Minimum bill of lading min wt minimum weight mip

Minimum Bill of
Lading
Min. wt. Minimum weight
M.I.P.
Marine Insurance
Policy
Mks. Marks
M/m. Made merchantable
M.M. Merchantile Marine
M.M.A.
Merchandise Marks
Act.
M.O. Money Order
M.O.P. Mother-of-pearl
Mos. Months
M/R Mate’s Receipt
Ms.
Manuscripts;
mail streamer
M.S. Motor ship
M
M/s.
Month’s sight
(i.e. month’s After
sight).
M.S.A.
Merchant Shipping
Act.
M.S.C.
Manchester Ship
Canal
M.V. Motor vessel
Mx. Mixed.
N
N.A.
Not above-used
in fixing Loading
positions in River
Plate.
N.A. North America.
N/A. No advice (banking)
N.B. Take note-mark well.
N/C.
New Charter or New
Crop.
N/C or any
New Charter or any
direct Port.
N.E. No effects.
Nem. con No one contradicting
Net Netto (lowest)
Net terms.
Free of Charterer’s
Commission.
N/f. No funds.
N.G. No Grade
N/m. No mark
N/O. No orders (banking)
Nom. Nominal
No
reduction
Bristol
Channel.
‘N.o.p.
Not otherwise pro-
vided.
N.p. Notary Public
n/p. Net proceeds
Nos. Numbers
N.R. No risk (insurance)
N/S.
No sufficient (bank-
ing)
N.S. New Style; New Series
N.t.
New Terms (grain
trade)
Net t. Net tons
Nt. Wt. Net weight.
O
O/a. On account of
O.C. Open Charter
O.c. Off coast
o/c. Overcharge
oc. B/L. Ocean Bill of Lading
O/d.
On demand Off Coast
Vessel at port of call
awaiting orders
% Order of; percent
% o Per Mile-per thousand
O.P.
Open Policy
(insurance)
O.R. Owner’s Risk
O.R.B.
Owner’s risk of
brekage
O.R.C.
Owner’s risk of
Chafinge

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P
P/A.
Private Account
(bookkeeping)
P.A. Particular Average
Pcl. Parcel, part of a cargo
P and L. Profit and Loss
P/C
Price Current; Pretty
Cash; Per Cent
Pc. Prices
P.c.r.c.a.
Pickled cold rolled
and Close annealed
Pcs. Pieces.
P.C.B. Petty Cash Book
P.D.
Port Dues. “Pixpinus”
Charter Party in use
for Pitchpine Cargoes
Pk. Peck
Pkg. Package
P.L.
Partial Loss
(Insurance)
P.m. Premium
P/N. Promissory Note.
P.O. Postal Order.
P.O.B. Post Office Box.
P.O.D. Pay on Delivery
p.p..
Picked ports
(chartering)
Per pro
Per procuration
(on Behalf of).
Ppd. Prepaid
P.p.i.
Policy proof of
interest (marine
insurance)
Ppt. Prompt loading
Pref.
Preference of
preferred
Pres. President
Pro. For.
Pro. and
con.
For and against
Pro forma As a matter of form
Pro tem
Pro tempore for the
time being
Prox.
Proximo of the next
month
P.R. Parcel Receipt
Pt. Pint
P.T. Parcel Ticket
P.T.O. Please Turn Over
Pts. Pints
P.X. Please Exchange
Q
Qlty. Quality
Qrs. Quarters
Qts. Quarts.
R
R.A.T.
Rapeseed Association
Terms
R/D.
Refer to Drawer
(banking)
R.D.C.
Running-down Clause
(insurance)
Re. with reference to.
Recd. Received
Regd. Registered
R.I. Re-insurance
R.O. Receiving Office
R.P. Reply Paid
R.S.O. Railway Sub-Office
R.S.V.P. Replay please.
S
Sawn
Sawn Timber per
standard
s.c. scilicet (i.e. to wit)
Scale
Freight paid for
Customary Scale Ton.
s/d.
Sea damaged
(grain trade).