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BILL OF LADING
Types of Bill of Lading
The received for shipment bill of lading
When the goods are accepted on the quay or in the warehouse, for shipment, by the shipping agent before the ship has arrived, a document called "received for shipment" will be delivered, which represents the goods but which is not a real bill of lading, although the content is exactly the same with one exception: "received" instead of "shipped". (See " Received B/L" .)
When the goods are loaded on board the ship, the "received for shipment" may be exchanged for bills of lading or converted into a shipped bill of lading or a on board bill of lading, provided that the name of the ship and the date embarkation be noted, together with the necessary clauses about the apparent condition of the cargo. Usually this is done by the agent by means of a stamp: "Shipped on board .... Date ...." followed by his signature or initials. (See "Shipped B/L" .)
This is in accordance with Article 3, paragraph 7, last sentence, of the Hague-Visby Rules:
"....the carrier, master or agent with the name or names of the ship or ships upon which the goods have been shipped and the date or dates of shipment, and when so noted, if it shows the particulars mentioned in paragraph 3 of Article III shall for the purpose of this article be deemed to constitute a "shipped" bill of lading".
The received for shipment bill of lading is often used in the liner trade for the shipment of small lots, which, for reason of stowage, must wait until they can be loaded.
