs; loadlines.

LLT

London landed terms.

LM

Lane metres.

LMC

Lloyd’s machinery certificate.

LNG

Liquefied natural gas (carrier).

LO

Lubricating oil.

LO/LO

Load-on and load-off or Lift-on and lift-off vessel.

LOA

Length Overall of the vessel

LOF

Lloyd’s Open Form. (Salvage Agreement), 1995.

LOI

Letter of indemnity.

LOW

Last open water.

LPD

Load port disbursements.

LPG

Liquified petroleum gas

Lpl

Liverpool

LQT

Liverpool quay terms.

LRATE

Load rate.

LS

Lumber (timber) summer loadline.

LS (or LUMPS)

Lumpsum

LSD

Landing ship dock; landing, storage and delivery

LSD

Lashed Secured Dunnaged

LSLSDU

Loaded, stowed, lasned, secured, dunnaged and unlashed.

LT (It/Its)

Long ton; liner terms; London terms.

Lt. V

Light vessel.

LTBENDS

Liner terms, both ends.

LTS (BE)

Laytime saved (both ends).

LW

Low Water

LWNA

Lumber Winter North Atlantic (loadline).

LYCN

Laycan (Layday Cancelling Date)

M

Metre; measure; measurement.

M/R

Mate’s receipt.

M/V

Motor Vessel

MAA

Mina Al Ahmadi

MAP

Mono-ammonium phosphate

MARPOL

Convention for the Prevention of Maritime Pollution from ships (1973/1978).

MATS

Material(s), (i.e. dunnage).

MB

Merchant Broker

MB/T

Motor blocks/ turnings.

MBTE

Methyl, butyl, tertiaer ether

MDO

Marine diesel oil.

MED

Mediteranean

MEX

Mexico.

MH

Main hatch.

MHWN

Mean high water neaps (formerly, HWONT).

MHWS

Mean high water springs (formerly, HWOST).

MIC

Man-in-charge.

MICS

Member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, London.

MIN/MAX

Minimum/Maximum

MIO

Millon(s).

ML

Motor launch.

MLD

Moulded.

MLLW

Mean low low water.

MLS

Miles.

MLW

Mean low low water.

MLWN

Mean low water neaps

MLWS

Mean low water springs

MOL

More or Less

MOLCHOPT

More or Less Charterers Option

MOLOO

More or Less Owners Option

MOP

Muriate of Potash (fertiliser)

MOS

Months.

MPP

Multi-purpose (vessel).

MRX

Medium range cross-purpose tanker.

MS

Motor shop; motor spirit; machinery survey.

MSA

Merchant Shipping Act.

MSC

Manchester Ship Canal; Maritime Safety Committee (of IMO).

MSDS M.S.D.S

Material Safety Data Sheet

Mst

Measurement.

MSV

Motor support vessel.

Mt

Empty.

MT

Metric ton (tonne); multimodal transport; main terms; motor tanker.

MTL

Mean tidal level.

MTO

Multimodal transport operator.

MTPA

Million metric tonnes per annum.

MV

Motor vessel.

N

And

N CONT (NO CONT)

North Continent.

N(NTH)

North.

n.E.

Not east of.

n.e.p.(NEP)

Not elsewhere provided.

n.m.

Nautical mile.

n.N.(N/N)

Not north of

N.O.P.

Net operating profit.

n.o.p.

Not otherwise provided.

n.S.

Not south of.

n.W.

Not west of.

N.Y.T.

New York Standard Time.

N/B

New building.

N/t

New terms (grain trade).

NA

North Atlantic; North America; nearest approach.

NAA

Not always Afloat

NAABSA

Not Always Afloat but Safely Aground

NCB

National Cargo Bureau

NCSA

North Coast South America

NES(n.e.s)

Not elsewhere specified.

NEW

North West Europe

NEWCT

North East of West Coast Italy.

NHP

Nominal horse power.

NJ

New Jason clause in C/P.

NMPD

Nautical miles per day.

NNGWB

Not north of George Washington Bridge (i.e. New York).

NOLA

New Orleans

NOPAC

North Pacific (Ports)

NOR (N/R)

Notice of Readiness.

NOR T & A

Notice of Readiness tendered and accepted.

NORT

Notice of Readiness tendered.

NPK

Nitro Phosphatic Kompound

NR

Northern Range of Ports (in US)

NR T (nrt)

Not register tonnage.

NRT

Net Restricted Tonnage

NS

No sparring.

NSW

New South Wales (Australia)

NT

Net tonnage; neap tides; new tonnage.

NTC

Not to count.

NTCEIU

Not to count, even if used.

NTCEUU

Not to count, unless used.

NVOCC

Non-vessel owing common carrier.

NY (NYK)

New York.

NYPE

New York Produce Exchange

O.O.

Owner’s option.

o.t.

Overtime.

O/B

On board.

O/C

Open charter; ore carrier

O/D

Over deck.

O/O

Oil/ore (or ore/oil) carrier.

o/w

Outward.

oa

Overall

OA OK

Overage okay.

oaaoop

On arrival at or of the port.

OABE

Owners agents both ends

OAFSP

On arrival first sea pilot.

OAGE

Overage.

OAHPS

On arrival harbour pilot station

OAL

Overall length (same as LOA).

OAPEC

Organisation of Arabic Petroleum Exporting Countries.

OBO

Oil, bulk, ore carrier.

OBQ

On board quantity.

Oc B/L

Ocean bill of lading.

OCC

Outward clearance certificate; Oil Co-ordination Committee.

OCIMF

Oil Companies International Marine Forum

ODM

Oil discharge monitor

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

O-H (O/H)

Off-hire.

OHBC

Open hatch bulk carrier.

OO

Owners Option

OPA

(US) Oil Pollution Act, 1990 or Owners Protecting Agent

OPEC

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries.

OPT(opt)

Option.

OSB

One safe berth.

OSD/CSD

Open shelter deck or closed shelter deck (vessel).

OSH

Open Shelter Deck

OSP

One safe port.

OSPB

One safe port or berth.

OSV

Offshore supply vessel.

OWS

Owners

P & I (PANDI)

Protection and Indemnity (Club).

P + C (P AND C)

Private and confidential.

p.f.t.

Per freight ton.

p.p. (pp)

Picked ports.

p.p.i.

Policy proof of interest.

p.t. (PT)

Per ton; private terms.

PA (P/A)

Particular average.

PAD

Pacific Australia Direct

PASTUS

Past Us

PAT

Pen Air Turnover = air volume m3 per h / pen area m2

PB

Permanent bunkers; poop and bridge.

PBF

Poop, bridge and forecastle.

PC

Period of Charter, Port Clearance

pc

Part cargo, parcel cargo.

PCC

Pure car carrier.

PCGO

Part Cargo

PCM

Per calender month (hire).

PCNT

Panama Canal Net Tonnage.

PCO (PICO)

Port in charterer’s option.

PCT

Percent

PCTC

Pure car and truck carrier.

