Unit 12 A Bill of Lading

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Unit 12 A Bill of Lading
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• The Bill of lading (abbreviated generally in use
  as B/L) is a document of transportation by sea
  issued by the carrier or someone on behalf of him
  to the shipper. First, its a document of title.
  If made negotiable, it can be transferred with
  the endorsement of the right person while the
  goods are in transit.

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• Letters of credit often contain the stipulation
  for bill of lading like Full set of clean on
  board marine bills of lading made out to order
  and endorsed in blank marked Freight Prepaid /
  Collect, notifying the accountee.

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• Second, it serves as an evidence of contract of
  carriage between the carrier and the shipper. The
  carrier is responsible for delivering the goods
  to a named port at the disposal of the holder of
  the bill of lading as stipulated. Third, its a
  receipt for goods which evidences the taking-over
  or loading by the carrier of the goods as
  described in the bill of lading.

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• On the face of the B/L the following particulars
  are to be noted
• 1.  The name of the steamer carrying the cargo.
• 2.   The port of loading and the port of
  discharge.
• 3. The name of the shipper or consignor.

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• 4. he name of the consignee or his order (as
  signs).
• 5.  The party to be notified.
• 6.  Freight and charges, prepaid or not.

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• 7.The main particulars regarding the goods
  loaded on the steamer the description, marks,
  number of packages, weight or measurements,
  number of copies of the B/L, the date, the
  signature of the ship-owner or its agents or the
  captain of the steamer.

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• There are many different kinds of bills of lading
  such as on board B/L and received-for-shipment
  B/L according to whether the goods are shipped on
  board vessel or not at the time of issuing the
  B/L clean B/L and foul B/L according to whether
  it bears unclean notation which declares a
  defective condition of the goods and/or the
  package or not

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• straight B/L, bearer B/L and order B/L according
  to whether the document is negotiable or not
  direct B/L, through B/L and transshipment B/L
  according to different modes of shipment liner
  B/L and charter party B/L according to the way in
  which the vessel is operated and others as stale
  B/L, container B/L etc..

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• Text B

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• CHINA OCEAN SHIPPING COMPANY
• ??? HEAD OFFICE ?? BEIJING
• ??? BRANCH OFFICE ?? GUANGZHOU
• ?? SHANGHAI
  ?? TIANJIN
• ???? CABLE ADDRESS cosco

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?? ? ? BILL OF
LADING ORIGINAL ? ?
? ? ? DIRECT OR WITH TRANSHIPMENT
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• Shippers are requested to note particularly the
  exceptions and conditions of this Bill of Lading
  with reference to the validity of the insurance
  upon their goods.
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• Date.at
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  For the Master

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• Please fill in the following Bill of Lading with
  the particulars given below

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• CHINA OCEAN SHIPPING COMPANY
• HEAD OFFICE BEIJING
• BRANCH OFFICEGUANGZHOU , SHANGHAI , TIANJIN
• CABLE ADDRESS cosco

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BILL OF LADING (ORIGINAL) DIRECT OR
WITH TRANSHIPMENT
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• Shippers are requested to note particularly the
  exceptions and conditions of this Bill of Lading
  with reference to the validity of the insurance
  upon their goods.
• Date.at .
  
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  For the Master

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