NPFC Integrated Management System.

Marine eCommerce Association

Federation of European Private Port Operators

Port Forward.

One man Bridge Operation

International Longshoremen's Association

International Convention on the Arrest of Seagoing Ships1952 Allows the creditors of shipping debts to present his claim in any country signatory of the convention, and arrest the vessel if needed

Capital Construction Fund: A tax benefit for operators of U.S.-built, U.S.-flag ships in the U.S. foreign, Great Lakes, or noncontiguous domestic trades, by which taxes may be deferred on income deposited in a fund to be used for the replacement of vessel ...

Institute of Civil Engineers

Construction Differential Subsidy: A direct subsidy paid to U.S. shipyards building U.S.-flag ships to offset high construction costs in American shipyards. An amount of subsidy (up to 50 percent) is determined by estimates of construction cost differenti ...

Efficient Deck Hand.

Croatian Register of Shipping (Class Society)

Port Billing Rate.

Subcommittee on Flag State Implementation

Guaranteed Safe Berth

Office of Naval Research

Norwegian classification society.

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Marine Accident Investigation Branch

personal computer