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Glossary

Term	Definition
DOLSP	Dropping Off Last Sea Pilot (Norway) Hits: 713
DOP	Dropping Outward Pilot Hits: 555
DOT	Department of Transport Hits: 594
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: 650
DRK	Derrick Hits: 597
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: 601
DWAT (or DWT)	Deadweight. Weight of cargo, stores and water, i.e. the difference between lightship and loaded displacement. Hits: 1811
EBB	A receeding current Hits: 700
EC	East Coast Hits: 698
EIU	Even If Used Hits: 680
ELVENT	Electric Ventilation Hits: 713
ETA	Estimated Time of Arrival - the projected date and time a shipment is scheduled to arrive at its destination. Hits: 659
ETC	Estimated Time of Completion Hits: 707
ETD	Estimated Time of Departure - the projected date and time a shipment is scheduled to depart from the port/airport of origin. Hits: 624
ETS	Estimated Time of Sailing Hits: 623

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.