| Baltime
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Timecharter charter party.
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| Baltimore Form C
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Voyage charter party (grain).
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| Bale
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Volume capacity of cargo hold(s) used to estimate intake of non-bulk cargo (in cbft or cbm).
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| BC
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Bulkcarrier.
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| Beam
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Breadth of a vessel.
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| Bill of Lading
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A document which establishes the terms of a contract between a shipper and owner to move cargo between specified ports. The B/L is usually prepared by the shipper on a form issued by the owner. It is a document of title, contract of carriage and a receipt for goods.
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| B/L
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Bill of Lading.
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| Booking Note
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Short form contract usually used for part cargoes.
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| Box Shaped Hold
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Cargo hold in which the sides and the bottom join at right angles.
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| Breakbulk
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Bundled, palletised or packaged goods that are not shipped in containers.
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| Bulkcarrier
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Vessel built to transport dry bulk cargoes.
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| Bulkhead
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A partition separating one part of a ship (e.g. hold or tank) from another part.
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| Bunker Adjustment Factor (BAF)
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Adjustment to freight rates to compensate for fluctuations in the market price for fuel.
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| BV
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Bureau Veritas, classification society.
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