Amirabad port
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September

sea ​​bill of lading

Sea bill of lading as the name suggests; It is called a bill of lading that is issued by the shipping company or its representative in exchange for receiving the goods for transportation.

sea ​​bill of lading; Bills of lading are either negotiable or non-negotiable. This means that if it is negotiable; It means that it can be traded and transferred and anyone can have it; The owner of the goods is known. But if it is non-negotiable; It means that it is non-negotiable and transferable to another, and it is usually endorsed and has only one owner whose name is mentioned.

Bill of lading Marine It is a negotiable and transferable bill of lading.

There are two types of sea waybills:

  • A bill of lading for transit (TRAMP) issued under a charter contract.

in the bill of lading for transit transportation; The carrier ship usually carries one or a part of a complete cargo, and for this reason the ship owner accepts the obligation stated in the ship charter contract; As a result, Trump's bill of lading governs shipment by a vessel that does not operate as a liner.

  • Bill of lading related to the shipping line

In case of transportation by shipping line; The agreement to rent or store space on the ship in question and confirms that the necessary space for the desired goods is provided on the ship.

In other words, the shipping line's bill of lading has terms and conditions that constitute the obligation and responsibility of the line.

In the sea bill of lading, all the conditions of transportation as well as the specifications of the cargo, such as the weight and volume, the type of goods and the number of packages; The name of the port of origin and destination port of loading and the name of the ship as well as the date of shipment are indicated.

In the sea bill of lading, the bill of lading is usually issued in several original copies; In letters of credit, it is requested that all original copies, which are called FULL SET in the term, be presented to the bank that deals with the documents; If one of the originals is not provided, the bank will refuse to deal with the documents under the corresponding letter of credit.

A bill of lading issued with the title "RECEIVED FOR SHIPMENT"; must mention the place of receiving the goods and the bill of lading indicating the loading of the returned goods (SHIPPED ON BOARD B/L); It should show the name, nationality of the ship, place and date of loading.

The goods at the destination will be given to the buyer by the shipping company only if an ORIGINAL signed copy of the bill of lading is presented.

sea ​​bill of lading

Items included in the sea waybill

  1. Name and address of the sender of the goods, SHIPPER
  2. The name and address of the recipient of the goods, CONSIGNEE
  3. The name of the port of origin of loading, PORT OF LOADING
  4. The name of the destination port of discharge, PORT OF DISCHARGE
  5. Name of the cargo ship, OCEAN VESSEL
  6. Description of goods, DESCRIPTION OF GOODS
  7.  number of packages; And the weight and volume of the goods to be transported, NUMBER OF PACKAGES OR UNITS
  8. That the goods have been loaded in the ship's hold is indicated by ON BOARD.
  9. Mention that the freight is paid at the origin or that it is paid at the destination.
  10. Date of bill of lading
  11. In the bill of lading, a section is considered to write the name of the person or institution that should be notified when the goods arrive at the destination, which is indicated by the phrase NOTIFY PARTY.
  12.  If the goods are transported on the deck or ON DECK; This issue is stated on the bill of lading; Of course, the bank that deals with the documents; According to the uniform regulations of letters of credit of the International Chamber of Commerce; refuses to accept this bill of lading; unless discussed in the text of the letter of credit; has expressly accepted such a bill of lading.

The carrier is the shipping line and is the owner or responsible of the ship; So the shipping line; Line representatives or ship captains must sign the bill of lading.

In the past, it was done in the same way; But nowadays, many bills of lading are issued for the cargo of a ship; It is not possible to sign all of them by the captain; Therefore, in the bills of lading, a sentence under the title "on behalf of the captain or on behalf of the owner/responsible" is included; Based on this, the representative signs the bill of lading on behalf of the captain and sometimes "only as a representative".

If the product is presented in a good packaging, and the appearance of the package does not indicate its damage, and it has been delivered to the ship with the same features; And by the way, if there is no sentence written in the bill of lading stating that the goods are damaged, it is called a clean bill of lading.