Each industry has its own lingo, way of talking or speaking. Nowadays, everything has an acronym. Please find the below list of standard acronyms used in the Inland River, Port and Terminal industry.
If we are missing an acronym, please feel free to suggest an addition.
| ACBL | American Commercial Barge Line |
| AIS | Automatic Identification System |
| AMH | America's Marine Highway |
| AMPE | Accredited Maritime Port Executive |
| AMSC | Area Maritime Security Committees |
| AOPOA | Arkansas Oklahoma Port Operators Association |
| ARERT | Arkansas River Emergency Reaction Team |
| ASLRRA | American Short Line ad Regional Railroad Association |
| ATON | Aids to Navigation |
| AWA | Arkansas Waterways Association |
| AWC | Arkansas Waterways Commission |
| AWO | American Waterways Operators Association |
| AWS | Alert Warning System |
| BLC | Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| BNM | Broadcast to Mariners- USCG |
| BOL | Bill of Lading |
| CEA | Council of Economic Advisors |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CFS | Cubic Feet per Second |
| CGB | Consolidated Grain & Barge |
| CGCSO | Coast Guard Cyber Strategic Outlook |
| CG-CVC | Coast Guard Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance |
| CGCYBER | U.S. Coast Guard Cyber Command |
| CG-ENG | Coast Guard Office of Design and Engineering Standards |
| CG-FAC | Coast Guard Office of Port and Facility Compliance |
| CIRCIA | Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 |
| CISA | Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency |
| COB | Container on Barge |
| COTP | Captain of the Port |
| CPG | Cybersecurity Performance Goal |
| CRISI | Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements |
| CRM | Cyber Risk Management |
| CSF | Cybersecurity framework |
| CSRC | Computer Secure Resource Center |
| CTLC | Consolidated Terminals & Logistics |
| CySO | Cybersecurity officer |
| DERA | Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Program |
| DHS | Department of Homeland Security |
| DOD | Department of Defense |
| DOT | Department of Transportation |
| EDA | Economic Development Agency |
| EOC | Emergency Operation Center |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| ESF | Emergency Support Function |
| FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| FR | Federal Register |
| FRA | Federal Railroad Administration |
| FSA | Facility Security Assessment |
| FSP | Facility Security Plan |
| GICA | Gulf and Intracoastal Canal Association |
| GIWW | Gulf and Intracoastal Waterway |
| HLSEM | Homeland Security and Emergency Management |
| HMI | Human-machine interface |
| IAMPE | International Association of Maritime Port Executives |
| ICR | Information collection request |
| IEc | Industrial Economics, Incorporated |
| IIJA | Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act |
| IMO | International Maritime Organization |
| INFRA | Infrastructure for Rebuilding America Program |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| IRCA | Illinois River Carriers' Association |
| IRFA | Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis |
| IRPT | Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals |
| ISM | International Safety Management |
| IT | Information Technology |
| IWR | Institute of Water Resources, a division of the USACE |
| IWUB | Inland Waterways Users Board |
| KEV | Known Exploited Vulnerability |
| L&D | Lock and Dam |
| LMR | Lower Mississippi River |
| LOMRC | Lower Mississippi River Committee |
| LPMS | Lock Performance Monitoring System |
| MARAD | Maritime Administration |
| MCAAG | Maritime Cybersecurity Assessment and Annex Guide |
| MEGA | National Infrastructure Project Assistance Program |
| MISLE | Marine Information for Safety and Law Enforcement |
| MM | Mile Marker |
| MODU | Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MPM | Maritime Port Manager |
| MRRP | Missouri River Recovery Program |
| MSC | Marine Safety Center |
| MSC–FAL | International Maritime Organization's Marine Safety Committee and Facilitation Committee |
| MSIB | Marine Safety Information Bulletin |
| MTS | Marine Transportation System |
| MTSA | Marine Transportation Security Act 2002 |
| MTSNAC | Marine Transportation System National Advisory Committee |
| MVTTC | Mississippi Valley Trade & Transport Council |
| NAFTZ | National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones |
| NAICS | North American Industry Classification System |
| NFSP | National Freight Strategic Plan |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NMFN | National Multimodal Freight Network |
| NMSAC | National Maritime Security Advisory Committee |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NOFO | Notice of Funding Opportunity |
| NRC | National Response Center |
| NPRM | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| NVIC | Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular |
| NWC | National Waterways Conference |
| NWS | National Weather Service |
| O & D | Origination and Destination |
| O & M | Operation and Maintenance |
| OCMI | Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection |
| OCS | Outer Continental Shelf |
| OEWS | Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
| ORBA | Ohio River Basin Alliance |
| OSV | Offshore Supply Vessel |
| OT | Operational Technology |
| PAL | Ports Association of Louisiana |
| PIDP | Port Infrastructure Development Program |
| PII | Personally Identifiable Information |
| PROTECT | Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation Program |
| PSGP | Port Security Grant Program |
| QCEW | Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages |
| RAISE | Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity |
| RIA | Regulatory Impact Analysis |
| RIAC | River Industry Action Committee |
| RM | River Mile |
| RURAL | Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program |
| SBA | Small Business Administration |
| SEC | Sector |
| SEMA | State Emergency Management |
| SME | Subject Matter Expert |
| SMS | Safety management system |
| T&I | Transportation and Infrastructure (Committee in House of Representatives) |
| TDI | Transportation Digital Infrastructure |
| TPO | Third Party Organization |
| TSI | Transportation security incident |
| TSMS | Towing Safety Management Systems |
| UMIB | Urgent Marine Information Broadcast |
| UMR | Upper Mississippi River |
| UMRBA | Upper Mississippi River Basin Association |
| USACE | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
| U.S.C. | United States Code |
| USCG | United States Coast Guard |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
| VOR | Vessel Operating Report |
| VSA | Vessel Security Assessment |
| VSP | Vessel Security Plan |
| WAP | Waterways Action Plan |
| WCI | Waterways Council Inc |
| WRDA | Water Resources Development Act |