PD

Port dues.

PDPR

Per day pro-rata.

PER SE

By Itself

PERDIEM

By the Day

PG (P/G)

Persian Gulf (also, referred as AG = Arabian Gulf)

PHC

Port handling charges.

PHD

Per hatch per day.

PHO

Port health officer.

PHPD

Per Hatch Per Day

PIC

Person in charge.

PIOPIC

P & I Oil Pollution Indemnity Clause.

PLS

Please

PMO

Passing Muscat outbound

PMT

Per metric ton.

POA

Place of acceptance.

POB

Pilot on board.

poc (POC)

Port of call.

pod (POD)

Port of Discharge

POL

Petroleum, oil and lube Or Port of Loading

por (POR)

Port of refuge.

PPS

Pumps (capacity in cubic metres).

PPT

Prompt

PPUK

Picked ports of U.K

PQ

Province of Quebec.

PRC

People’s Republic of China.

PSG

Passing

PSI

Pounds per square inch; pre shipment inspection.

pssg (PSSG)

Passing.

PST

Pacific Standard Time.

pt B

Port bunkers.

PUS

Past us.

PWWD

Per Weather Working day

q.c

Quantity at Captain’s option

q.n.

Quotation.

qlty

Quality.

Quad

Canada, EC, Japan & US

QWT

Quay weight

R of T

Range of tide.

r.d.

Running days.

R/E

Rate of exchange.

R/P

Return to port for orders.

R/T

Revenue ton.

R/V (RV)

Round voyage.

RAPL

Rotterdam – Amsterdam Pipeline.

RBAY

Richards Bay

RBCT

Richards Boy Coal Terminal.

RCN

Research octane number.

RCVR

Receivers

RDC (rdc)

Running down clause.

Rds

Roads.

Re-cap

Recapitulation (summary of main points).

RED

Rate, extras demurrage.

REDEL

Re-delivery.

RELET

To sub-charter

RNR

Rate not reported.

Roads (roads)

Anchorage Area

ROB

Remaining on board.

RORO (ro-ro)

Roll-on/roll-off (vessel).

RPM

Revolutions (or rotations) per minute.

RPS

Revolutions (or rotations) per second.

RPT

Repeat.

RT

Right time of ship departure/arrival or rye terms.

RT

Revenue Tonne

RTBA

Rate to be agreed.

RTD

Round trip distance.

RUW

Ruwais (port)

S

Summer loadline; south.

S & P (S AND P)

Sale and purchase.

S d/k

Shelter deck.

s.s. & c.

Same sea and country coast.

S/a

Safe arrival; subject to approval.

S/A (S.A.)

South America; South Australia; South Africa; safe anchorage; Salvage Association.

S/F (SOF)

Statement of facts.

S/N

Shipping note.

S/o

Shipowner.

S/S

Suez laden, Suez ballast.

SA/SHEX

Saturday afternoon/Sundays and holidays excepted.

SABIO

Stem and Berth in order

SATPM

Saturday P.M.

SATSHEX/SSHEX

Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted.

SB

Safe berth.

SBE

Standby engine.

SBM

Single buoy mooring (for oil tankers); soyabean meal (cargo).

SBT

Segregated ballast tanks.

SC

Slot Charter

SCNT

Suez Canal Net Tonnage.

SD

Single deck; self-discharging.

SDBC

Single Decker bulk carrier

SDR

Special Drawing Rights (IMF).

SDWT (sdwt)

Summer deadweight.

SEA

South east Asia

SELFD

Self Discharging

SEMI-TRAILERS

Are usually 12.0 meter flatbed road trailers

SF

San Francisco; Summer Freeboard; Stowage factor.

SG

Specific gravity.

SH

Second Half

SHEX

Sundays and holidays excepted.

SHEXEIU

Sundays and holidays excepted, even if used.

SHEXUU

Sundays and holidays excepted, unless used.

SHINC

Sundays, Holidays Included

SHU

Shuaibu (port).

Sim Sub

Similar substitute.

SITPRO

Simplification of International Trade Procedures (Board).

SKO

Superior kerosene oil.

SKOR

South Korea

SL

Sailed.

SLT

Sludge Tank

SOB

Shipped on board.

SOC

Shipper Owned Container

SOF

Statement of Facts

SOLAS

International Convention on Safety of Life at Sea (1974/78).

SP

Safe Port

SPASS

Skaw – Passero (range)

spd

Ship pays dues; speed.

SPM

Single point mooring.

SPN

Spain

SPT (spt)

Spot.

SRBL

Signing and Releasing Bill of Lading

SS

Service speed; steamship; special survey.

SSHEX (or SATSHEX)

Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Excluded

SSHINC (or SATSHINC)

Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Included

SSW

Summer salt water.

STBC

Self-trimming bulk carrier

Stc

Said to contain

STCW

Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch Keeping for Seafarers.

STD (std)

Standard (timber trade).

STEM

Subject To Enough Merchandise (Availability of Cargo)

STERN

The aformost part of a ship

Sth

South

STL

Steel.

Stoa

Subject to owner’s approval.

Stw

Said to weigh.

SUB

Subject (to)

Sub open

Subject open

Sub stem

Subject stem (availability of cargo).

Subdets

Subject details (of C/P).

SUBDGS

Subject to Director-General of Shipping approval.

SUBs

Subjects (fixed on)

SUIT

Suitable.

SV

Sailing vessel.

SW

Salt water; shipper’s weight.

SWAD

Salt Water Arrival Draft

SWDD

Salt water departure draft.

SWL

Safe working load (of cranes, derricks).

T

Tropical loadline

T/C Trip (TCT)

Time charter trip.

T/P

Trans Pacific.

T/S

Time sheet; transshipment.

TAFHEX

Thursday afternoons Fridays and holidays excepted.

TARV (TA R/V)

Trans Atlantic Round Voyage

TBA

To be advised.

TBD

To be declared.

TBMA

To be mutually agreed.

TBN

To be nominated

TC (T/C, t/c)

Time charter.

TCE

Time charter equivalent.

TCH

Time charter hire

TCM

Convention on the International Combined Transport of Goods.

TCT

Time charter Trip, timecharter trip

TCY

Time charter yield

TDK

Tween decker.

TDW (tdw)

Tons deadweight.

TECH

Toxic, explosive, corrosive and hazardous (dangerous cargo)

TEU

Twenty foot equivalent unit.

TF

Tropical fresh water loadline.

THC

Terminal handling charges,

TIB

Trimmed in bunkers.

TIP

Takind inward pilot

TMK

Tonnage mark.

TNC

Time to next cargo

TNGE

Tonnage.

TOTCOM

Total commission.

TOVALOP

Tanker Owners Voluntary Agreement Concerning Liability for oil Pollution

Tp

Time in port.

TPC

Tons per centimeter (immersion).

TPCM

Tons per cubic metre

TPD

Tons per day.

TPI

Tons per inch

TPRV (TP R/V)

Trans Pacific Round Voyage

TR

Tons registered.

