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When the cargo is being shipped by several different shipping companies on the same vessel, there will usually be separate bills of lading for each company, but only a single consolidated cargo manifest. On the other hand, if the cargo contains dangerous goods, there may be a separate dangerous cargo manifest. A manifest can be exchanged for ...
A transport document is a kind of document used to convey information about cargo that is being transported. Kinds of transport documents include: Air Waybill, a transport document used for air freight; Bill of Lading, a transport document for sea freight
In a time-charterparty or voyage-charterparty, if the charterer is shipping his own cargo (rather than the cargo of a third party) he will receive a bill of lading from the master, acting as agent of the shipowner; but that B/L will serve solely as a receipt and document of title, and its terms will (subject to contrary intent) be secondary to ...
A delivery order (abbreviated D/O [1]) is a document from a consignee, or an owner or his agent of freight carrier which orders the release of the transportation of cargo to another party. [2] Usually the written order permits the direct delivery of goods to a warehouseman , carrier or other person who in the course of their ordinary business ...
A waybill is a document issued by a carrier giving details and instructions relating to the shipment of a consignment of cargo. [1] Typically it will show the names of the consignor and consignee, the point of origin of the consignment, its destination, and route. Most freight forwarders and trucking companies use an in-house waybill called a ...
A ship's flag state exercises regulatory control over the vessel and is required to inspect it regularly, certify the ship's equipment and crew, and issue safety and pollution prevention documents. The organization which actually registers the ship is known as its registry. Registries may be governmental or private agencies.