ABBREVIATION |
MEANING |
SATPM |
Saturday P.M. |
SB |
Safe Berth |
SD (or SID) |
Single Decker |
SEAFREIGHT |
Costs charged for transporting goods over the sea. This
does not cover haulage or loading/discharging costs but the sea
transport only |
SEAWORTHINESS |
Statement of condition of the vessel (valid certificates,
fully equipped and manned etc.) |
SELFD |
Self Discharging |
SEMI-TRAILERS |
Are usually 12.0 meter flat bed road trailers |
SF |
Stowage Factor. Cubic space (measurement tonne) occupied by
one tonne (2,240 lbs/1,000 kgs) of cargo |
SHINC |
Sundays/Holidays Included |
SHEX |
Sundays/Holidays Excluded |
SKIDS |
Are bearers (timber or steel) positioned under the cargo to
enable forklift handling at port, and for ease of rigging and
lashing on board ship. |
SN |
Satellite Navigation - A form of position finding using
radio transmissions from satellites with sophisticated on-board
automatic equipment |
SOC |
Shipper Owned Container |
SOF |
Statement of Facts |
SP |
Safe Port |
SPIDERING |
Is the strengthening of circular tanks for transport, this
prevents the tanks from becoming warped. The tanks are
strengthened with steel or wood crossbeams giving a "spider"
appearance |
SRBL |
Signing and Releasing Bill of Lading |
SSHEX |
Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Excluded |
SSHINC (or SATSHINC) |
Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Included |
STABILITY |
It is paramount that a vessel is stable in all aspects at
all times. When cargo is loaded/discharged, the stability is
monitored by a computer, which takes into account the weight
and position of cargo within the vessel. |
STARBOARD |
Right side of a ship when facing the front or forward
end. |
STEM |
Subject to Enough Merchandise (Availability of cargo).
Also, the forward most part of the bow. |
STERN |
The aformost or after part of a ship |
SUB |
Subject (to). Depending upon as a condition |
SUPERCARGO |
Person employed by a ship owner, shipping company,
charterer of a ship or shipper of goods to supervise cargo
handling operations. Often called a port captain. |
SWAD |
Salt Water Arrival Draft |
SWDD |
Salt Water Departure Draft |