TRND

To be renamed.

Ts

Time at sea.

TSP

Triple super phosphate

TST

Topside tank.

TT

Telegraphic transfer

TTL

Total

TW

Tween Decker

TWHD

Tons per working or workable hatch per day.

TYT

Thanks your telex.

U.K.f.o.

United Kingdom for orders.

U.K.H.A.D.

United Kingdom and Le Havre-Antwerp-Dunkirk range.

U.K.H.H.

United Kingdom and Le Havre-Hamburg range.

UCE

Unforeseen circumstances excepted

U/D

Under deck.

UK/Cont (B.H.)

United Kingdom or Continent (Bordeaux-Hamburg range).

UK/Cont (G.H.)

United Kingdom or Continent (Gibraltar-Hamburg range).

UK/Cont (H.H.)

United Kingdom or Continent (Le Havre-Hamburg range).

UKC

United Kingdom or Continent

ULCC

Ultra large crude carrier.

UNCITRAL

United Nations’ Commission on International Trade Law.

UNCTAD

United Nations’ Commission on Trade and Development.

USAC

United States Atlantic Coast.

USC

Unless sooner commenced.

USCG

United States Coast Guard.

USEC (USEA)

United States East Coast.

USG

United States Gulf of Mexico.

USNH

United States North of (Cape) Hatteras (northern range).

USNP

United States North Pacific.

USSH

United States South of (Cape) Hatteras.

USWC (USWE)

United States West Coast.

UU

Unless Used

UUIWCTAUTC

Unless Used In Which Case Time Actually Used To Count

V/C

Voyage charter

VGO

Vacuum gas oil.

VLOO

Very large ore/oiler (carrier).

VOC

Vessel operating carrier.

VPD

Vessel Pays Dues

VTMS

Vessel traffic management system.

VTS

Vessel traffic system

W

Winter loadline mark; Worldscale.

W/M

Weight and/or measurement.

WAG

West Asia gulf

WB

Water ballast, waybill.

WCA

West Coast Africa.

WCCOM (WICCON)

Whether (in) customs cleared (clearance) or not.

WCCON

Whether Customs Cleared Or Not

WCNA

West Coast of North America.

WCSA

West coast of South America

WCUK

West Coast United Kingdom.

WCUS

West Coast United States.

WD

Working days.

WE/EI

West Britain/East Ireland.

WECON

Whether entered (in) Customs of not.

WEST

Western Europe.

WFA

With following alterations.

WHD

Per working (workable) hatch per day.

WHT

Wheat.

WHTC

Wordscale—hours, terms and conditions.

WIBON

Whether In Berth Or Not

WIFPON

Whether in free pratique or not.

WIPON

Whether In Port Or Not

WL

Waterline.

WLTHC

Waterline to top of hatch coaming.

WLTOHC

Water Line-To-Hatch Coaming

WNA

Winter North Atlantic loadline mark.

WOB

Washed overboard.

WOG

Without Guarantee

WP

Weather Permitting

WPD

Weather Permitting Day

WRIC

Wire Rods In Coils

WS

Worldscale

WT

Wing tanks

WTSBE

Working time saved both ends (Also, WTSBENDS).

WVNS

Within Vessel’s natural segregation

WW

Weather working.

WWAWIWL

Worldwide and always within Institute Warranty Limits

WWD

Weather Working Day

WWDSHEX

Weather working days, Sundays and holidays excepted.

WWF

Waterside Workers’ Federation

WWR

When, Where Ready

WWWW

Wibon, Wccon, Wifpon, Wipon

X

Shex, Sundays and holidays excepted.

XS

In excess of.

X-Whse

Ex-warehouse.

YAR

York Antwerp Rules

Z

UTC = GMT

ABS: American Bureau of Shipping, a ship classification society. Annual survey: The inspection of a vessel pursuant to international conventions, by a classification society surveyor, on behalf of the flag state, that takes place every year. Bareboat charter: A charter in which the customer (the charterer) pays a fixed daily rate for a fixed period of time for the full use of the vessel and becomes responsible for all crewing, management and navigation of the vessel and the related expenses. Brokerage commission: Commission payable by the ship’s owner to the broker, expressed as a percentage of the freight or hire and is part of the charterparty . Bunker: Fuel, consisting of fuel oil and diesel, burned in a vessel’s engines. Charter: The hiring of a vessel, or use of its carrying capacity, for a specified period of time. Charterer: A person, firm or company hiring a vessel for the carriage of goods or other purposes. Charterhire: The gross revenue earned by a vessel pursuant to a bareboat, time or voyage charter. Charterparty: A contract covering the transportation of cargo by sea, including the terms of the carriage, remuneration and other terms. Classification society: An independent society which certifies that a vessel has been built and maintained in accordance with the rules of such society and complies with the applicable rules and regulations of the flag state of such vessel and the international conventions of which that country is a member. Double-hull: Hull construction technique by which a ship has an inner and outer hull, separated by void space, usually several feet in width. Drydocking: The removal of a vessel from the water for inspection, maintenance and/or repair of submerged parts. DNV: Det Norske Veritas, a ship classification society. Dwt: Deadweight, a measure of oil tanker carrying capacity, usually in tons, based upon weight of cargo and other items necessary to submerge the vessel to its maximum permitted draft. Flag state: The country where a vessel is registered. Hire rate: The agreed sum or rate to be paid by the charterer for the use of the vessel. Hull: Shell or body of a ship. H&M: Hull and machinery insurance. Ice Class 1A: A vessel meeting the requirements for transit through ice with a thickness of 0.8 meters or less. IMO: International Maritime Organization, a United Nations agency that issues international trade standards for shipping. Intermediate survey: The inspection of a vessel by a classification society surveyor that takes place every two and a half years after the special survey. ISM Code: International Safety Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention, which, among other things, requires vessel owners to obtain a safety management certification for each vessel they manage. ISPS: International Security Code for Ports and Ships, which enacts measures to detect and prevent security threats to ships and ports. MARPOL The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships. Medium-range (MR): A tanker with a carrying capacity of 30,000-55,000 dwt which is used primarily for carrying a wide variety of refined oil products. Newbuilding: A new vessel under construction or on order. Off-hire: The time during which a vessel is not available for service.

