Terms and abbreviations

Abbreviations

ACRONYMS

ACRONYM	Full Title
AAPA	American Association of Port Authorities
AAPMA	Australian Association of Port and Maritime Authorities
AAR	Association of American Railroads
ACEP	Approved continuous examination programme
ADR	European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road
AMSA	Australian Marine Safety Authority
ANSI	American National Standards Institution
ASEAN	Association of South East Asian Nations
BIC	Bureau International des Containers et du Transport Intermodal.
BIFA	British International freight Association
BIMCO	Baltic and International Maritime Council
BLU	CoP for Safe Loading & Unloading of Bulk Carriers
BP	Safety Briefing Pamphlet
BSI	British Standards Institute
CCC	Carrier Container Council
CDI-mpc	Chemical Distribution Institute – Marine Packed Cargo
CEFIC	Council Europeen de I’Industrie Chimique (European Trade Association for Chemicals)
CEN	European Committee for Standardization (Comité Européen de Normalisation)
CG	Correspondence Group
CGPM	Comité International des Poids et Mesures (General Conference on Weights and Measures)
CIA	Chemical Industries Association
CIM	International Convention concerning the Carriage of Goods by Rail
CIRIA	The Construction Industry Research and Information Association
CLECAT	European Association for Forwarding, Transport, Logistics and Customs Services
COA	Container Owners Association
COP	Code of Practice
CPC	Certificate of Professional Competence
CSC	Convention for Safe Containers (CSC) 1972
CTU	Cargo Transport Unit
DE	Ship Design & Equipment Sub-Committee
DG	Drafting Group
DG MOVE	European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport
DG VII	Directorate/General VII Transport
DIS	Draft International Standard
DnV	Det Norske Veritas
DOL	Department of Labour
DSC	Dangerous Goods Solid Cargoes and Containers Sub-Committee
E&T	Editorial and Technical Group
ECE	Economic Commission for Europe (UN Agency)
ECH	Empty container handler
ECOSOC	Economic and Social Council (UN Agency)
EFFA	European Freight Forwarders' Association
EFIPA	European Federation of Inland Ports Association
EIA	European Intermodal Association
ESA	European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
ESC	European Shippers' Council
ESCAP	Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN Agency)
ESPO	European Sea Ports Organization
ESPO	European Sea Ports Association
EU	European Union
FAL	Facilitation Committee
FAT	Fully automated twistlock
FCL	Full container load
FDIS	Final Draft International Standard
FEPORT	Federation of European Private Port Operators
FEU	Forty-foot Equivalent Unit
FIATA	International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations
FIATA	International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations
FMCSA	Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
FTA	Freight Transport Association
GSF	Global Shippers' Forum
HNS	Hazardous and Noxious Substances Convention
HSE	Health and Safety Executive
IACS	International Association of Classification Societies
IAEA	International Atomic Energy Authority
IAPH	International Association of Ports and Harbours
IATA	International Air Transport Association
IBC	Intermediate Bulk Container
IBTA	International Bulk Terminals Association
ICAO	International Civil Aviation Organisation
ICC	International Chamber of Commerce
ICGB	International Cargo Gear Bureau, Inc.
ICHCA	ICHCA International Limited
ICS	International Chamber of Shipping
IFA	International Freight Association
IFCOR	International Intermodal Freight Container Reporting Organisation
IFPTA	International Forest Products Transport Association
IHMA	International Harbour Masters Association
IICL	Institute of International Container Lessors
IIMS	International Institute of Marine Surveyors
IISPCG	Inter Industry Shipping & Ports Contact Group
ILA	International Longshoremen’s Association
ILO	International Labour Organisation
ILWU	International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
IMDG	International Maritime Dangerous Goods
IMMTA	International MultiModal Transport Association
IMO	International Maritime Organisation
IOSH	Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
IRU	International Road Transport Union
ISO	International Organization for Standardization
ISO	International Standards Organisation
ISP	International Safety Panel of ICHCA
ISPS	International Shipping & Ports Security Code
ISTDG	International Symposium on the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Sea and Inland Waterways
ITCO	International Tank Container Owners Association
ITF	International Transport Workers’ Federation
ITF	International Transport Forum
IUMI	International Union of Marine Insurers
LCL	Less than a container load
MAIIF	Marine Accident Investigators' International Forum
MARPOL / MARPOL 73/78	International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978
MCA	Maritime and Coastguard Agency
MEPC	Marine Environment Protection Committee
MOU	Memorandum of Understanding
MSC	Maritime Safety Committee
NGB	National Cargo Bureau Inc
NI	Nautical Institute
NMSA	National Maritime Safety Association
NPC	National Ports Council
NSC	National Safety Council
NVOCC	Non Vessel Owning Common Carrier
NVOCC	Non Vessel Owning Cargo Consolidators
NVOCC	Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier / Container Carrier
OCIMF	Oil Companies International Marine Forum
OSHA	Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA	Occupational Safety and Health Agency
PAS	Publicly Available Specification
PDG	Packaged Dangerous Goods
PDP	Port workers Development Programme
PEMA	Port Equipment Manufacturers Association
RHA	Road Haulage Association
RID	Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail
RP	Research Paper
SATLs	Semi Automatic Twistlocks
SC	Sub Committee
SIGTTO	Society for International Gas Tanker & Terminal Operations Limited
SOLAS	International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974
SOLAS /SOLAS 74	Safety of Life at Sea (Convention, 1974)
SPI	Ship Port Interface
SWL	Safe Working Load
TC104	International Standards Organization Technical Committee 104 –freight containers
TEU	Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit
TIR	Transport Internationaux Routiers System
TOA	Technical and Operational Advice document
TREMCARD	Transport Emergency Card issued by CEFIC (Intended to comply with the “instructions in writing” requirements in certain road transport regulations, eg: ADR)
TT Club	Through Trading Mutual Insurance Association Limited
UIC	Union Internationale de Chemins de Fers
UIRR	Union Internationale des Societes de Transport Combine Rail-Route
UN	United Nations
UN ECE	United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
UNEP	United Nations Environment Programme
UNISTOCK	European Federation of Silo Operators
USCG	United States Coastguard
UTITI	University of Toledo Intermodal Transportation Institute
VTL	Vertical Tandem Lifting
WCO	World Customs Organisation
WG	Working Group
WHO	World Health Organization
WMU	World Maritime University
WP.15	UN ECE Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous goods (deals with ADR)
WP.24	UN ECE Working Party on Intermodal Transport and Logistics
WSC	World Shipping Council