20FT, 20', TEU - Standard 20 foot shipping container

40FT, 40', 2 xTEU - Standard 40 foot shipping container

AMS - American Maritime Security 

ATD/ATA - Actual Time of Departure / Actual Time of Arrival

ATF - Approved Transitional Facility

AWB / HAWB - Air Waybill / House Air Waybill

BAF - Bunker Adjustment Factor

B/B, B/Bulk - Break-Bulk 

B/L or BOL - Bill of Lading

CAF - Currency Adjustment Factor 

CABAF - CAF and BAF charges combined

CBM/M³ - Cubic Metres

CF - Cubic Feet

CFS - Container Freight Station

CNOR/CNEE - Consignor/Consignee

CY - Container Yard 

DG - Dangerous Goods 

D.O. or D/O - Delivery Order

ETD/ETA - Estimated time of Departure / Estimated Time of Arrival

FAF - Fuel Adjustment Factor 

FAK - Freight All Kind 

FCL - Full Container Load 

FI FO – Free In Free Out

FFWD/FFW/FF – Freight Forwarder

FR - Flat Racks

GP - General Purpose Container 

GRI - General Rate Increase

HC - High Cube container

ISPS - International Ship & Port Facility Security 

KG – Kilograms

LB - Pounds

L/C - Letter of Credit

LCL - Less than Container Load 

LF - Linear Feet

LO LO - Lift on Lift off

LOI – Letter Of Indemnity

LSE - Loose Airfreight 

MH/ M/H - Merchant Haulage 

MSDS - Material Safety Data Sheet

OOG - Out Of Gauge  

OT - Open top container

RF/Reefer - Refrigerated Container

RO RO - Roll On Roll Off 

R/T - Revenue tonnes

U.L.D - Unit Load Device

SCA - Sea Cargo Automation Fee

SLI - Shippers Letter of Instruction

SO – Shipping Order

SOC - Shipper Owned Container 

W/M - Weight or Measure