Operating costs: The costs of the vessels including crewing costs, insurance, repairs and maintenance, stores, spares, lubricants and miscellaneous expenses (but excluding capital costs and voyage costs). Operating days: The days a vessel is in operation for a period, measured by subtracting idle days from available days. P&I: Protection and indemnity. This denotes the insurance coverage taken by a ship owner or charterer against third party liabilities such as oil pollution, cargo damage, crew injury or loss of life, etc. P&I Association: A mutual insurance association providing P&I insurance coverage. Product tanker: A tanker designed to carry a wide variety of liquid products, including clean products (such as refined petroleum products and edible oils) and crude oil. Product/chemical tankers also carry acids and other chemicals. The separated cargo tanks in both types of tankers are coated to prevent product contamination and hull corrosion. Refined petroleum products: The resulting product recovered in an oil refinery at the various stages of processing crude oil, such as fuel oil, diesel and gasoil, kerosene and gasoline. Sister ships: One or more vessels with the same specifications, typically built at the same shipyard. SOLAS: International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, which provides, among other things, rules for the construction and equipment of commercial vessels. Special survey (S/S): The extensive inspection of a vessel by a classification society surveyor that takes place every five years. Spot market: The market for chartering a vessel for single voyages. Tanker: A vessel that transports liquid (wet) cargoes, such as refined petroleum products, crude oil, edible oils and chemicals. TCE (Time Charter Equivalent): A shipping industry performance measure used primarily to compare daily earnings generated by vessels on time charters with daily earnings generated by vessels on voyage charters, because charter hire rates for vessels on voyage charters are generally not expressed in per day amounts while charter hire rates for vessels on time charters generally are expressed in such amounts. TCE is expressed as a per ship per day rate and is calculated as voyage and time charter revenues less voyage expenses during a period divided by the number of operating days during the period. Time charter: A charter in which the charterer pays for the use of a ship’s cargo capacity for a specified period of time. The owner provides the ship with crew, stores and provisions, ready in all aspects to load cargo and proceed on a voyage as directed by the charterer. The charterer usually pays for bunkering and all voyage-related expenses, including canal tolls and port charges. Voyage Expenses: Expenses directly attributable to the vessel voyage, which primarily consist of commissions, port and canal dues and bunker expenses. Worldscale: Worldwide Tanker Nominal Freight Scale. Worldscale Association, a shipping industry group, publishes a lengthy schedule of rates for popular tanker voyages. The printed figures, called Worldscale 100′s, reflect the application of tanker operating cost assumptions to various ports and the distance/steaming time for each route. These “flat rates” appear in US dollars per ton of cargo. Ship owners and spot charterers usually negotiate the hire price of a tanker as a percentage of Worldscale 100 for the voyage involved. OTHERS MORE: Aframax Tanker: A tanker of 75,000 to 115,000 dwt. Ballast: A substance, usually water, used to improve the stability and control the draft of a ship. A vessel is said to be “in ballast” when it is steaming without cargo and carrying water as Ballast which is discharged before loading at the next loading port. Bareboat Charter : Contract or hire of a ship under which the shipowner is usually paid a fixed amount of charterhire for a certain period of time during which the charterer is responsible for the operating costs and voyage costs of the ship as well as arranging for crewing (see Time Charter and Voyage Charter). Bulk : Unpackaged solid cargo such as coal, ore and grain Bunkers : Heavy fuel oil used to power a ship’s engines.Charter : The hire of a ship for a specified period of time or to carry a cargo for a fixed fee from a loading port to a discharging port. The contract for a charter is called a charterparty.Charterer : The individual or company hiring a ship. Charterhire . A sum of money paid to the shipowner by a charterer under a time charterparty for the use of a vessel. Classification Society : An independent society which certifies that a vessel has been built and maintained in accordance with the rules of such society and complies with the applicable rules and regulations of the country of such vessel and the international conventions of

which that country is a member. COA : Contract of Affreightment – quantity contract. An agreement between shipowner and shipper concerning the freight of a defined amount of cargo. The shipowner chooses the ship. Crude (oil) : Unrefined oil directly from the reservoir. Daily operating costs : The costs of a vessel’s technical operation, crewing and insurance (ex.costs of financing). Double Hull : Hull construction design in which a vessel has an inner and outer side and bottom separated by void space, usually several feet in width. Draft : Vertical distance between the waterline and the vessel’s keel. Drydocking : The removal of a vessel from the water for inspection and/or repair of submerged parts. Dwt : Deadweight tonne: the maximum weight of cargo and supplies that can be carried by a ship, expressed in long tons (2,240 lbs). Freight : The price paid to a shipowner for the transportation of a cargo from one specific port to another. Freight often applies to voyage charters. Freight rate : The agreed freight charge calculated by metric tons of cargo or deadweight ton pr month (See Worldscale). Gross Ton : Unit of 100 cubic feet or 2.831 cubic meters used in arriving at the calculation of gross tonnage. IMO : International Maritime Organization, a United Nations agency that issues international standards for shipping. Knot : A measure of the speed of the vessel. 1 knot = 1 nautical mile per hour, = 1,85 km/h = 1,15 miles per hour Lay-up : Mooring a ship at a protected anchorage, shutting down substantially all of its operating systems and taking measures to protect against corrosion and other deterioration. Net revenue/Time charter (t/c) equivalent : Gross freight income less voyage costs (bunker costs, port duties etc.).Newbuilding : A newly constructed vessel. Oil-Tanker : Ship carrying crude oil or refined products. An oil tanker especially built for the transportation of refined oil products, often with inside painted/coated tanks, is called a Product Tanker. OPA : The United States Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Operating Costs : The cost incurred by the shipowner during a voyage or time charter, and by the charterer in a bareboat charter, and comprising mainly crew wages and associated costs; insurance (hull and machinery, protection and indemnity cover, etc.); the cost of lubricants and spare parts; repair and maintenance. Panamax : A vessel of approximately 50,000 to 80,000 dwt, of maximum lenght, breadth and draft capable of passing fully loaded through the Panama Canal. Petroleum Products : Refined crude oil comprising dirty products (e.g., fuel oil) and clean products (e.g., gasoline and jet fuel). Protection and Indemnity Insurance : Insurance obtained through a mutual association formed by shipowners to provide liability insurance protection from large financial loss to one member through contributions towards that loss by all members. Shipbroker : A person/company who on behalf of shipowner/shipper negotiates a deal for the transportation of cargo at an agreed price. Shipbrokers are also active when shipping companies negotiate the purchasing and selling of ships, both second-hand tonnage and newbuilding contracts. Ship Management : The technical administration of a ship, including services like technical operation, maintenance, repair, crewing and insurance. Spot Market : The market for immediate chartering of a vessel. Short term contracts, normally not longer than three months in duration. Strict Liability : Liability that is imposed without regard to fault. Suezmax : A vessel of approximately 130,000 to 160,000 dwt, of maximum lenght, breadth and draft capable of passing fully loaded through the Suez Canal. Tanker : A ship designed for the carriage of liquid cargoes in bulk with cargo space consisting of many tanks. Tankers carry a variety of products including crude oil, refined products, liquid chemicals and liquid gas. Tankers load their cargo by gravity from the shore or by shore pumps and discharge using their own pumps. Time Charter : Contract for hire of a ship. A charter under which the shipowner is paid charterhire on a per day basis for a certain period of time, the shipowner being responsible for providing the crew and paying operating costs while the charterer is responsible for paying the voyage costs. Any delays at port or during the voyages are the responsibility of the charterer, save for certain specific exceptions such as loss of time arising from vessel breakdown and routine maintenance (see Voyage Charter and Bareboat Charter). Tonne : A metric tonne of 1,000 kilograms or 2,240 pounds. Tonne-mile : Quantity transported multiplied by average voyage distance, which used as a measure of tanker demand. ULCC : Ultra large crude carrier exceeding 320,000 dwt. VLCC : Very large crude carrier of approximately 200,000 to 320,000 dwt. Voyage Charter :Contract for hire of a ship under which a shipowner is paid freight on the basis of moving cargo from a loading port to a discharge port. Normally per ton of cargo. The shipowner is responsible for paying both operating costs and voyage costs. The charterer is typically responsible for any delay at the loading or discharging ports. Voyage Costs : Bunker costs, port charges and canal dues (or tolls) incurred during the course of a voyage. Worldscale (WS) : International freight index for tankers. A method of calculation of payment for the transport of oil by ships, for a single or several consecutive

