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Transport Documents
The Bill of Lading
The bill of lading serves three functions:
1) It is a document of title
2) It is an evidence of the contract of carriage
3) It is a receipt
The bills of lading documents vary amongst
shipping companies & for different classes of
vessel
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B/L - Front page schedule

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Bill Serial No: identity of issuer, date and place of issue

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Identity of shipper and consignee (person who can sign for receipt)
Address to which notifications are to be sent
Identity & place of receipt of pre-carrier (if any)
Vessel, ports of loading and discharge, place of delivery to the
carrier
A detailed list of all items/packages/containers including: quantity,
weight, dimensions, identifying marks, description
Freight charges and daily demurrage rates
Number of original bills (usually 3 or 4)
Signature of the legally authorised issuer with the words
“in apparent good order” if the goods consigned for shipment are so
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Action Point

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Read the conditions
on the back
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Charter Party - Part I
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Identity and place of business of ship owner, charterer, broker
& shipper(s)
3
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Vessel’s deadweight cargo carrying capacity in tons (tonnes)
5
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Expected date on which the ship will be ready for charter
7
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Freight charges, loading & discharge costs & daily demurrage
9
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Brokerage commission
11
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Charter Party - Part II
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Owner’s responsibility for loss or damage
3
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Liberty of the vessel to deviate from scheduled route
5
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Freight charge,terms of payment & lien on goods in event of
default
7
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Indemnity for non-performance of contract & responsibilities of
all parties in hazardous situations
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Combined transport Bill of Lading
It is issued by a combined transport operator that covers multimodal transport

Container Bill of Lading
Covers the goods from port-to-port

Groupage Bill of Lading
Forwarding agents are permitted to hold freight until it can be
grouped into an efficient-sized load

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Transport documents
Air Waybill

An Air Waybill is not a document of
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Road transport documents - The CMR
The carrier is responsible to verify:
The accuracy of the consignment note accompanying the goods
The number of packages, their marks & the apparent condition
of the packaging
The gross weight of the goods transported

TIR system
Outside of EU & USA
Recognised by more than 60 countries
Reduction of delays at frontiers of transit countries for
customs-sealed containers
The duty payable is guaranteed by the association issuing the
TIR carnets
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Make the ship seaworthy
Properly crew, equip & supply the vessel
Ensure that holds are clean & free from
traces of previous cargo

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