| ABBREVIATION |
MEANING |
| SATPM |
Saturday P.M. |
| SB |
Safe Berth |
| SD (or SID) |
Single Decker |
| SEAFREIGHT |
Costs charged for transporting goods over the sea. This does not cover haulage or loading/discharging costs but the sea transport only |
| SEAWORTHINESS |
Statement of condition of the vessel (valid certificates, fully equipped and manned etc.) |
| SELFD |
Self Discharging |
| SEMI-TRAILERS |
Are usually 12.0 meter flat bed road trailers |
| SF |
Stowage Factor. Cubic space (measurement tonne) occupied by one tonne (2,240 lbs/1,000 kgs) of cargo |
| SHINC |
Sundays/Holidays Included |
| SHEX |
Sundays/Holidays Excluded |
| SKIDS |
Are bearers (timber or steel) positioned under the cargo to enable forklift handling at port, and for ease of rigging and lashing on board ship. |
| SN |
Satellite Navigation - A form of position finding using radio transmissions from satellites with sophisticated on-board automatic equipment |
| SOC |
Shipper Owned Container |
| SOF |
Statement of Facts |
| SP |
Safe Port |
| SPIDERING |
Is the strengthening of circular tanks for transport, this prevents the tanks from becoming warped. The tanks are strengthened with steel or wood crossbeams giving a "spider" appearance |
| SRBL |
Signing and Releasing Bill of Lading |
| SSHEX |
Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Excluded |
| SSHINC (or SATSHINC) |
Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays Included |
| STABILITY |
It is paramount that a vessel is stable in all aspects at all times. When cargo is loaded/discharged, the stability is monitored by a computer, which takes into account the weight and position of cargo within the vessel. |
| STARBOARD |
Right side of a ship when facing the front or forward end. |
| STEM |
Subject to Enough Merchandise (Availability of cargo). Also, the forward most part of the bow. |
| STERN |
The aformost or after part of a ship |
| SUB |
Subject (to). Depending upon as a condition |
| SUPERCARGO |
Person employed by a ship owner, shipping company, charterer of a ship or shipper of goods to supervise cargo handling operations. Often called a port captain. |
| SWAD |
Salt Water Arrival Draft |
| SWDD |
Salt Water Departure Draft |