voyages. Worldscale is a table giving the amount of USD pr ton oil for a number of standard routes. The rates listed in the table – so-called flat rates termed W100 – are revised annually. GLOSARIO ( ESPAÑOL): GLOSARIO DE TERMINOS MARITIMO – PORTUARIOS A. DEL FLETE MARITIMO 1. Flete Básico: Es el costo de efectuar el transporte marítimo de un puerto a otro. En esta tarifa se consideran los términos de embarque que condicionan el costo final del flete básico y que son: 2. Términos Generales (Liner Terms): Es el flete del transporte de las mercancías del muelle al buque, estibarla, desestimarla y bajarla en el muelle de destino (hasta el gancho en puerto de destino). 3. Contratación FIO / FIOST (Free In and Out / Free In and Out Stowage Trimmed): En esta modalidad el naviero solo se hace cargo del transporte de la carga de un puerto a otro puerto y queda liberado de los gastos y la responsabilidad del embarque, estiba, desestiba y la descarga / trimado. 4. Contratación FILO (Free In Liner Out): Es el traslado de la mercadería de un puerto a otro puerto, así como de la desestiba y la descarga en el puerto de destino. Los gastos de embarque o estiba son por cuenta del embarcador. 5. Contratación LIFO (Liner In Free Out): Es decir que el transportista en sus tarifas solo contempla el embarque, la estiba y el transporte de un puerto a otro, siendo la desestiba y la descarga por cuenta del consignatario. 6. Flete ALL IN: Flete que incluye todas las operaciones de embarque / desembarque, estiba / desestiba, tracción hasta el terminal de almacenamiento u almacén. B. TERMINOS Y NOMENCLATURA EN EL MANEJO DE CONTENEDORES 1. Servicio Intermodal: Es el servicio de transporte que se efectúa entre dos puntos usando dos o más medios de transporte diferentes, de acuerdo con los requerimientos efectuados por el contratante de la carga. 2. Términos más usuales y contenido de dichos términos en el servicio a contenedores. 2.1. Servicio Puerta (Door): El porteador dentro del valor del flete contratado es responsable de transportar la carga desde la bodega definida por el embarcador hasta el puerto de embarque, y/o desde el puerto de descarga hasta la bodega definida por el consignatario. Adicionalmente el transportista es responsable de coordinar el movimiento del contenedor vacío en el puerto de origen, como así mismo el movimiento del contenedor vacío en destino. Todos los costos relacionados son por cuenta del transportista. 2.2. Inland Container Yard Service (ICY): El Inland Container Yard es un lugar donde el transportista recibe y entrega la carga, esto puede ser una rampa de ferrocarril, o un depósito de camiones dependiendo del lugar y la modalidad de transporte utilizada. 2.3. Servicio Puerto (PORT): La línea naviera es responsable de transportar la carga desde el puerto de embarque hasta el puerto de descarga. El usuario es responsable a su costo, de transportar la carga desde la bodega del usuario en origen, hasta el puerto de embarque, y/o desde el puerto de descarga hasta la bodega del usuario en destino. Adicionalmente, el usuario es también responsable a su costo del movimiento del contenedor vacío desde el depósito a la bodega en origen, y/o del movimiento desde la bodega al depósito en destino. 2.4. House (HOUSE): Esta condición establece que la línea naviera autoriza al usuario para que disponga del contenedor un tiempo determinado, y posteriormente devolverlo vacío al depósito definido por la línea naviera. 2.5. Pier (PIER): El contenedor no debe salir de los recintos portuarios y debe ser vaciado en el puerto. 2.6. Combinaciones: House / Pier, House / House, Pier / House, Pier / Pier. 2.7. Door / Door: El servicio Door es efectuado en origen y en destino. 2.8. Door / Port: El servicio Door es efectuado en origen y servicio Port en destino. 2.9. Door / Inland CY: El servicio Door es efectuado en origen el ICY en destino. 2.10. Port / Door: El servicio Port es efectuado en origen y el servicio Door en destino. 2.11. Port / Inland CY: El servicio Port es efectuado tanto en origen como en destino. 2.12. Port / Port: El servicio Puerto es efectuado tanto en origen como en destino. 2.13. Inland CY / Inland CY: El servicio ICY es efectuado tanto en origen como en destino. 2.14. Inland CY / Port: El servicio ICY es efectuado en origen y el servicio Port en destino. 2.15. Inland CY / Door: El servicio ICY es efectuado en origen, y el servicio Door en destino.

