Sep 16, 20212 min readBill of ladingIs a document a bill of lading just because it is titled as such?Is a document a bill of lading just because it is titled and worded as such? The question was up before Singapore Court of Appeal in The...
May 2, 20211 min readBill of lading"Shipped in apparent good order and condition" - apparent to whom?A bill of lading will generally state that the cargo has been "shipped in apparent good order and condition". But apparent to whom –...
Dec 31, 20201 min readBill of ladingShippers, unpaid freight & switch B/LsUnpaid freight and switch bills of lading – does the original shipper cease to be liable? llawarra Fortune was voyage chartered by...
May 10, 20201 min readBill of ladingSwitch B/Ls - a tricky affairUsing switch bills of lading is tricky as highlighted by The Grand Ace 12 [2019]. Vessel loaded two parcels of oil from China and Taiwan....
Dec 31, 20191 min readBill of ladingImplied indemnity for a clean B/L?Can a general indemnity be implied in a voyage charter when a clean B/L is issued for goods which were infact loaded in a pre-damaged...
Aug 31, 20191 min readBill of ladingB/L spent if bank acquires them after discharge is over?Banks when playing their part in financing international trade do also become holders of B/Ls at some stage which gives them rights of...
Aug 11, 20191 min readBill of ladingExclusion clauses in B/L - the phrase 'howsoever arising' encompasses losses due to unseaworthiness?Does a general exclusion clause in B/L cover loss/damage to cargo caused by negligence or unseaworthiness? The answer is quite...
Dec 30, 20181 min readBill of ladingHouse B/L issued by a freight forwarder is the same as a B/L?Can a house bill of lading issued by a freight forwarder be characterized as a B/L? In other words, is the holder of a house B/L provided...
Aug 12, 20181 min readBill of ladingHimalaya clause affords protection to downstream carriers?“Himalaya clause” and Multimodal Bill of Lading: Are downstream carriers (providing sea, road and rail carriage) protected by Himalaya...