Abbreviation (S)

Description

S&C

Shipper and Carrier.

S/C

Surcharge.

S/D

Sailing Date.

S&FA

Sipping and Forwarding Agent.

S/S

Short Shipment / Shut Out

SCA

Special Container Additional

SCR

Specific Commodity Rate

SDR

Special Dewing Rights.

SEA

Special Equipment Additional-Additional Charges For the Usage of A Special Container.

SHEX

Sundays and Holidays Excluded.

SITPRO

Simplification of International Trade Procedures Board

SL.&C

Shippers Load and Count.

SLI

Shipper's Letter of Instructions.

SLOT

Slot-20ft Space on Board a Vessel Occupied by a Container.

SOB

Shipped on Board - An Endorsement on The Bill of Lading Confirming Loading of Goods on the Vessel.

SOL

Shipowners Liability.

SPA.

Subject to Particular Average.

SQ.CM

Square Centimeter.

SQ.IN

Square Inch.

SSN

Standard Shipping Note-A Notice, Given to Port Authorities, With Details of Intended Shipment, Number of Packages, Weights, Vessel .

STC

Said To Contain-Used When Issuing B/L By Agents on Behalf of Principals, Where Agent has No First Hand Knowledge of the Contents of a Container.

Stowage Plan

Plan Which Shows Position of Each Container Stowed on the Ship.

Stuffing/Unstuffing

Packing/ Unpacking a Container.

STVDRS

Stevedores.

Sub L/C

Subject to Letter of Credit Being Opened.

Sub License

Subject to License Being Granted.

SWIFT

Society for World-Wide Interbank Financial Telecommunications-A Computer System for Inter-bank Transfer.