About the explanation of the terms of the ocean bill of lading



        1) Bill of lading BILL OF LADING refers to a document used to prove that the contract of carriage by sea and the goods are taken over or shipped by the carrier, and that the carrier guarantees delivery at the port of destination.


  2) Freight bill of lading HOUSE B/L refers to the bill of lading issued by the freight forwarder. Freight bills of lading are often issued when goods are shipped from the inland to the inland. International freight forwarders usually use this type of bill of lading. Generally, freight forwarders also use this type of bill of lading to meet the customer’s backlog or other requirements that the shipowner cannot meet.


  3) The owner's bill of lading MASTER B/L refers to the bill of lading issued by the owner.


  4) Shipped bill of lading SHIPPED OR BOARD B/L refers to the bill of lading issued by the carrier to the shipper on which the goods have been shipped.


  5) Receiving the bill of lading or the bill of lading RECEIVED FOR SHIPPING B/L refers to the bill of lading issued when the carrier has received the goods but has not yet shipped the goods.


  6) Direct bill of lading DIRECT B/L refers to the bill of lading issued after the cargo is loaded from the loading port and directly sailed to the unloading port for unloading without changing the ship.


  8) Through bill of lading or transshipment bill of lading THROUGH B/L refers to the bill of lading issued by the carrier at the port of loading that can be transshipped to the port of destination.


  9) Multimodal transport bill of lading MT B/L refers to a bill of lading that is applicable to the entire transportation and is signed for the combined transportation of goods by sea, inland water, railway, road, air and other two or more modes of transportation.


  10) Liner bill of lading LINER B/L liner is a ship that continuously engages in cargo between specified ports on a certain route in accordance with the published timetable. The liner can be divided into two types: regular and irregular.


        11) The charter party bill of lading CHARTER PARTY B/L generally refers to the use of the charterer to transport all the goods of the charterer, the bill of lading signed by the shipowner to the charterer, or not all of the charterer’s goods, but the shipowner or charterer The bill of lading issued by the shipowner.


  12) Registered bill of lading STRAIGHT B/L refers to a bill of lading in which only the consignee named on the bill of lading can pick up the goods, and generally does not have liquidity.


  13) Order bill of lading ORDER B/L usually has unlisted instructions (only ORDER ), listed name instructions (ORDER OF SHIPPER or ORDER OF CONSIGNEE**COMPANY; ORDER OF **BANK ). Such bills of lading can be transferred after being endorsed by the instructor.


  14) The bearer bill of lading BLANK B/L or OPEN B/L does not contain any consignee or ORDER, that is, any holder of the bill of lading has the right to pick up the goods.


  15) Clean bill of lading CLEAN B/L goods were delivered in good surface condition, and the carrier issued the bill of lading without any cargo damage, poor packaging or other remarks that would hinder the settlement of foreign exchange.


  16) Unclean bill of lading When FOUL B/L cargo is delivered, its packaging and surface conditions are not strong and complete, and the ship can endorse it, that is, it is unclean bill of lading.


  17) Parcel bill of lading PARCEL RECEIPT or NON-NEGOTIABLE RECEIPT is suitable for small quantities of goods, luggage or samples.


  18) The lowest freight bill of lading or the minimum bill of lading MINIMUM B/L freight has not reached the minimum freight rate stipulated in this regulation, and shall be charged according to the stipulated lowest freight rate.


        19) Combined bill of lading OMNIBUS B/L or COMBINED B/L means that different batches of goods are combined on one bill of lading, or different batches of the same liquid cargo are packed in one tank, and when several bills of lading are issued, the former It is called a combined bill of lading, and the latter is called an assembled bill of lading.


  20) SEPARATE B/L refers to a batch of goods, that is, the goods of the same loading order, which can be divided into two or more sets of bills of lading according to the requirements of the shipper.


        21) The expired bill of lading STALE B/L refers to the bill of lading that indicates that the date when the exporter submits the foreign exchange settlement to the bank and the date of shipment and sailing is too long, so that it cannot be delivered to the consignee at the destination port before the ship arrives at the destination. Banks generally do not Accept this bill of lading.


        22) SWITCH B/L refers to a set of bills of lading issued at the midway port after the bill of lading is issued at the port of departure, as the shipment from the midway or transit station


        23) Antidated bill of lading ANTI-DATED B/L is Refers to the bill of lading in which the date of issuance of the bill of lading is earlier than the actual date of completion of shipment after the cargo is loaded on the ship at the request of the shipper.


        24) The advance bill of lading ADVANCED B/L is due to the expiration of the shipment and settlement period stipulated in the letter of credit, and the goods are unable to reach the ship for some reason, but they are under the control of the carrier or have begun to be shipped. The shipper shall issue a letter of guarantee. The carrier's bill of lading in advance.


  25) Deck bill of lading or deck bill of lading ON DECK B/L refers to the bill of lading on which the cargo is loaded on the weather deck of the ship and marked with the word "on deck".