Maritime abbreviations
Speciel thanks to Ole Nørgaard who has contributed with his abbreviations.
| Entry | Explanation |
|---|---|
| n | and |
| N | Nord, north |
| N | Norge (gl. nationsbogstav) |
| N | Newton |
| N&T | Nordstrom & Thulin, svensk rederi |
| N-lig | nordlig |
| N. | Nord |
| n.r. | No risk until confirmed, Net register |
| N/S | Nuclear Ship |
| na | North America, North Atlantic, Not Absolutely, Nearst approach, Not available, not applicable, No account (banking) or No Advice. |
| NA | Namibia (gl. nationsbogstav) |
| naabsa | Not Always Afloat But Safely Aground |
| NAP | North Atlantic Prawns, firma på Nyk. Mors |
| NASCO | Norwegian Asian Seafarers Council |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Atlantpagten). |
| NAVSTAR GPS | NAVigation Satellit Timing And Ranging Global Positioning System |
| nb | New Building, Northbound, Nota bene |
| ncb | National Cargo Bureau |
| NCC | Non Containerized Cargo |
| NCL | Norwegian Cruise Line |
| NCP | National Contingency Plan |
| ncsa | North Coast South Coast America |
| ncv | No Commercial Value |
| ndv | Net Deadweight |
| ne | Not east (of), Not exceeding |
| NE | North East |
| NE. | North East |
| nedg. | nedgang |
| nei | Not elsewhere included |
| NEMEDRI | North European and Mediterranean Route Instruction. (vedr. mineområder samt minestrøgne skibsruter, ophørte i Danmark 1975). |
| nep | Not elsewhere provided |
| newci | Not east of / west coast Italy |
| NFD | Norwegian Friendship Development |
| NGC | Norwegian Gas Carriers |
| NGL | Natural Gas Liquid |
| NICA | Nordisk Industri Center Aalborg, et J.Lauritzen selskab |
| NIMA | National Imagery and Mapping Agency (USA), pendant til British Admiralty der udvikler søkort, bl.a. på CD-rom |
| NIS | Norsk Internasjonalt Skipsregister |
| NITC | National Iranian Tanker Company |
| NK | Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (japansk klasseselskab). |
| nkorl | No known,or reported loss |
| NKT | "Nordisk kabel & Tråd, ejer af kabelpram ""Henry P. Lading"" ex. forskibet af m/t ""Esso århus""." |
| nlpc | Very large product carrier |
| NMB | Norsk Maritimt Befalskartell |
| NMD | Norwegian Maritime Directorate |
| NMEA | The National Marine Electronics Association |
| NMF | Neufelder Maschinen Fabrikation |
| NMU | National Maritime Union, amerikansk sømandsforbund. |
| NNS | Newport News Shipbuilding |
| NNSS | Naval Navigation Satellite System (også kaldet TRANSIT-systemet) |
| No | nummer |
| noa | Not overaged |
| noc | Notice of cancellation |
| noe | Not otherweise enumerated |
| nohp | Not otherweise herein provided |
| noibn | Not otherweise indicated by number, not otherweise indexed by name. |
| NOK | Nord Ostsee Kanal, Kiel-kanalen |
| NOKUS | Norsk Kontrolleret Udenlandsk Selskab |
| NOL | Neptune Orient Lines, rederi i Singapore |
| nola | New Orleans (Louisiana, USA). |
| non mech | Non mechanical |
| non rev | Non reversible |
| NOOA | National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration |
| nop | Not otherweise provided |
| NOPEF | Norsk Olie- og Petrokemisk Forbund |
| NOR | Notice of Readiness, Not otherweise rated |
| NOR | Norsk Ordinært Register (Norsk Ordinært Skipsregister) |
| nora | Notice, or readiness accepted |
| NORDKOMPAS | den NORDiske KOMite for PASSagerskibe |
| norgrain | Grain Charter Party |
| nos | Not otherweise specified/shown, numbers |
| NP | Nautisk Prøvekammer |
| NPD | Norwegian Petroleum Directorate |
| npl | Norwegian policy lomits |
| Nr. | nummer |
| nr. | nummer |
| nrad | No risk after discharge |
| NRC | National Research Council, amerikansk rådgivningskommimite |
| NRT | Nettoregistertonnage |
| nrt. | Net register tons, er skibets bruttotonnage med fradrag af aptering for besætning, bro, m.v., samt et vist fradrag for maskinrum. NRT er i vid udstrækning målegrundlag for beregning af havne- og kanalafgifter. |
| NSA | Norwegian Shipowners Association |
| NSD | New Sulzer Diesel |
| NSE | Nakskov Skibs Entreprise |
| NSF | Norsk Sømandsforbund |
| NSF | Norsk Søofficers Forbund |
| nsf | Norwegian Sales Form |
| NSL | North Sea Line, ejet af Fred. Olsen, senere af DFDS (1998). |
| NSOAF | North Sea Offshore Authority Forum |
| NSPC | North Sea Production Company |
| nspf | Not specially/specifically provided for |
| NSU | National Seafarers Union (Sri Lanka). |
| NSU | Norwegian Seamens Union |
| nsw | New South Wales |
| nt | New Terms, New tonnage, Net terms, netto register |
| NT | Nettotonnage |
| NTB | North Sea Terminal Bremerhaven |
| NTC | Nordjysk Transport Center, ålborg |
| NTC | Norwegian Training Center, Manila |
| NTD | Northsea Technology Development, Ringkøbing |
| NTF | Nordisk Transportarbejder Føderation |
| nubaltwood | Timber charter party |
| NUMAST | National Union of Marine Officers |
| NUS | National Union of Seamen, UK |
| NUSI | National Union of Seamen of India |
| NV | Norske Veritas, Oslo |
| NV-Verlag | Nautische Veroffentlichung, privat udgiver af søkort |
| NVH | Nordsø Værftet Holding |
| NVIC | Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular |
| NW | North West |
| NW. | North West |
| nwt | Bleeding Wing Tanks |
| NYK | Nippon Yusen Kaisha, japan rederi |
| nype | New York Produce, charter party |
| nysa | New York Shipping Association |