3. Condiciones de Llenado y Vaciado de Contenedores.3.1 Condición Full Container Load (FCL): Las cargas son embarcadas, estibadas y contadas en el contenedor, por cuenta y responsabilidad del usuario. 3.2 Condición Less Container Load (LCL): Las cargas son embarcadas, estibadas y contadas en el contenedor, por cuenta y responsabilidad de la línea naviera. La operación antes descrita, se efectúa en el lugar designado por la compañía naviera. 3.3 Combinaciones: De acuerdo a lo mencionado en 3.1 y 3.2 se pueden hacer las siguientes combinaciones dependiendo si la condición de llenado o vaciado fue debidamente acordada con el embarque o consignatario. – FCL / LCL – LCL / FCL – LCL / LCL C. RECARGOS EN LOS CONOCIMIENTOS DE EMBARQUE 1. En los conocimientos de embarque ALL IN que significa todo incluido, los recargos son cero (o), excluido THC y Documentación. 2. En otros conocimientos de embarque, con la finalidad de estandarizar el flete en el mercado naviero se utilizan los siguientes recargos. 2.1. Cargo por Manipuleo en Terminal / Terminal Handling Charge (THC): Corresponde al costo que aplica el terminal por el manipuleo del contenedor e incluye el movimiento gancho / terminal y viceversa (depende de la condición del flete). 2.2. Factor de Ajuste de Combustible / Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF): Recargo en base al costo del bunker en el mercado internacional. 2.3. Factor de Ajuste Monetario / Currency Adjustment Factor (CAF): Se aplica cuando el dólar sufre variaciones en relación a otras monedas internacionales. 2.4. Recargo por Carga Peligrosa / Hazardous Cargo Surcharge (HCS): Por cargas peligrosas (IMO) va acorde a su código. Cualquier otro costo que no tenga relación con la tarifa básica o los recargos descritos anteriormente y que cobre la agencia naviera al consignatario o al embarcador, se considera como costo administrativo. D. Glosario de operaciones portuarias. 1. Abarloamiento: Operación de amarrar una nave a otra que se encuentra atracada a muelle o fondeada en el área de operaciones acuática del Terminal. 2. Amarre y Desamarre: Servicio que se presta a las naves en el amarradero para recibir y asegurar las amarras, cambiarlas de un punto de amarre a otro y largarlas. 3. Apilar: Colocar en forma ordenada la carga una sobre otra en las áreas de almacenamiento. 4. Area: Superficie delimitada por un perímetro, la cual es destinada para un uso determinado de los servicios y facilidades portuarias. 5. Armador: Propietario y/o quien dirige la explotación de la nave. 6. Arqueo Bruto: Es la expresión del volumen total de una nave, determinada de acuerdo con las disposiciones internacionales y nacionales vigentes. 7. Arrumaje: Colocación transitoria de la mercancía en áreas cercanas a la nave. 8. Atraque: Operación de conducir la nave desde el fondeadero oficial del puerto y atracarla al muelle o amarradero designado. 9. Calado: Es la profundidad sumergida de una nave en el agua. 10. Cambio de Sitio: Operación de desatracar la nave de un amarradero y atracarla a otro, o cambiarla de posición en el mismo amarradero 11. Canon: Prestación pecuniaria periódica que grava el aprovechamiento o explotación de una concesión pública. 12. Canal de Entrada y Salida de Naves: Espacio marítimo natural o artificial utilizado como tránsito de las naves, para permitirles acceder a las instalaciones portuarias o retirarse de ellas. 13. Carga: Cargamento o conjunto de efectos o mercancías que para su transporte de un puerto a otro se embarcan y estiban en una nave. 14. Cargar: Es el proceso de embarcar a bordo de una nave efectos y mercancías para transportarlas de un puerto a otro. 15. Carga Consolidada: Agrupamiento de mercancías pertenecientes a uno o varios consignatarios, reunidas para ser transportadas de un puerto a otro en contenedores, siempre que las mismas se encuentren amparadas por un mismo documento de embarque. 16. Carga de Cabotaje: Carga transportada, embarcada y desembarcada entre puertos nacionales, cualquiera fuera su origen o destino. 17. Carga de Exportación: Carga nacional o nacionalizada, embarcada con destino a otros países.

18. Carga de Importación: Carga procedente de otros países, descargada y nacionalizada con destino al consumo nacional. 19. Carga de Rancho (Pacotilla): Mercancía destinada al consumo de pasajeros y miembros de la tripulación así como las necesarias para el funcionamiento y conservación de la nave. 20. Carga de Reembarque: Carga de importación manifestada para el puerto de arribo de la nave, nuevamente embarcada con destino a su puerto de origen u otro puerto. 21. Carga de Transbordo: Carga manifestada como tal, procedente de países extranjeros, para otros países o puertos nacionales, transportada por vía marítima o fluvial. 22. Carga de Tránsito: Carga manifestada como tal, procedente de países extranjeros con destino al exterior del país. 23. Carga en Contenedores: Carga manifestada como tal, movilizada en contenedores. 24. Carga Fraccionaria: Carga sólida o líquida movilizada en forma envasada, embalada o en piezas sueltas. 25. Carga Líquida a Granel: Líquidos embarcados o desembarcados a través de tuberías y/o mangas. 26. Carga Rodante: Vehículos de transporte de personas o carga, así como equipos rodantes destinados para la agricultura, minería u otras actividades, movilizados por sus propios medios. 27. Carga Sólida a Granel: Producto sólido movilizado sin envase o empaque. 28. C. & F. (Cost and Freight) – Costo y Flete: Término por el cual el vendedor asume todos los gastos de transporte de la mercancía al lugar de destino convenido, pero el riesgo de pérdida o de daños de la misma o de cualquier incremento de costos, se transfiere del vendedor al comprador en cuanto la mercancía pasa la borda de la nave, en el puerto de embarque. 29. C.I.F. (Cost, Insurance, Freight) – Costo, Seguro y Flete: Término similar al de C & F pero el vendedor debe, además, suministrar un seguro marítimo contra riesgo de pérdida o de daño de la mercancía durante su transporte. 30. Clase de Mercancía: Se refiere a la descripción de la mercancía. 31. Cliente: Persona natural o jurídica que contrata los servicios del Terminal Portuario a través de su representante, para solicitar servicios a las naves o a la carga. 32. Código IMDG: Es el código marítimo internacional de mercancías peligrosas. 33. Comiso: Sanción que consiste en la privación definitiva de la propiedad de las mercancías. 34. Concesión Portuaria: Acto administrativo por el cual el Estado otorga a personas jurídicas nacionales o extranjeras, el derecho a explotar determinada infraestructura portuaria o ejecutar obras de infraestructura portuaria para la prestación de servicios públicos. Supone la transferencia de algún tipo de infraestructura portuaria de titularidad estatal para su explotación por parte de la entidad prestadora a fin que la misma sea objeto de mejoras o ampliaciones. 35. Conocimiento de Embarque: Documento que acredita la posesión y/o propiedad de la carga. 36. Consignatario: Persona natural o jurídica a cuyo nombre viene manifestada la mercancía o que la adquiere por endoso. 37. Consolidación de Carga: Llenado de un contenedor con mercancía proveniente de uno, de dos o más embarcadores. 38. Contingencia: Situación de riesgo, derivada de actividades humanas o fenómenos naturales, que pueden ocurrir y poner en peligro la integridad de las personas, del recinto portuario y de uno o varios ecosistemas. 39. Contrato de Fletamento: Acuerdo por medio del cual el Armador entrega todo el buque o parte de él al Fletador para transportar mercaderías de un puerto a otro, o por un período de tiempo a cambio de una suma de dinero que el Fletador acepta pagar como merced conductiva. Existen dos modalidades básicas de Fletamento: Por cesión y por locación, tanto por tiempo como por viaje. 40. Contrato de Transporte: Acuerdo por medio del cual un “Porteador” o “Transportador” llámese Armador, Agente Naviero o Fletador se compromete con el dueño de la carga directamente o a través de un Embarcador (Freight Forwarder) a transportar una carga desde un puerto de origen hasta un puerto de destino por el pago de una suma denominada flete. 41. Cuadrilla: Grupo de Estibadores que en un puerto se ocupan en estibar la mercancía a bordo de las naves, así como también de su desembarque. Su número dependerá, si es una cuadrilla manual que manipula físicamente la mercancía o cuadrilla que usa equipo mecanizado de manipuleo de mercancía, de la naturaleza de la operación de carga que se realiza o las costumbres del puerto. 42. Depósito Aduanero Autorizado Público: Local destinado al almacenamiento de mercancías de diferentes depositantes. 43. Depósitos Aduaneros Autorizados: Locales destinados a almacenar mercancías solicitadas al régimen de Depósito Aduanero. 44. Desabarloamiento: Operación inversa al abarloamiento. 45. Desatraque: Operación inversa al atraque. 46. Descarga Directa: Traslado de carga que se efectúa directamente de una nave a vehículos para su inmediato retiro del recinto portuario. 47. Descarga Indirecta: Traslado de carga que se efectúa de una nave a muelle para su

