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Glossary

A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P R S T U V W X



A

Acronym

Meaning

AA 

Association Agreement (EU–MEDA Countries)

AAA

Assistance to Association Agreement

AACO 

Arab Air Carriers Organisation

AADT

Annual Average Daily Traffic Flows

ACAC 

Arab Civil Aviation Commission

ACC 

Area Control Centre / ATC

ACI 

Airports Council International

ACIS 

Advance Cargo Information System (UNCTAD)

ACITA 

Automated Customs and International Trading Association

ADB

Asian Development Bank

ADC

Aqaba Development Corporation

ADR

Accord européen relatif au transport international de marchandises dangereuses par route /  Convention on the Transport of Dangerous goods by road

AEA 

Association of European Airlines

AEIF 

Agence Européenne pour l’Interopérabilité Ferroviaire / European Agency for railway Interoperability

AETR 

European Agreement on the Work of Crews of Vehicles engaged in International Road Transport

AFCAC 

African Civil Aviation Commission

AFESD

Arab Fund for Economic & Social Development

AFRAA 

African Airlines Association

AFS 

International convention on the control of harmful anti-fouling systems on ships

AFTA 

Arab Free Trade Agreement / Area

AFTN 

Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunications Network

AGC 

European Agreement on Main International Railway Lines

AGM 

Annual General Meeting (IATA)

AGN 

European Agreement on Main Inland Waterways of International Importance

AGR 

European Agreement on Main International Traffic Arteries

AGTC 

European Agreement on Important International Combined Transport Lines and Related Installations

AHB 

Alger Houari Boumediene (Algeria International Airport)

AICES 

Association of International Courier & Express Services

AIS 

Aeronautical Information Services

AIS 

Automatic Identification of Ships

AMS 

Automated Manifest System

AMU 

Arab Maghreb Union (Union du Maghreb Arabe)

ANDI

Agence Nationale de Développement de l'Investissement

ANERA 

Agence National d’études et de réalisation des aéroports

ANO 

Air Navigation Order

ANS 

Air Navigation Services

AOC 

Air Operator's Certificate

APC 

European Agreement on Minimum Requirements for the Issue and Validity of Driving Permits

APEC 

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

APU 

Arab Port Union

APU 

Auxiliary Power Unit

ARC

Aqaba Railway (Jordan)

ARINC 

Aeronautical Radio Inc (US)

ARLA

Reform of Lebanese Administration

AROC 

Aqaba Railway Operating Company

ASA 

Air Services Agreement

ASCII 

American Standard Code for Information Interchange

ASEAN 

Association of South East Asian Nations

ASECNA 

Agence pour la Sécurité de la Navigation Aérienne en Afrique et à Madagascar

ASEZA

Aqaba Special Economic Zone Administration / Aqaba Free Zone (Jordan)

ASK 

Available Seat Kilometres

ASM 

Agency Sector Management

ASN 

Anti smuggling net

ASYCUDA

Automated System For Customs Data

ATA 

Admission Temporaire or Temporary Export, used in Conjunction with the Word 'Carnet'

ATC

Air Traffic Control

ATCS 

Air Traffic Control System

ATK 

Available Tonne Kilometre

ATM

Air Traffic Management

ATNS 

Air Traffic and Navigation Services

ATP

International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs

ATP

Convention on transport of perishable foodstuffs by road

ATP

Automatic Train Protection

ATS 

Air Traffic Services

ATS/DS 

Air Traffic Services Direct Speech

ATSP 

Air Traffic Service Providers

AUC 

Air Transport Users Council

AUR

Arab Union of Railways

AWB 

Airway Bill

AWIWL 

Always Within Institute Warranty Limits

AWRI 

Additional War Risk Insurance

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B

B/C

Benefit to Cost Ratio

B/L 

Bill of Lading

B/P 

Bills Payable

B/R 

Bills Receivable

B2B 

Business to Business

B2C 

Business to Consumer

BAF 

Bunker Adjustment Factor

BCEOM 

French Consulting Group

BCO 

Beneficial Cargo Owner

BDI 

Both Dates Inclusive

BIA 

Beirut International Airport

BIC 

Bureau International des Containers (International Container Bureau)

BIP 

Border Inspection Post

BLU 

Code of Practice for the Safe Loading and Unloading of Bulk Carriers

BoD

Board of Directors

BOLERO 

Système de Transmission Electronique des B/L

BOO

Build, Own, Operate

BOOT

Build, Own, Operate, Transfer

BOT

Build-Operate-Transfer

BSP 

Billing and Settlement Plan

BTI 

Binding Tariff Information

BTO

Build, Transfer, Operate

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C

C of O 

Certificate of Origin

C/N 

Consignment Note

CAA

Civil Aviation Authority

CABAF 

Currency And Bunker Adjustment Factor

CAD 

Civil Aviation Directories

CAF 

Currency Adjustment Factor

CALTRAM 

Compagnie Algéro-Libyenne de Transport Maritime

CANSO 

Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation

CAP 

Common Agricultural Policy of the EU

CASS 

Cargo Accounts Settlement Systems

CBFT 

Cubic Feet

CBM 

Cubic Metres

CBP 

Customs and Border Protection

CBR 

Commodity Box Rate

CC 

Continuation Clause

CC 

Cubic Centimetres/Capacity

CCC 

Customs Cooperation Council, now WCO

CCT 

Common Customs Tariff

CCTO 

Central Community Transit Office

CDO 

Central Deferment Office

CEA

Commission Economique pour l'Afrique /  Economical Commission for Africa

CEC

Commission of European Communities

CEC 

Central European Countries

CEEC 

Central & Eastern European Countries

CEFACT 

UN Centre for Trade Facilitation & Electronic Business

CEFTA 

Central European Free Trade Agreement

CEMT 

Conférence Européenne des Ministres des Transports / European Conference of Ministers of Transport

CEN 

European Committee for Standardisation (Comité Européen de Normalisation)

CEPII 

Centre d’Etudes Prospectives et d’Informations Internationales

CER

Community of European Railways

CETIS 

Customs Electronic Tariff Information Service

CETMO

Centre des études de transport en Mediterranée occidentale /  Transport Study Centre for the Western Mediterranean

CETMP

Centre d'Etudes des Transports de La Méditerranée Occidentale

CFM 

Container Flow Management

CFO 

Central Filing Office

CFO 

Chief Financial Officer

CFR 

Cost and Freight (Named Port of Destination)

CFS 

Container Freight Station

CFSP 

Customs Freight Simplified Procedures

CFT 

Cubic Feet

CFTM 

Comite des Transports Ferroviaires Maghrébins