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A freight claim or cargo claim is a legal demand by a shipper or consignee against a carrier in respect of damage to a shipment, or loss thereof. [1] [2] [3]Typically, the claimant will seek damages (financial compensation for loss), but other remedies include "specific performance", where the cargo-owner seeks delivery of the goods as agreed.
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 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 ...
A proof of delivery (POD) is a document that substantiates that goods have been delivered to their intended recipient. [1] For example, a POD can establish that carrier has satisfied its terms of a contract of carriage for cargo by confirmation of delivery to the recipient or consignee.
The declaration may either be made on a separate document, or incorporated in another trade document, such as an invoice. [ 8 ] Where third-party certification is required, normally the certificate of origin must be signed by the exporter or the manufacturer, and countersigned by a local issuing body, such as a chamber of commerce or a customs ...
It is a non-negotiable transport document that covers the transport of cargo from airport to airport. An air waybill (AWB), also known as an air consignment note, is a type of bill of lading . By accepting a shipment, an IATA cargo agent is acting on behalf of the carrier whose air waybill is issued.
The Hague Rules of 1924 effectively codified, albeit in a diluted form, the English common law rules to protect the cargo owner against exploitation by the carrier. Nearly 50 years later, the Hague-Visby "update" made few changes, so that the newer Rules still applied only to "tackle to tackle" carriage (i.e. carriage by sea) and the container ...
A charterparty (sometimes charter-party) is a maritime contract between a shipowner and a hirer ("charterer") for the hire of either a ship for the carriage of passengers or cargo, or a yacht for leisure. [1] Charterparty is a contract of carriage of cargo in the case of employment of a charter boat. It means that the charterparty will clearly ...