ABBREVIATION |
MEANING |
MANIFEST |
Inventory of cargo on board |
MB |
Merchant Broker |
MDO (DO) |
Marine Diesel Oil |
MIDSHIP |
Approximately in the location equally distant from the bow
and stern |
MIN/MAX |
Minimum/Maximum (cargo quantity) |
MOA |
Memorandum of Agreement |
MOLCHOPT |
More or Less Charterers Option |
MOLOO |
More or Less Owners Option |
MOORING |
An arrangement for securing a ship to a mooring buoy or
pier |
MT |
Mertic Tonne (i.e. 1,000 kilos) |
M/V |
Motor Vessel / Merchant Vessel |
 |
NAABSA |
Not Always Afloat But Safely Aground |
NM |
Nautical Mile. One minute of latitude; approximately 6,076
feet - about 1/8 longer than the statute mile of 5,280
feet |
NAVIGATION |
The art and science of conducting a ship safely from one
point to another |
NCB |
National Cargo Bureau |
NESTING |
Implies that cargo is presented stacked in the contour of
similarly shaped cargo, it may be likened to a stack of plates.
This is particularly relevant in the presentation of tankage
strakes for transport |
NON-REVERSIBLE |
(Detention). If loading completed sooner than expected,
then saved days will not be added to discharge time
allowed. |
NOR |
Notice of Readiness |
NRT |
Net Registered Tonnage |
NYPE |
New York Produce Exchange |
 |
OO |
Owners Option |
OBO |
Ore/Bulk/Oil Vessel |
OSH |
Open Shelter Deck |
OVERBOARD |
Over the side or out of the ship |
|
OWS |
Owners |