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Bill of lading

A contract between an exporter and a transportation company in which the latter agrees to transport the goods under specified conditions that limit its liability. It is the exporter's receipt for the goods as well as proof that goods have been or will be received.

Bill of Lading

A document in which a seller agrees to use a certain transportation to ship a good to a certain location. The bill of lading details the type, quality, and quantity of the good. It also serves as the receipt upon arrival at the destination.

bill of lading

a document used to ship internationally traded goods that gives the holder (the consignee) the right to take possession of the goods. The bill of lading gives details of the goods shipped, the identification marks and numbers on crates, etc., the name of the ship, ports of embarkation and destination, rate of freight, etc. Bills of lading are drawn up by shipowners, the original being sent to the consignee with copies being retained by the captain of the ship and the FREIGHT FORWARDER. See EXPORTING.
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Nevertheless, the latest pronouncement in these circuits evidences a four-prong approach; these circuits use the same elements as the Fifth Circuit but remain silent as to whether the cargo needs to be segregated by a bill of lading from the other cargo.
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The ship-owners are not responsible as they are not the issuers of the bill of lading which was issued by the charterers and, accordingly, not the carrier under the bill of lading;
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