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Glossary

Term	Definition
DOLSP	Dropping Off Last Sea Pilot (Norway) Hits: 352
DOP	Dropping Outward Pilot Hits: 245
DOT	Department of Transport Hits: 268
DRAUGHT (or DRAFT)	Depth to which a ship is immersed in water. The depth varies according to the design of the ship and will be greater or lesser depending not only on the weight of the ship and everything on board, but also on the density of the water in which the ship is lying. Hits: 266
DRK	Derrick Hits: 311
DUNNAGE	Materials of various types, often timber or matting, placed among the cargo for separation, and hence protection from damage, for ventilation and, in the case of certain cargoes, to provide space in which the tynes of a fork lift truck may be inserted. Hits: 271
DWAT (or DWT)	Deadweight. Weight of cargo, stores and water, i.e. the difference between lightship and loaded displacement. Hits: 757
EBB	A receeding current Hits: 354
EC	East Coast Hits: 343
EIU	Even If Used Hits: 309
ELVENT	Electric Ventilation Hits: 334
ETA	Estimated Time of Arrival - the projected date and time a shipment is scheduled to arrive at its destination. Hits: 306
ETC	Estimated Time of Completion Hits: 284
ETD	Estimated Time of Departure - the projected date and time a shipment is scheduled to depart from the port/airport of origin. Hits: 290
ETS	Estimated Time of Sailing Hits: 283

IFA offers services that cover efficiently any need for transport by sea or by land, from machinery to complete 'hi-tech, from food to chemicals.

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.