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Glossaries

Term Definition
T/S
Transhipment - a shipping arrangement in which a shipment is discharged of the vessel at an intermediate port enroute and subsequently reloaded to another vessel for carriage to its final destinationl
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TBN
To Be Named / To Be Nominated
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TC
Time Charter - Owners agree to hire a particular ship for a set length of time and provide technical management, crewing etc.
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TCP
Time Charter Party
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TEU
Standard 20' Container, twenty-foot equivalent unit, a standard size intermodal container.
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THWARTSHIPS
At right angles to the centreline of the ship
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TIDE
The periodic rise and fall of water level in the oceans
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TIME BAR
Time after which legal claims will not be entered
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TOPSIDES
The sides of a ship between the waterline and the deck; sometimes referring to onto or above the deck
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TRIM
Fore and aft balance of a ship
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TTL
Total
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TW
Tween Decker
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