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W.A.
- With Average
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W.A.
- With average
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W.B.
- Water ballast, Warehouse Book, Way Bill
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W.B./E.I.
- West Britain/East Ireland
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w.b.s.
- Without benefit of salvage
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W.C.
- West Coast
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W.C.I.
- World Confederation of Labor
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W.C.S.A.
- West coast of South America
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W.D.F.
- Wireless direction finder
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W.E.C.M.
- Warranted existing class maintained
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W.E.U.
- Western European Union
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W.F.T.U.
- World Federation of Trade Unions
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w.g.
- Weight guaranteed
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W.H.O.
- World Health Organization
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W.M.O.
- World Meteorological Organization
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W.N.A.
- Winter North Atlantic
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w.o.b.
- Washed overboard
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W.O.L.
- Wharfowners' liability
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w.p.
- Without prejudice, Weather permitting
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W.P.A.
- With particular average
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w.p.p.
- Waterproof paper packing
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W.R.
- Warehouse receipts
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w.r.o.
- War risk only
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W.R.T.D.
- Without reference to date
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W.T.B.A.
- Wording to be agreed
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w.w.d.
- Weather working days
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W/d
- Warranted
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W/M
- Weight and /or Measurement
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W/W
- Warehouse warrant
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WACH
- West African Clearing House
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WADB
- West African Development Bank
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WAEC
- West African Economic Community
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WAMU
- West African Monetary Union
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WAOB
- World Agricultural Outlook Board
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WARC
- World Administrative Radio Conference
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WARDA
- West Africa Rice Development Association
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waybill
- Document used as a receipt for goods. Unlike a bill of lading it is not a
document of title. This document is also synonymous with liner waybill,
ocean waybill, or sea waybill.
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WCL
- World Confederation of Labor
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Wdg.
- Wording
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WEU
- Western European Union
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Wf.
- Wharf
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WFC
- World Food Council
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WFDFI
- World Federation of Development Financing Institutions
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WFP
- World Food Program
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WH
- World Health Organization
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wharf
- Structure built alongside the water where ships berth for loading or
unloading goods.
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Wharfage
- A charge assessed by a pier or dock owner for handling incoming or
outgoing cargo.
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white products
- Refined products.
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WIP
- World Intellectual Property Organization
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With Average
- A marine insurance term meaning that a shipment is protected from partial
damage whenever the damage exceeds 3 percent (or some other percentage). If
the ship is involved in a major catastrophe, such as a collision, fire or
stranding, the minimum percentage requirement is waived and the insurance
company pays for all of the damage. See: Marine Cargo Insurance.
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Without Reserve
- A term indicating that a shipper's agent or representative is empowered to
make definitive decisions and adjustments abroad without approval of the
group or individual represented.
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WM
- World Meteorological Organization
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World Bank
- The World Bank is an integrated group of international institutions which
provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries. The
World Bank includes the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development and the International Development Association. World Bank
affiliates, legally and financially separate, include the International
Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes, the International Finance
Corporation, and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. World Bank
headquarters are in Washington, D.C.
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World Confederation of
Labor - The
WCL represents the cultural, economic, political, and social interests of
millions of workers in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle
East. The Confederation was founded in 1920 as th International Federation
of Christian Trade Unions (IFCTU .. not to be confused with ICFTU, the
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions); headquarters are in
Brussels, Belgium.
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World Federation of
Development Financing Institutions
- WFDFI (Spanish: Federacion Mundial de Instituciones Financieras de
Desarollo, WFDFI) promotes improved technical operations of, and
coordination among, worldwide development banking activities. Federation
members include development financing institutions. The Federation was
established in 1979; headquarters are in Madrid, Spain.
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World Food Council
- The WFC is a UN body which was created in December 1974 to help eliminate
hunger and malnutrition. The Council monitors world food production,
consumption, and trade patterns. The Council provides a forum for
international discussion and assistance on ways of improving food production
in developing countries and in increasing world food security. WFC
headquarters are in Rome, Italy.
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World Food Program
- The WFP, created in 1963, is a United Nations program with headquarters in
Rome, Italy. WFP administers the International Emergency Food Reserve and
supports projects which incease agricultural production, nutrition, and
social and economic development in developing countries.
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World Health
Organization
- The WHO (French: Organisation Mondiale de la Sante, OMS) is a specialized
agency of the United Nations which sets standards for the quality control of
drugs, vaccines, and other substances affecting health. WHO was established
in July 1946; headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. See: Codex
Alimentarius Commission.
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World Intellectual
Property Organization
- WIPO (French: Organisation Mondiale de la Propriete Intellectuelle, OMPI)
promotes protection of intellectual property around the world through
cooperation among states, and administers various "Unions," each founded on
a multilateral treaty and dealing with the legal and administrative aspects
of intellectual property. The Organization was established in 1967 (came
into force in 1970), and became a specialized agency of the United Nations
in December 1974; headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland.
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World Intellectual
Property Organization (WIPO)
- One of the 15 'specialized agencies' of the United Nations system of
organizations. WIPO, located in Geneva, is responsible for the promotion of
the protection of intellectual property (copyrights, trademarks, patents)
throughout the world through cooperation among states, and for the
administration of various 'Unions,' each founded on a multilateral treaty
and dealing with the legal and administrative aspects of intellectual
property.
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World Meteorological
Organization
- Originally established under another name in 1875, the WMO was
reconstituted and renamed in 1951. The WMO facilitates worldwide cooperation
in establishing a network for meteorological, hydrological, and geophysical
observations, for exchanging meteorological and related information, and for
promoting standardization in meteorological measurements. Organization
headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland.
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World Tourism
Organization
- The WTO, associated with the United Nations, is an intergovernmental
technical body dealing with all aspects of tourism. The Organization
promotes and develops tourism as a means of contributing to economic
development, international understanding, peace, and prosperity. The WTO
provides a world clearing house for the collection, analysis, and
dissemination of technical tourism information and it offers national
tourism administrations and organizations a means for multilateral
approaches to international discussions and negotiations on tourism policy
and practice. The Organization was established in November 1974;
headquarters are in Madrid, Spain.
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World Trade
Organization
- Provisions to establish the WTO were reached in the Uruguay Round of the
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). The WTO is scheduled to be
established no later than 1997 as an international organization of
comparable stature to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
The Organization is expected to facilitate implementation of trade
agreements reached in the Uruguay Round by bringing them under one
institutional umbrella, requiring full participation of all countries in one
new trading system, and providing a permanent forum to discuss new issues
facing the international trading system. The WTO system will be available
only to countries which: (a) are contracting parties to the GATT, (b) agree
to adhere to all of the Uruguay Round agreements, and (c) submit schedules
of market access commitments for industrial goods, agricultural goods, and
services.
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World Traders Data
Reports -
WTDR is an International Trade Administration fee-based service which
provides a confidential background report on a specific foreign firm,
prepared by commercial officers overseas. WTDRs provide information about
the type of organization, year established, relative size, number of
employees, general reputation, territory covered, language preferred,
product lines handled, principal owners, financial references, and trade
references. WTDRs include narrative information about the reliability of the
foreign firm.
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WT
- World Tourism Organization, World Trade Organization
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wt.
- Weight
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Wtd.
- Warranted
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WTDR
- World Trade Data Report
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WTDR
- World Traders Data Report
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Wties
- Warranties
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WTM
- World Tourism Market
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Wty
- Warranty
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