Abbreviations (FIATA) - B

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

• В.А.С. - bunker adjustment charge
• В.А.F. - bunker adjustment factor
• Bags/Bulk - part in bags, part in bulk
• В.С. - bulk cargo
• B/D - bank(еr's) draft [1]
• b.d.i. - both dates (days) inclusive
• bdth. - breadth
• Bdy. - boundary
• B/G - bonded goods
• Bk. - bank
• Bkge - brokerage
• B/L - bill of lading [2]
• blk. - bulk
• brl. - barrel
• BUP - Bulk Unit Programme
• B.W. - bonded warehouse
• bxs. - boxes

[1] Draft - bill of exchange, document containing drawer's proposal to drawee to pay to the holder of a bill or to his order a certain amount of money in a timely manner. Drafts, offered by the bank to the bank, called the bankers bill.
[2] Form of document issued by a carrier to the shipper of goods carried by water means of transport, confirming acceptance of the goods and the carrier's obligations hand over the goods at the port of destination to consignee. The originals of bills of lading in international trade practices are of title and settlement documents. In the carriage of goods by liner vessels in the absence of a charter party, bill of lading serves contract function of carriage by sea. Bills of lading are: nominal, ie, discharged at a specific consignee; made out to order, issued by order of the recipient; bearer. Through Bill of Lading - a transport document covering the transportation of cargo to final destinations, including transshipment in the interim port.