almacenamiento en el Terminal 48. Descargar: Es el proceso inverso al de cargar. 49. Desconsolidación de Carga: Vaciado de un contenedor con mercancía destinada a uno, dos o más consignatarios. 50. Despacho: Cumplimiento de las formalidades aduaneras necesarias para importar y exportar las mercancías o someterlas a otros regímenes, operaciones o destinos aduaneros. 51. Destare: Deducción del peso del vehículo para determinar el peso neto de la carga. 52. Dueño de Carga: Propietario o destinatario de la carga. 53. Embarque Directo: Traslado de carga que se efectúa directamente de vehículos particulares a una nave 54. Embarque Indirecto: Traslado de carga que se efectúa de áreas de almacenamiento del Terminal a una nave. 55. Empresa de Estiba y Desestiba: Comprende a las empresas de estiba, desestiba. 56. Empresa de Transporte o Transportista: Persona natural o jurídica facultada para transportar las mercancías, dentro, hacia o desde los Terminales Portuarios. 57. Empresa Naviera: Ver definición de “Armador”. 58. Eslora: Se refiere a la eslora total de la nave tal como figura en el Certificado de Matrícula. 59. Espigón: Macizo saliente o dique que avanza en el mar o en un río para protección de un puerto. 60. Esquema Mono Operador: Sistema de operación portuaria en el que la movilización de carga en el frente de atraque es realizada por una entidad prestadora de servicios. 61. Esquema Multioperador: Sistema de operación portuaria donde las distintas entidades prestadoras de servicios pueden prestar sus servicios en un mismo frente de atraque. 62. Estiba: Es el proceso de acomodar la carga en un espacio del almacén, muelle o medio de transporte. 63. Estructura Portuaria: Obras de infraestructura y superestructura construidas en puertos para atender a las naves. 64. Facilidades: Uso, por parte de los usuarios, de los bienes del Terminal 65. Facilidades Portuarias: Instalaciones portuarias puestas a disposición de los usuarios 66. Falso Embarque: Ingreso y retiro de mercancía de las instalaciones del Terminal, sin que la operación de embarque llegue a realizarse. 67. Fondeadero Oficial: Área acuática designada por la Capitanía de Puerto para que las naves fondeen o esperen al Práctico. 68. F. O. B. (Free On Board) – Libre a Bordo: Término por el cual el vendedor coloca la mercancía a bordo de la nave en el puerto de embarque convenido en el contrato de venta. El riesgo o pérdida de daños de la mercancía se transfiere del vendedor al comprador cuando ésta pasa la borda de la nave. 69. Fondeo: Operación de conducir la nave al fondeadero oficial del puerto. 70. H. P. (Horse Power – Caballos de Fuerza): Unidad de medida de la potencia del motor de una nave, registrada en su certificado de matrícula. 71. Infraestructura de Area Portuaria: Constituida por muelles, diques, dársenas, áreas de almacenamiento en tránsito, boyas de amarre y otras vías de comunicación interna (pistas, veredas) 72. Infraestructura Portuaria: Comprende las obras civiles e instalaciones mecánicas, fijas y flotantes, construidas o ubicadas para facilitar el intercambio modal. Está constituida por: § Canales, zonas de aproximación, obras de abrigo o defensa (rompeolas, esclusas) y señalizaciones (faros, boyas) § Acceso terrestre que permite el acceso directo e inmediato a la infraestructura portuaria. § Muelles, diques, dársenas, superficie de almacenamiento en tránsito, vías de conexión interna. Incluye las boyas de amarre, tuberías subacuáticas y otros 73. Instalaciones Portuarias: Obras de infraestructura y superestructura, construidas en un puerto o fuera de él, destinadas a la atención de naves, prestación de servicios portuarios o construcción y reparación de naves. 74. Línea de más Alta Marea: Intersección del nivel del mar con la playa adyacente en el momento de la pleamar de sicigias ordinarias. 75. Manifiesto de Carga: Documento en el cual se detalla la relación de las mercancías que constituyen la carga de un medio o una unidad de transporte, y expresa los datos comerciales de las mercancías. 76. Marea: Movimiento periódico y alternativo de ascenso y descenso de las aguas del mar, producidas por las acciones atractivas del sol y de la luna. 77. 78. Mercancía: Toda carga que se transporta, que ha sido y/o va a ser transportada a bordo de una nave. 79. Mercancía Extranjera: Es la que proviene del exterior, bajo regímenes suspensivos, temporales o de perfeccionamiento. 80. Mercancía Nacional: Producto manufacturado en el país con materias primas nacionales o nacionalizadas. 81. Mercancía Peligrosa: Son las mercancías clasificadas como peligrosas para las cuales existen regulaciones con respecto a su procedimiento de aceptación, empaque, estiba, documentación y transporte ya sea para traslado local o internacional. Hay nueve (9) clasificaciones de mercancías peligrosas para el transporte marítimo internacional y las regulaciones, documentación, procedimientos de aceptación, empaque y la estiba son establecidos por la Organización Marítima Internacional (OMI). 82. Mercancías: Bienes que pueden ser objeto de regímenes, operaciones y destinos aduaneros. 83. Monitoreo: Proceso de control que sirve para verificar o seguir el cumplimiento de un reglamento o norma. 84. Muelle: Infraestructura portuaria en la orilla de un río, lago o mar especialmente dispuesta para cargar y descargar las naves y para la circulación de vehículos. 85. Muelle Privado: Es aquel que se proporciona para el uso exclusivo de un usuario con el propósito de facilitar el cargue

