A bill of lading is a type of document that is used to acknowledge
the receipt of a shipment of goods. A transportation company or carrier
typically issues this document to a shipper. In addition to
acknowledging the receipt of goods, the document indicates the
particular vessel on which the goods have been placed, their intended
destination and the terms for transporting the shipment to its final
destination. It also includes a description of the goods that are being
shipped, their weight and the other shipping details.
Inland, ocean, through and air waybill
are the names given to bills of lading. An inland bill of lading is a
document that establishes an agreement between a shipper and a
transportation company for the transportation of goods over land. Ocean
bills of lading specify the terms between exporters and international carriers for the shipment of goods to overseas locations
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A through bill of lading is a contract that covers the
specific terms agreed to by a shipper and carrier when more than one
type of transportation is being used. This document can cover the
domestic and international transportation of export merchandise. It
provides the details of the agreed-upon modes of transportation between
specific locations for a set monetary amount.
An air waybill
is a bill of lading that establishes the terms of flights for the
transportation of goods. The goods could be transported either
domestically or internationally. This document also serves as a receipt
for the shipper, proving the carrier's acceptance of the shipper's goods
and the agreement to carry those goods to a specific airport.
Essentially, an air waybill is a type of through bill of lading.
This is because air waybills might cover both international and domestic
transportation of goods. By contrast, many ocean shipments require
both inland and ocean bills of lading. Inland bills of lading are
necessary for the domestic transportation of goods, and ocean bills of
lading are necessary for the overseas carriage of goods.
Inland and ocean bills of lading might be negotiable or
non-negotiable. If the bill of lading is non-negotiable, the
transportation carrier is required to provide delivery only to the consignee
named in the document. If the bill of lading is negotiable, the person
who has ownership of the bill of lading has the right of ownership of
the goods and the right to re-route the shipment. This is sometimes
called a bearer bill of lading.
Types of Bill of Ladings that can be used for shipments
- The direct bill of lading
- The long-form bill pf lading
- The short-form bill of lading
- The blank-back bill of lading
- The multimodal transport bill of lading
- The through bill of lading
- The combined transport bill of lading
- The clean bill of lading and foul bill of lading
- The received of shipment bill of lading
- The shipped bill of lading
- The bill of lading for container transport
- The negotiable/ not negotiable bill of lading
- The sea way bill
- The conline booking
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