AAR |
after-action review |
AI |
artificial intelligence |
AEO |
authorized economic operator |
APEC |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
BBC |
British Broadcasting Corporation |
BCI |
Business Continuity Institute |
BCM |
business continuity management |
BCOs |
beneficiary cargo owners |
BCP |
business continuity plan |
BIA |
business impact analysis |
BIMCO |
Baltic & International Maritime Council |
BPA |
British Ports Association |
CFT |
cross-functional team |
CISG |
United Nations Convention on the Internal Sale of Goods |
CMS |
contract management software |
CPFR |
Collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment |
CRC |
Cyber-Resilience Centre |
DCSA |
Digital Container Shipping Association |
DoS |
denial of service |
ERCC |
Emergency Response Coordination Centre |
ERDS |
Extreme rainfall detection system |
ERM |
Enterprise Risk Management |
FIRMS |
Fire Information for Resource Management System |
GDACS |
Global Disaster Alerting and Coordination System |
GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
GPG |
Good Practice Guidelines |
GPHA |
Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority |
GRC |
Governance, Risk and Compliance |
GSCPI |
Global Supply Chain Pressure Index |
HR |
Human resources |
HS |
Horizon Scanning |
IACS |
International Association for Classification Societies |
ICDs |
Inland Container Depots |
IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
ISM |
International Safety Management Code |
ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
ISPS |
International Ship and Port Facility Security Code |
JICA |
Japan International Cooperation Agency |
KRI |
key risk indicators |
KPI |
key performance indicators |
LDC |
least developed country |
LLDC |
landlocked developing country |
LSCI |
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index |
MDST |
MDS Transmodal |
MMI |
Modified Mercalli intensity scale |
MTPD |
maximum tolerance periods of disruption |
NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NFPA |
National Fire Protection Association |
NGO |
non-governmental organization |
NIST |
National Institute of Standards and Technology |
PCS |
Port Community System |
PEMA |
Port Equipment Manufacturers Association |
RACI |
responsible, accountable, consulted and informed |
RMIS |
risk management information system |
RPO |
recovery point objective |
RPN |
Risk priority numbering |
RTO |
recovery time objective |
RPP |
risk response plan |
SIDS |
small island developing States |
SCRM |
Supply Chain Risk Management |
SLAs |
service-level agreements |
STS |
ship-to-shore |
TEU |
twenty-foot equivalent unit |
TtR |
time to recovery |
UNCTAD |
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
UNECA |
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa |
UNECE |
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
UNECLAC |
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean |
UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
UNESCAP |
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
UNESCWA |
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Asia |
VaR |
value-at-risk |
VPN |
virtual private networks |
VUCA |
volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity |
WCO |
World Customs Organization |