Author: The North of England P&I Association Ltd
Published: August 2019
This guide works on various levels, with a practical guidance section supplemented by a theory section and footnotes to show the legal foundation of the advice given. Copies of the various international conventions are included together with an annotated and fully explained copy of the BIMCO Congenbill and the latest set of recommended standard letters. This third edition has been extended to cover electronic bills of lading and the legal section has been fully reviewed and updated.
Table of Content
INTRODUCTION
Loss prevention and bills of lading
Notes on the third edition
How to use this guide
General notes
QUICK REFERENCE
How to use this section
The bill of lading – a quick guide to its role and its problems
PRACTICAL GUIDANCE
Signing bills of lading (paragraphs 1 – 21)
Delivering the cargo at discharge port (paragraphs 22 – 34)
A typical bill of lading – the BIMCO Congenbill (paragraphs 35 – 55)
THEORY
History and context (paragraphs 56 – 104)
Signing the bill of lading (paragraphs 105 – 199)
Sources of information for the bill of lading (paragraphs 200 – 214)
Movement of the bill of lading under the sale contract (paragraphs 215 – 225)
The voyage – deviation, delivery, loss and damage to cargo (paragraphs 226 – 245)
Delivery of the cargo (paragraphs 246 – 265)
Other matters (paragraphs 266 – 279)
Other documents and variations (paragraphs 280 – 294)
Security issues (paragraphs 295 – 296)
Sanctions (paragraphs 297 – 298)
ELECTRONIC BILLS OF LADING
Background (paragraphs 299 – 308)
P&I cover (paragraphs 309 – 319)
The master’s role (paragraphs 320 – 323)
Charterparty requirements (paragraph 324)
LEGAL NOTES
APPENDICES
I Glossary
II Standard letter of authority to issue bills of lading
III P&I club circulars on standard letters of indemnity
IV Standard letters of indemnity
V Hague Rules
VI Hague-Visby Rules
VII Hamburg Rules
VIII List of countries applying the conventions
IX UK Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1992
X P&I club circulars on electronic (paperless) trading systems
XI International Group of P&I Clubs frequently asked questions of August 2013 on paperless trading
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
