TypesofBillofLadingThedefinitionofbillofladingBilloflading,meansadocumentwhichevidencesacontractofcarriagebyseaandthetakingoverorloadingofthegoodsbythecarrier,andbywhichthecarrierundertakestodeliverthegoodsagainstsurrenderofthedocument.Aprovisioninthedocumentthatthegoodsaretobedeliveredtotheorderofthedocument.Aprovisioninthedocumentthatthegoodsaretobedeliveredtotheorderofanamedperson,ortoorder,ortobearer,constitutessuchanundertaking.TherelationshipinvolvedshipperconsigneecarrierbankThefunctionofbilloflading1.goodsreceipt貨物收據(jù)2.titledocument物權(quán)憑證whichprovesownershipofthegoods.3.evidenceofcontractofcarrier

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Themostimportantshippingdocumentisthebilloflading.theFrontpageofBillofLadingAccordingtoourcountry'sMaritimeLaw，itcontains:1.Description

of

the

goods,mark,number

of

packages

or

piece,weight

or

quantity,and

a

statement,if

applicable,as

to

the

dangerous

nature

of

the

goods.

2.Name

and

principal

place

of

business

of

the

carrier.

3.Name

oftheship.

4.Name

of

the

shipper.5.Name

of

the

consignee.

6.Port

of

loading

and

the

date

onwhichthe

good

were

takenover

by

the

carrier

at

the

port

of

loading.

7.Port

of

discharge.

8.Place

where

the

goods

were

taken

over

and

the

place

where

the

goods

are

to

be(delivered

in

caseof

a

multimodal

transport

bill

of

lading).

9.Date

and

place

of

issue

of

the

bill

of

lading

andthe

numberof

originals

issued.

10.Payment

of

freight.

11.Signature

of

the

carrier

or

of

a

person

actingon

his

behalf.

theBackpageofBillofLadingTheterms

onthebackpagesupportbothsidesrightsandobligationsasthebasis.MandatorytermsArbitrarinesstermsShippedbillofladingItisalsoreferedtoasonboardbilloflading.Itisissuedafterthecargoisactuallyloadedonboardthecarryingvessel.ReceivedbillofladingAreceivedforshipmentbillofladingisissuedwhenthegoodshavebeenplacedinthecustodyofthecarrierawaitingshipment.StraightbillofladingItisabillofladingthatismadeoutsothatonlythenamedconsigneeatthedestinationisentitledtotakedeliveryofthegoodsunderthebill.BlankbillofladingAnothernameforBlankbillofladingisopenbilloflading.Thistypeofbillcontainsnodefiniteconsigneeofthegoods.OrderedbillofladingAnOrderedbillofladingisabillinwhichitisstatedthatthegoodsareconsignedordestinedtotheorderofanypersonnamedinsuchabill.TOORDERTOORDEROFSHIPPERTOORDEROFBANKTOORDEROFXXXS.A.CleanbillofladingItisonewhichstatesthatthegoodshavebeen“shippedinapparentgoodorderandcondition.UncleanedbillofladingIfdefectsarefoundontheexteriorsofthegoods,orthecarrierdoesnotagreetoanyofthestatementsmadeinthebilloflading.DirectbillofladingItisonethatisissuedbythecarrierorhisagenttotheshipperwhenthegoodsaretobetransportedfromtheportofloadingdirecttotheportofdestinationwithoutinvolvingtranshipmentatanypointoftheentirevoyage.TranshipmentbillofladingItisonethatisissuedwhenthereisnodirectservicebetweentwoports,butwhentheshipownerispreparedtotranshipthegoodsatanintermediateportattheexpensesofhisown.ThroughbillofladingItsometimeshappensthattheentirevoyageofaconsignmentistobecompletedinstagesinvolvingmorethanonecarrier.CombinedbillofladingWhencargoisentrustedtoamultimodaltransportoperatorfromtheplaceoforigintotheplaceofdelivery,acombinedtransportbillofladingisissuedbyMTOorhisagent.Carrier1Shipper→MTO→Carrier2Carrier3CharterpartybillofladingCharterashiponavoyagebasistomovethegoods,whenthegoodsarehandedovertotheshipforcarriageatthedock,theship’smasterstillhastoissueabillofladingonbehalfoftheshipownertotheshipper.GroupagebillofladingShipper1→Shipper2→FreightForward→ShipownerAgentShipper3→（breakbulk）↙

consignee1consignee2consignee3On-deckbillofladingWhengoodsarestowedondeck,thebillofladingissuedforsuchgoodsbythecarrierisreferredtoasanon-deckbilloflading.StalebillofladingAbillisastalebillwhenitispresentedtotheconsigneeorthebankafterthegoods’arrival.Ante-datedbillofladingWhentheactualloadingdateislaterthanthedateofshipmentprescribedbytheletterofcredit,inordertoavoidnon-acceptanceofthebillbythebank,carrier,attherequestoftheshipper,willissueabillwithadateofsignaturethatsuitstherequirementoftheletterofcredit.AdvancedbillofladingItisonethatisissuedattherequestoftheshipperbeforethecommencementoftheactualloadingoperation.Itisimportanttonotethattheabove-mentionedbillsarenotindependentofeachother.Onebillmay,atthesametime,havemorethanonecharacteristic.