Acronym |
Full Name |
---|---|
ADO |
Automotive Diesel Oil |
AOA |
Air Operational; Area |
AWB |
Airway Bill |
BL |
Bill of Lading |
C&F |
Cost & Freight |
CAA |
Civil Aviation Authority |
CARE |
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere |
CFS |
Container Freight Stations / Services |
FEU |
Forty Foot Equivalent Unit |
FISA |
Friendly Islands Shipping Agency |
FMF |
Flour Mills of Fiji |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
ft |
Foot (length) |
GoT |
Government of Tonga |
GPS |
Global Positioning System |
GPRS |
General Pocket Radio Service |
GSM |
Global System for Mobile (communication) |
GRT |
Gross Register Tonnage |
IATA |
International Air Transport Association |
IBC |
Intermediate Bulk Containers |
ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
IDPs |
Internally Displaced Persons |
ILS |
Instrument Landing System |
IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
IMO |
International Maritime Organisation |
INGO |
International NGO |
IOM |
International Organization for Migration |
ISPs |
Internet Service Providers |
ISPS |
International Ship and Port Security |
KVA |
Kilo Volt Ampere |
LCA |
Logistics Capacity Assessment |
LCT |
Local Coastal Tanker |
LPG |
Liquid Petroleum Gas |
LOA |
Length Over All (length of vessel at waterline) |
M |
Meter (m3 = cubic meter, m2 = square meter) |
MHE |
Material Handling Equipment |
MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
MSU |
Mobile Storage Unit |
MT |
Metric Tons |
MTOW |
Maximum Take Off Weight |
MW |
Megawatt |
N/A |
Not Available |
NDB |
Non-directional beacon |
NEMO |
National Emergency Management Office |
NFI |
Non-food Items |
NGO |
Non-governmental Organization |
NIIP |
National Infrastructure and Investment Plan |
NOF |
Non Objection Fee; |
OCHA |
Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |
Pax |
Passengers |
PCN |
Pavement Classification Number |
RC |
Resident Coordinator |
RoRo |
Roll on Roll off |
SITC |
Standard International Trade Classification |
T |
Tons |
TCC |
Tonga Communications Corporation |
T&D |
Transmission and Distribution |
TDS |
Tonga Defence Services |
TEUs |
Twenty Foot Equivalent Units |
THC |
Terminal Handling Charge |
TPA |
Tonga Port Authority |
TPL |
Tonga Power Limited |
TSCP |
Transport Sector Consolidated Project |
UNAIDS |
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS |
UNCT |
United Nations Country Team |
UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
UNEP |
United Nations Environmental Programme |
UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
UNFPA |
United Nations Population Fund |
UNHAS |
United Nations Humanitarian Air Service |
UNHCR |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
UNICEF |
United Nations Children's Fund |
(V)HF |
(Very) High Frequency |
VOR |
VHF OmniRange (Navigational system) |
V-SAT |
Very Small Aperture Terminal (communication system) |
WAL |
Waste Authority Limited |
WASH |
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene |
WCO |
World Customs Organization |
WFP |
World Food Programme |
WHO |
World Health Organization |
WVI |
World Vision International |