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Glossary

Term	Definition
DOLSP	Dropping Off Last Sea Pilot (Norway) Hits: 631
DOP	Dropping Outward Pilot Hits: 483
DOT	Department of Transport Hits: 521
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: 550
DRK	Derrick Hits: 528
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: 521
DWAT (or DWT)	Deadweight. Weight of cargo, stores and water, i.e. the difference between lightship and loaded displacement. Hits: 1682
EBB	A receeding current Hits: 624
EC	East Coast Hits: 616
EIU	Even If Used Hits: 609
ELVENT	Electric Ventilation Hits: 635
ETA	Estimated Time of Arrival - the projected date and time a shipment is scheduled to arrive at its destination. Hits: 581
ETC	Estimated Time of Completion Hits: 625
ETD	Estimated Time of Departure - the projected date and time a shipment is scheduled to depart from the port/airport of origin. Hits: 549
ETS	Estimated Time of Sailing Hits: 541

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.