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A bill of lading (/ ˈ l eɪ d ɪ ŋ /) (sometimes abbreviated as B/L or BOL) is a document issued by a carrier (or their agent) to acknowledge receipt of cargo for shipment. [1] Although the term is historically related only to carriage by sea, a bill of lading may today be used for any type of carriage of goods. [2]
On July 24, 2018, COSCO SHIPPING Lines reported a cyber attack to its operations in the United States, Canada, and South America. [16] [17] [18] COSCO later reported that the attack caused minimal disruption to its operations. [19] In 2018, COSCO SHIPPING Holdings acquired Hong Kong-based OOIL, the parent of OOCL, for US$6.3 billion. [20] [21]
COSCO Shipping Holdings Co., Ltd., formerly China COSCO Holdings Company Limited was established in the People's Republic of China in 2005. It is the listed flagship and a subsidiary of China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company ("COSCO Group"), the largest integrated shipping company in China and the second largest in the world.
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 ...
It is a unique ID number or code assigned to a package or parcel. The tracking number is typically printed on the shipping label as a bar code that can be scanned by anyone with a bar code reader or smartphone. In the United States, some of the carriers using tracking numbers include UPS, [1] FedEx, [2] and the United States Postal Service. [3]
At that time, COSCO International was the second largest shareholder of Sino-Ocean Group for 16.85% stake. [14] In 2015, the ultimate parent company, COSCO, merged with China Shipping Group to become China COSCO Shipping, or known as COSCO Shipping. Thus, the listed company was renamed into COSCO Shipping International (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.. [15]
The Standard Carrier Alpha Code, a two-to-four letter identification, is used by the transportation industry to identify freight carriers in computer systems and shipping documents such as Bill of Lading, Freight Bill, Packing List, and Purchase Order.
COSCO Shipping Lines (COSCO) China: 3,092,220 491 10.8% [Note 4] Ocean Alliance 5 Hapag-Lloyd Germany: 2,004,030 274 7.0% [Note 5] THE Alliance (until February 2025) Gemini (from March 2025) 6 Ocean Network Express (ONE) Japan: 1,809,846 232 6.3% [Note 6] THE Alliance(until February 2025) Premier Alliance (from March 2025) 7 Evergreen Marine ...