Types of Bill of Lading,The definition of bill of lading,Bill of lading, means a document which evidences a contract of carriage by sea and the taking over or loading of the goods by the carrier, and by which the carrier undertakes to deliver the goods against surrender of the document. A provision in the document that the goods are to be delivered to the order of the document. A provision in the document that the goods are to be delivered to the order of a named person, or to order, or to bearer, constitutes such an undertaking.,The relationship involved,The function of bill of lading,1. goods receipt 货物收据 2. title document 物权凭证 which proves ownership of the goods. 3. evidence of contract of carrier 运输契约的证明 The most important shipping document is the bill of lading.,the Frontpage of Bill of Lading,According to our countrys Maritime Law，it contains: 1. Description of the goods, mark, number of packages or piece, weight or quantity, and a statement, if applicable, as to the dangerous nature of the goods. 2. Name and principal place of business of the carrier. 3. Name of the ship. 4. Name of the shipper. 5. Name of the consignee.,6. Port of loading and the date on which the good were taken over by the carrier at the port of loading. 7. Port of discharge. 8. Place where the goods were taken over and the place where the goods are to be (delivered in case of a multimodal transport bill of lading). 9. Date and place of issue of the bill of lading and the number of originals issued. 10. Payment of freight. 11. Signature of the carrier or of a person acting on his behalf.,the Backpage of Bill of Lading,The terms on the backpage support both sides rights and obligations as the basis. Mandatory terms Arbitrariness terms,Shipped bill of lading,It is also refered to as on board bill of lading. It is issued after the cargo is actually loaded on board the carrying vessel.,Received bill of lading,A received for shipment bill of lading is issued when the goods have been placed in the custody of the carrier awaiting shipment.,Straight bill of lading,It is a bill of lading that is made out so that only the named consignee at the destination is entitled to take delivery of the goods under the bill.,Blank bill of lading,Another name for Blank bill of lading is open bill of lading. This type of bill contains no definite consignee of the goods.,Ordered bill of lading,An Ordered bill of lading is a bill in which it is stated that the goods are consigned or destined to the order of any person named in such a bill. TO ORDER TO ORDER OF SHIPPER TO ORDER OF BANK TO ORDER OF XXX S.A.,Clean bill of lading,It is one which states that the goods have been “shipped in apparent good order and condition.,Uncleaned bill of lading,If defects are found on the exteriors of the goods, or the carrier does not agree to any of the statements made in the bill of lading.,Direct bill of lading,It is one that is issued by the carrier or his agent to the shipper when the goods are to be transported from the port of loading direct to the port of destination without involving transhipment at any point of the entire voyage.,Transhipment bill of lading,It is one that is issued when there is no direct service between two ports, but when the ship owner is prepared to tranship the goods at an intermediate port at the expenses of his own.,Through bill of lading,It sometimes happens that the entire voyage of a consignment is to be completed in stages involving more than one carrier.,Combined bill of lading,When cargo is entrusted to a multimodal transport operator from the place of origin to the place of delivery, a combined transport bill of lading is issued by MTO or his agent. Carrier 1 Shipper MTO Carrier 2 Carrier 3,Charterparty bill of lading,Charter a ship on a voyage basis to move the goods, when the goods are handed over to the ship for carriage at the dock, the ships master still has to issue a bill of lading on behalf of the ship owner to the shipper.,Groupage bill of lading,Shipper 1 Shipper 2Freight Forward Ship owner Agent Shipper 3 （break bulk） consignee 1 consignee 2 consignee 3,On-deck bill of lading,When goods are stowed on deck, the bill of lading issued for such goods by the carrier is referred to as an on-deck bill of lading.,Stale bill of lading,A bill is a stale bill when it is presented to the consignee or the bank after the goods arrival.,Ante-dated bill of lading,When the actual loading date is later than the date of shipment prescribed by the letter of credit, in order to avoid non-acceptance of the bill by the bank, carrier, at the request of the shipper, will issue a bill with a date of signature that suits the requirement of the letter of credit.,Advanced bill of lading,It is one that is issued at the request of the shipper before the commencement of the actual loading operation.,It is important to note that the above-mentioned bills are not independent of each other. One bill may, at the same time