Abbriviations
In the menu below you will find a list of abbreviations most frequently used in the shipping industry. It stands to reason that within this highly dynamic branch of industry new abbreviations are continuously generated, so the list may not be comprehensive, in spite of our updating it all the time. We would be very pleased to receive any new abbreviations or pertinent remarks via “contact”.
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ABS
=
American Bureau of Shipping
AC
=
Alternating Current
AHT
=
Anchor Handling Tug
AHTS
=
Anchor Handling Tug Supplier
AIS
=
Automatic Identification System
AOR
=
Atlantic Ocean Region
APP, AP
=
Aft Perpendicular
ARPA
=
Automatic Radar Plotting Aid
ARQ
=
Automatic Request for Repetition
ATIS
=
Automatic Transmitter Identification System