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Glossary

Term	Definition
2H	Second Half Hits: 345
A/N	Arrival Notice - an import document send to the notify party and/or importer's broker containing all necessary arrival info for Customs clearance; normally with freight charges. Hits: 481
A/S	Alongside Hits: 417
AA	Always Afloat Hits: 329
AAAA	Always Accessible Always Afloat Hits: 390
AAOSA	Always Afloat or Safe Aground. Condition for a vessel whilst in port Hits: 397
AARA	Amsterdam-Antwerp-Rotterdam Area Hits: 390
ABAFT	Toward the rear (stern) of the ship. Behind. Hits: 370
ABOARD	On or within the ship Hits: 469
ABOVE DECK	On the deck (not over it - see ALOFT) Hits: 224
ABT	About Hits: 348
ADCOM	Address Commission Hits: 348
ADDENDUM	Additional chartering terms at the end of a charter party Hits: 319
AFFREIGHTMENT	The hiring of a ship in whole or part Hits: 489
AFSPS	Arrival First Sea Pilot Station (Norway) Hits: 659

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IFA has been operating since 1982 in the field of international shipping has always been pursuing a business strategy that focuses on the development of the service the client's business.