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Shipping Glossary

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ACRONYM FULL WORDING COMMENT
P & C, P and C Private and Confidential
PANDI, P + I P. and I. Club (Protection and Indemnity) Mutual Insurance Organization covering the professional risks of the Shipowners, the Charterers, ...
PCT Per Cent
PLS, PLSE Please ...
PNX Panamax (vessel) Vessel within the physical limits of the Panama Canal LO.A. 274,30 metres for cargo ships/ 289,50 metres for container or passengers ships Beam 32,30 metres, with a possible extension when draft is maximum 11,28 metres, Draft : 12,04 metres (in normal circumstances)
PP, PPD Prepaid Applies to a freight payable upon shipment of the cargo (Implies that it is non returnable)
PPS (All) Purposes Same as AP : Total laytime allowed for both loading and discharging operations
PPT Prompt
PT Per Ton
PT Port Mostly used to indicate the stowage factor (SF) of a cargo ; expressed in cbf or cbm per Ton.