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2. Bill of lading - Wikipedia

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   A bill of lading is a standard-form document which is transferable by endorsement (or by lawful transfer of possession). [7] Most shipments by sea are covered by the Hague Rules , the Hague-Visby Rules or the Hamburg Rules , which require the carrier to issue the shipper a bill of lading identifying the nature, quantity, quality and leading ...

3. Uniform Bill of Lading Act - Wikipedia

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   The Uniform Bills of Lading Act was adopted in 1909 and passed by the U.S. Uniform Law Commission.The act addressed the judicial and legislative treatment of issues such as the extent of the carrier's liability to the consignee of the goods or to the buyer of the bill of lading based upon the carrier's issuance of the bill. [1]

4. Consignee - Wikipedia

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   The standard form of contract is a bill of lading which, in international shipping law, is simply a contract for the carriage of goods entered into between the shipper and the carrier that is not a charter party. [4] It is always a term of that contract that the carrier must deliver the goods to a specific receiver.

5. Waybill - Wikipedia

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   A waybill is a document issued by a carrier acknowledging the receipt of goods by the carrier and the contract for shipment of a consignment of that cargo. [1] Typically it will show the names of the consignor and consignee, the point of origin of the consignment, its destination, and route.

6. Carriage of Goods By Sea Act 1992 - Wikipedia

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   The Bills of Lading Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c. 111) was commendably brief and proved useful, but as time went by certain defects became apparent. [3]The English courts devised some ways round the problem: in Brandt v Liverpool (1924) [4] [5] the concept of implied contracts was developed, although the courts proved reluctant to use this concept. [6]

7. Advance ship notice - Wikipedia

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   Although it provides information similar to the Bill of lading, its function is very different. While the Bill of lading is meant to accompany a load on its path, the goal of the ASN is to provide information to the destination's receiving operations well in advance of the delivery. This tends to impact the logistics stream in three areas: cost ...