y descargue de naves. 86. Nave: Toda construcción naval destinada a navegar, cualquiera que sea su clase incluidas sus partes integrantes y partes accesorias, tales como aparejos, repuestos, pertrechos, maquinarias, instrumentos y accesorios que sin formar parte de la estructura de la nave se emplea en su servicio tanto en la mar como en el puerto. 87. Nota de Tarja: Documento que registra el número, condición y características de la carga. 88. Operaciones Comerciales Portuarias: Operaciones de estiba, desestiba, carga, descarga, transbordo y almacenamiento de mercancías, avituallamiento y reparación de naves. Asimismo, embarque o desembarque de pasajeros o tripulantes. 89. Operaciones Portuarias: Es la entrada, salida, fondeo, atraque, desatraque, amarre, desamarre y permanencia de naves en el ámbito territorial de un puerto 90. Operador Portuario: Entidad prestadora o empresa de servicios portuarios que proporciona servicios relacionados con carga, descarga, almacenamiento, practicaje, remolcaje, estiba y desestiba, llenado y consolidación de contenedores o viceversa, manejo terrestre o porteo de la carga, dragado, clasificación y reconocimiento. 91. Operadores de Comercio Exterior: Despachadores de aduana, conductores de recintos aduaneros autorizados, dueños, consignatarios, y en general cualquier persona natural o jurídica interviniente o beneficiaria por sí o por otro, en operaciones o regímenes aduaneros previstos por ley. 92. Parihuela: Implemento que se utiliza para el arrumaje de la carga fraccionada (sacos) y con ello, facilitar las labores de estiba y desestiba a/de las naves. 93. Pleamar: Nivel máximo de la creciente del mar. 94. Porteador o Transportador: Persona natural o jurídica encargada del transporte marítimo de las mercaderías mediante el respectivo contrato de transporte. 95. Practicaje: Servicio que los prácticos prestan a las naves dirigiendo las maniobras que éstas requieran para su desplazamiento dentro o fuera del área de operaciones del Terminal. 96. Prestadores de Servicios: Personas naturales o jurídicas que cuentan con el respectivo permiso, licencia o autorización para prestar servicios portuarios. 97. Puerto: Conjunto de espacios terrestres, acuáticos y ribereños, naturales o artificiales, que reúne las condiciones físicas y de organización para desarrollar actividades y prestar servicios portuarios. 98. Puerto Comercial: Es aquel que en razón de las características de su tráfico reúnen condiciones técnicas de seguridad y de control administrativo para que en ellos se realicen actividades comerciales portuarias, entendiendo por tales, las operaciones de estiba, desestiba, carga, descarga, transbordo y almacenamiento de mercancías de cualquier tipo, en volumen o forma de presentación que justifique la utilización de medios mecánicos o instalaciones especializadas. 99. Puerto de Cabotaje: Es aquél que se utiliza para operaciones comerciales entre puertos nacionales. 100. Puerto de Interés Comercial: El de aplicación en las siguientes circunstancias: § Que se efectúen en ellos actividades comerciales marítimas internacionales. § Que su zona de influencia comercial afecte de forma relevante a más de una comunidad autónoma. § Que sirvan a industrias o establecimientos de importancia estratégica para la economía nacional. § Que el volumen anual y las características de sus actividades comerciales marítimas alcancen niveles suficientemente relevantes o respondan a necesidades esenciales de la actividad económica general del Estado. § Que por sus especiales condiciones técnicas o geográficas constituyan elementos esenciales para la seguridad del tráfico marítimo, especialmente en territorios insulares. 101. Puerto Fluvial: Lugar situado sobre la ribera de una vía fluvial navegable, adecuado y acondicionado para las actividades portuarias. 102. Puerto Marítimo: Conjunto de espacios terrestres, aguas marítimas e instalaciones que, situado en la ribera del mar, reúnan condiciones físicas, naturales o artificiales y de organización que permitan la realización de operaciones de tráfico portuario y sea utilizado para el desarrollo de estas actividades por la administración competente. 103. Rada: Paraje en el mar a corta distancia de la costa. 104. Recinto Portuario: Espacio comprendido entre los límites del Terminal. 105. Remolcaje: Servicio que prestan los remolcadores para halar, empujar, apoyar o asistir a la nave durante las operaciones portuarias. 106. Servicio de Manipuleo: Servicio de recepción, arrumaje o apilamiento de la carga en el recinto de un Terminal Portuario, así como su despacho o entrega para su retiro o embarque. 107. Servicio de Transferencia: Traslado de la carga de nave o lugares de tránsito a las áreas de almacenamiento del Terminal, o viceversa en el embarque. 108. Servicios Portuarios: Los que se prestan en los recintos portuarios para atender a las naves, el manipuleo de mercancías de éstas a tierra u otro medio de transporte y viceversa, el embarque y desembarque de pasajeros o tripulantes, el almacenamiento de la mercancía, así como la utilización de la infraestructura portuaria por los usuarios. 109. Tarifa: Retribución que se cobra por la utilización de la infraestructura portuaria o prestación de un servicio portuario público 110. Terminal: Unidad Operativa integrante de la Empresa Nacional de Puertos S.A. 111. Terminal con Facilidades Mixtas: Unidades operativas que cuentan tanto con muelles para el acoderamiento de naves, como muelles

para el atraque exclusivo de lanchones de carga. 112. Terminal con Facilidad para Atraque Directo: Unidades Operativas que cuentan con muelles para el acoderamiento de naves. 113. Terminal de Almacenamiento (T.A.): Zona primaria aduanera para proporcionar el servicio de almacenaje de mercancías. 114. Terminal Portuario: Conjunto de espacios en puerto e infraestructura y superestructura situada en ellos, habilitado para proporcionar servicios portuarios. 115. Terminal Portuario de Uso Privado: Establecido por una persona jurídica para satisfacer sus propias necesidades a las de las empresas del grupo económico al que pertenece. 116. Termino de la Descarga: Última hora en que se termina de descargar el vehículo transportador de la mercancía, para lo cual Aduanas debe dejar constancia en el documento correspondiente. 117. Tipo de Mercancía: Se refiere a la tipificación de las mercancías en: Carga General Carga Rodante Carga Sólida a Granel Carga Líquida a Granel Contenedorizada Seca Contenedorizada Refrigerada 118. Tráfico Portuario: Operaciones de entrada, salida, atraque, desatraque, estancia y reparación de naves en el puerto y las de transferencia entre éstas y tierra u otros medios de transporte, de mercancías de cualquier tipo, de pesca, avituallamiento y de pasajeros o tripulantes, así como el almacenamiento temporal de dichas mercancías en espacio portuario. 119. Usuario: Persona natural o jurídica que opera o hace uso de las instalaciones y servicios que se brindan en el Recinto Portuario. 120. Uso de Amarradero: Utilización de los amarraderos del Terminal Portuario por las naves. 121. Uso de Muelle: Utilización de la infraestructura del Recinto Portuario, para cargar o descargar mercancía o realizar otras actividades. 122. Vertimiento: Evacuación deliberada de desechos u otras materias desde naves, aeronaves, plataformas u otras construcciones en el mar. 123. Zona Franca: Parte del territorio nacional en el cual el régimen aduanero permite recibir mercancías sin el pago de tributos a la importación. 124. Zona Primaria: Parte del territorio aduanero que comprende los recintos aduaneros, espacios acuáticos o terrestres destinados o autorizados para operaciones de desembarque, embarque, movilización o depósito de las mercancías; las oficinas, locales o dependencias destinadas al servicio directo de aduanas; aeropuertos, predios o caminos habilitados y cualquier otro sitio donde se cumplen normalmente las operaciones aduaneras. 125. Zona Secundaria: Parte del territorio aduanero que le corresponde a cada aduana en la distribución que la Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas hace para efectos de la competencia, intervención y obligaciones de cada una.