Vessel types         
 
Tonnage measurement system
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Vessel Types

ACCOM.UNIT  Accomodation Unit
AHTS Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessels
BARGE       Offshore Barge
BULK        Bulk Carriers
BULK/OIL Bulk-oil carrier
CABLE       Cable layer
CARGO       Cargo
CATAMARAN   Catamaran
CHEMICAL    Chemical tankers
CONT/BULK   Container/Bulk
CONTAINER   Container Vessels
CRUISE      Cruise
CRUISE/FERR Passengerboats and cruiseboats
DRILLING    Drilling rig/ship/barge
FAST FERRY  Fast ferry
FERRY Ferry for passengers and vehicles
FPSO Floating Storage Production Offloading vsls
GAS TANK    Gas tankers
GEN.CARGO   General cargo
LOLO        Lift on / Lift off
MISC. OFFS  Misc. Offshore Vessels
MPSV Multifunctional Platform Supply Vessel
MULTIP. Gen.cargo and containers
O/O Ore/oil  carrier
OBO OBO Carrier (Oil/Bulk/Ore)
OIL TANK    Oil tankers, Crude or Product
OIL-CHEMICAL Oil/Chemical
OTHER       Other vessels
PCC         Pure Car Carrier
PCTC        Pure car truck carrier
PRODUCTION  Production ship/unit
PSV Platform Supply Vessels
REEFER      Reefer Vessels
RESEARCH    Research vessel
ROLO        Roll on / Lift off
RO-PAX RoRo freighter and passenger ship
RORO        Roll on / Roll off
RORO/CONT.  RoRo/Container
SEISMIC     Seismic ships
SERVICE     PSV, AHT, AHTS, Stand-by
SURVEY      Survey vessels
TANKER      Liquid Bulk Cargoes
TUG         Tugs
 

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Tonnage measurement

The IMO Convention (1969)  meant a transition from the traditionally used terms gross register tons (grt) and net register tons (nrt) to gross tons (GT) and net tons (NT).

Gross tonnage forms the basis for manning regulations, safety rules and registration fees. Both gross and net tonnages are used to calculate port dues.

The gross tonnage is a function of the moulded volume of all enclosed spaces of the ship. The net tonnage is produced by a formula which is a function of the moulded volume of all cargo spaces of the ship. The net tonnage shall not be taken as less than 30 per cent of the gross tonnage.



Flag

ALB Albania
ALD     Aland Islands
ANT     Netherlands Antilles
ARE     United Arab Emirates
ATF     Kerguelen Islands
ATG     Antigua & Barbuda
AUS     Australia
AUT     Austria
AZE     Azerbaijan
BEL     Belgium
BHR     Bahrain
BHS     Bahamas
BLZ Belize
BMU     Bermuda
BOL     Bolivia
BRA     Brasil
BRB     Bardados
CAM Cambodia
CAN     Canada
CHE     Switzerland
CHL     Chile
CHN     China
COK Cook Islands
COM Comoros
CRO Croatia
CYM     Cayman Islands
CYP     Cyprus
DIS     Danish International Register
DMA Dominica
DNK     Denmark
EGY     Egypt
ESP     Spain
EST     Estonia
FAS     Faroe International Register
FAT French Antarctic Territory
FIN     Finland
FRA     France
FRO     Faroe Islands
GBR     U.K.
GEO Georgia
GER     Germany
GIB     Gibraltar
GRC     Greece
GRL     Greenland
HKG     Hong Kong
HND     Honduras
HON Honduras
HRV     Croatia
IDN Indonesia
IND     India
IOM     Isle of Man
IRL     Irish Republic
ISL     Iceland
ISR Israel
ITA     Italy
JAP     Japan
JOR Jordan
KER     Kergeulen
KOR     South Korea
LBR     Liberia
LKA     Sri Lanka
LTU     Lithuania
LUX     Luxembourg
LVA Latvia
MAR Morocco
MAU     Mauritius
MCA Monte Carlo
MDV Maldives
MEX Mexico
MHL     Marshall Islands
MLT     Malta
MMR     Myanmar
MYS     Malaysia
NIS     Norwegian International Register
NLD     Netherlands, Dutch
NOR     Norway
PAN     Panama
PHL     Philippines
PMD     Madeira
POL     Poland
PRT     Portugal
ROM     Romania
RUS     Russia
SAU Saudi Arabia
SGP     Singapore
SVK Slovaki
SWE     Sweden
THA     Thailand
TUR     Turkey
TWN     Taiwan
UAE United Arab Emirates
UK UK
USA     U.S.A.
VCT     St. Vincent & Grenadines
VEN     Venezuela
VGB British Virgin Islands
VUT     Vanuatu
ZAF     South Africa
 

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Classification

ABS     American Bureau of Shipping
BV      Bureau Veritas
CCS    China Classification Society
CR China Corporation Register (Taiwan), Taiwanese Ship Classification Agency
CRS Croatian Register of Shipping
DMA     Danish Maritime Authority
DNV     Det norske Veritas
FMA     Finnish Maritime Authority
GL      Germanische Lloyd
IRS Indian Register of Shipping
KRS     Korean Register of Shipping
LR      Lloyd's Register of Shipping
NKK     Nippon Kaiji Kyokai
NMD     Norwegian Maritime Directory
PRS     Polski Rejestr Statków
RINA    Registro Italiano Navale
RRS     Russian Register of Shipping
SMA     Swedish Maritime Administration
 

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Ownership

Xx %         xx % Ownership
B/B         Bare-boat Charter
C-MGMT Commercial Management
C-OP Commercial Operations
CREWING      Crewing
MGMT Ship under management
MO          Managing Owner
OP Operator
OWNER       Ship’s owner
POOL        Ship employed in pool
POW          Part Owner
T/C         Time Charter
TC/BB        Time Charter/Bare-boat
T-MGMT Technical Management
 

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