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| AAPA| American Association of Port Authorities  
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| AAPMA| Australian Association of Port and Maritime Authorities
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| AAR| Association of American Railroads
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| 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
 
 
 
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Revision as of 12:23, 16 November 2011

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AAPA American Association of Port Authorities
AAPMA Australian Association of Port and Maritime Authorities
AAR Association of American Railroads