Bills of lading
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The importance of this document is not, unfortunately, sufficiently appreciated by many that are handling it; it is subject to mandatory legislation (eg the Hague-Hague/Visby Rules as may be enacted in the particular country) unlike charter parties, which may contain freely negotiated terms. Preferably, only one original Bill of Lading for a particular shipment should be in circulation. Issuance of two or three originals increases the danger of fraudulent manipulation. Masters should be instructed not to sign “duplicates”. The point is that the word “duplicate”, according to The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, (1973 edition, published by the Oxford University Press, Oxford) means: One of two things exactly alike, so that one is the double of the other” and “a thing which is ...
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17 January 2011
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