B.A.C. |
bunker adjustment charge |
B.A.F. |
bunker adjustment factor |
B.C. |
bulk cargo |
b.d.i. |
both dates (days) inclusive |
B.W. |
bonded warehouse |
B/D |
bank(er's) draft |
B/G |
bonded goods |
B/H |
bill of health |
B/L |
bill of lading |
B2B |
business to business |
B2C |
business to consumer |
Bags/Bulk |
part in bags, part in bulk |
Ballast |
heavy weight, often sea water, necessary for the stability and safety of a ship which is not carrying cargo |
Bareboat Chtr |
bareboat charter owners lease a specific ship and control its technical management and commercial operations only |
BB |
break bulk |
BBB |
before breaking bulk |
bdth. |
breadth |
Bdy. |
boundary |
BEAM |
the maximum breadth of a ship |
BENDS |
both ends (load & discharge ports) |
BI |
both inclusive |
Bkge |
brokerage |
BL |
bulk load |
Blk. |
bulk |
BM |
beam |
BOB |
bunker on board |
BOFFER |
best offer |
BOM |
bill of material |
brl. |
barrel |
BROB |
bunkers remaining on board |
BRP |
business requirements planning |
BSS |
basis |
BSS 1/1 |
basis 1 port to 1 port |
BT |
berth terms |
BTN |
Brussels tariff nomenclature |
Bundling |
this is the assembly of pieces of cargo, secured into one manageable unit |
Bunkers |
name given for vessels fuel and diesel oil supplies |
BUP |
bulk unit programme |
BWAD |
brackish water arrival draft |
bxs. |
boxes |