BILL OF LADING



Historical Introduction

Definitions

International Legislation

The Carrier

Contract of Carriage


The Goods The Ship

Carriage of Goods
  • Port to Port Shipment
    • With Transhipment
    • Without Transhipment
  • Combined Transport
Contents of the Bill of Lading
  • Introduction
  • Shipped in Apparent Good Order and Condition
  • Shipped and Received
  • Number of Copies
  • Full Set of Bills of Lading
  • Signing the Bill of Lading
  • Date of the Bill of Lading
Principle of the Law
  • Introduction
  • A minimum of Liabilities
  • A Maximum of Exemptions
    • Burden of Proof/General Rule
    • Management of the Ship/Management of the Cargo
    • Deviation
Limitation of Liability
  • Introduction
  • According to the Hague Rules 1924
  • According to the Hague-Visby Rules
  • Acoording to the Protocol 1979
  • Towards the Appointee of the Carrier
  • Prima Facie Evidence
  • Damages to the Goods - Prescription
  • Loss or Damage is Visible Externally
  • Loss or Damage is not Visible Externally
  • Prescription
  • Burden of Proof

Exonoration or Exemption Clause — Exceptions

Issue of the Bill of Lading
  • To Bearer
  • To a Named Person
  • To Order
Delivery of the Goods
  • Introduction
  • Several Holders Present Themselves
    • At Different Moments
    • At the same Moment
  • Nobody Presents Himself
  • Bills of Lading Have not yet Arrived
The Hamburg Rules

Bill of Lading Clauses
    • Or So Near Thereto as She May Safely Get
    • Weight, Measure, Quality, Condition, Content and Value Unknown
    • On Deck at Shippers' Risk
  • Quick Reminder
Types of Bill of Lading Dangerous Goods
  • Introduction
    • Carriage by Ship
    • Carriage by Road
    • Carriage by Rail
  • Documents
  • Stowage of Dangerous Goods
  • Hague-Visby Rules
    • Dangerous Goods Loaded With Consent
    • Dangerous Goods Loaded Without Consent

 


 

 





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