Ocean Bill of Loading
and Documentations

The importance of documentations

Shipping docs are vital component

Sales contract
C/I
B/L
P/L
L/C
Custom declaration

Other related documents:
Arrival Notice (A/N)
Deliver Order (D/O)
Weight & Quality Certificate

Bill of Lading

Most important documents

Certificate issued by carrier
Goods in good condition

Functions of B/L:
Evidence of Contract of Carriage
Receipt of Goods
Document of Title to the goods

Different types of B/L

The goods have been loaded on board the vessel

Notes on the B/L

Transferable

Modes of transport

Modes of operation and transportation

The validity

The time for payment of freight

The contents of the B/L

Shipped on Board B/L

Received for shipment B/L

Clean B/L

Unclean B/L

Straight B/L

To bearer B/L

To order B/L

Direct B/L

Through B/L

Multimodal/Combined Transport B/L

Liner B/L

Charter Party B/L

Freight prepaid B/L

Freight to be collected B/L

A Long Form B/L

A Short Form B/L

Other kinds of B/L:
Surrendered B/L
House B/L
Stale B/L
FIATA B/L
Master B/L
Switch B/L
SWB

Original B/L

Copy B/L

Different between MB/L & HB/L

Both are important to all parties

Could be the same as Consignee

Made both telex release or seaway bill

Have Original B/L and Surrendered B/L

Payment Functions

MB/L, after reiceving MB/L, the forwarder will send MB/L to agent to get the goods

HB/L, HB/L also be sent from shipper to consignee.

Impact of rule

MBL is usually a negotible B/L, it is affected by the rule of Hague.

HBL depend on rule of
forwarder company

Differences in form

MBL is usually has one seal and signature

HBL may have TWO seals and signature.

The Safety

MB/L: High safety because working directly. Time complaint is 12 months

HB/L: Low safety because just only working with forwarder. Time complaint is 9 months.

Analyzing B/L

Shipper

The shipper is an individual or a business

The name and address
details of the shipper.

Consignee

The consignee is the person or company to whom the cargo is being shipper and legal owner of the cargo.

Notify party

The name and address of the party who generally should be notified of the arrival of the cargo.

Logo of shipping line

B/L NO

The unique number provided to the shipment covered under a specific B/L.

Place of receipt

This is the place where the cargo is handed over by the shipper.

Port of loading

The place from which the container or cargo is loaded

Place of delivery

This is the final destination of the container or cargo

Port of discharge

This is the place at which the container or cargo is discharged

Ocean VESSEL/ VOYAGE No.

This is the name of the vessel and the voyage number

Container NO. &
Seal NO. Marks

Number of Packages

Here the number of packages that are packed in FCL or LCL.

Description of goods & Packages

Gross weight

This is the weight of the cargo that is loaded.

Measurement

This is the volumetric calculation of the cargo.

Number of Containers
or Packages

Total number of containers or packages received by Carrier.

Freight and charges

List of many costs during shipping

Place of issue

The place where the original B/L is issued & signed.

Date of issue

The date on which the original B/L is issued & signed.

B/L Clauses Back side of the B/L

Additional B/L Clauses

Terms of shipment/
Container load type

SWB

Seaway bill is an evidencing document of contract of carriage and the carrier’s receipt of the goods.

Sea waybill is not a document of tittle and it is non‐transferable.

Content of SWB

Name of product Consignees
Port of loading Shippers
Port of discharge SWB no
Final destination Notify party

The back of SWB:

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