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Unit 12Unit 12 A Bill of Lading 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, it’s a document of title. If made negotiable, it can be transferred with the endorsement of the right person while the goods are in transit.


Letters of credit often contain the stip

ulation 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”.


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, it’s a receipt for goods which evidences the taking-over or loading by the carrier of the goods as described in the bill of lading.


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.


4. he name of the consignee or his order (as signs).

5. The party to be notified.6. Freight and charges, prepaid

or not.


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.


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;


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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中国远洋运输公司 CHINA OCEAN SHIPPING COMPANY

总公司 HEAD OFFICE ：北京 BEIJING 分公司 BRANCH OFFICE ：广州 GUANGZHOU 上海 SHANGHAI 天津 TIANJIN 电报挂号 CABLE ADDRESS ： “ cosco”


托运人Shipper

收货人或让受人Consignee or assigns.

通知Notify

船名航次货号单号提单号 Vessel Voy. S/O No. B/L No.

装货港卸货港Port of Loading Port of Discharge

国籍中华人民共和国运费在支付Nationality THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA freight payable at

提单正本 BILL OF LADING ORIGINAL 直运或转运DIRECT OR WITH TRANSHIPMENT


托运人所提供的详细情况Particulars furnished by the Shipper

标志和号数marks and Numbers

件数No. of Packages

货名Description

of Goods毛重

Gross Weight尺码

Measurement

合计件数　（大写）Total Packages (in words)


上列外表情况良好的货物（另有说明者除外）已装在上列船上并应在上列卸货港或该船所能安全到达并保持浮泊的附近地点卸货。 Shipped on board the vessel named above in apparent good order and condition (unless otherwise indicated) the goods or packages specified herein and to the discharge at the above mentioned port of discharge or as near thereto as the vessel may safely get and be always afloat. 重量、尺码、标志、号数、品质、内容和价值是托运人所提供的，承运人在装船时并未核对。 The weight, measure, marks, numbers, quality, contents and value, being particulars furnished by the sellers, are not to check by the Carrier on loading. 托运人、收货人和本提单的持有人兹明白表示接受并同意本提单和它背面所载的一切印刷、书写或打印的规定。 The Shipper, consignee and the Holder of this Bill of Lading hereby expressly accept and agree to all printed, written or stamped provisions, expressions and conditions of this Bill of Lading, including those on the back hereof.

运费和其他事项Freight and Charges:

为证明以上各节，承运人或其代理人已签署本提单一式 ( ) 份，其中一份经完成提货手续后，其余各份失效。

In witness whereof, the Carrier of his Agents has signed Bill of Lading all of this tenor and date, one of which being accomplished, the others to stand void.


Commodity Unit Price ( Per doz.)CIF London

Size

Quantity ( doz.)

Women’s Nylon Garments

USD 80.00 Small 15


USD 120.00 Medium

16


USD 160.00 Large 14


请托运人特别注意本提单与该货保险效力有关的免责事项和条件。

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.

签单日期在 Date………………………….at ………………………….

船长 ………………………………… For the Master


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


CHINA OCEAN SHIPPING COMPANY HEAD OFFICE ： BEIJING BRANCH OFFICE ： GUANGZHOU ， SHANGHAI ，

TIANJIN CABLE ADDRESS ： “ cosco”


BILL OF LADING （ ORIGINAL ） DIRECT OR WITH TRANSHIPMENT

Shipper

Consignee or assigns.

Notify

Vessel Voy. S/O No. B/L No.

Port of Loading Port of Discharge

Nationality THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA freight payable at


Particulars furnished by the Shipper

marks and Numbers No. of Packages Description

of GoodsGross Weigh

tMeasurement

Total Packages (in words)


Shipped on board the vessel named above in apparent good order and condition (unless otherwise indicated) the goods or packages specified herein and to the discharge at the above mentioned port of discharge or as near thereto as the vessel may safely get and be always afloat. The weight, measure, marks, numbers, quality, contents and value, being particulars furnished by the sellers, are not to check by the Carrier on loading. The Shipper, consignee and the Holder of this Bill of Lading hereby expressly accept and agree to all printed, written or stamped provisions, expressions and conditions of this Bill of Lading, including those on the back hereof.

Freight and Charges:

In witness whereof, the Carrier of his Agents has signed Bill of Lading all of this tenor and date, one of which being accomplished, the others to stand void.


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 ………………………….

………………………………… For the Master


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