This clause is either typed on the face of the Bill at the same time as the rest of the details are completed, or, stamped on at a later stage. It does not form part of the pre-printed wording.

Daniel My thoughts are the same as yours - at present we are rejecting B/L's with this clause on the basis that discharge cannot be guaranteed at the port requested - it would be the same if the discharge port required was Onne Port and the B/L said Onne Port or substitute! So far not one presenter ...

Daniel Many thanks for your reply - in fact your answer was helpful in such that ICC agree (to a certain extent) that if t&c's are on the front "A bank is required to review the whole of the front of the bill of lading to ascertain information such as details of goods, journey, parties and ...

Jim Many thanks for quick response - I have always taken this clause to cover that fact that we as doc checkers do not have to concern ourselves with the terms and cond. on the reverse of the bill - as long as something is there or reference is made to where the t&c's are found - this clause has...

We have started receiving b/l's with a clause on the front stating "due to increasing instability in the Port Harcourt/Onne area of Nigeria, the carrier hereby reserves all rights to discharge and final delivery of the cargo to the nearest safe port or place at the carriers sole discretion"...

many thanks for your replies.

An l/c we have states under additional conditions "Part Load Acceptable" - I accept that this clause needs clarifying, but in consideration of this clause would you accept a B/L stating "cargo must not be released without presentation of B/L xxxxxx and B/L xxxx simultaneously" is...

Hiya all Not posted for a long long time but would appreciate your views on the following: Documents received and found discrepanct. We, as confirming bank, reject the documents and advise the beneficiary accordingly. They instruct us to forward documents to the issuing bank for approval. Does the f...

Many thanks for all of your replies. I must admit in the above scenario I would always calculate on 54 days. However, I understand the reasoning for using 55 as quite rightly pointed out confirmation is valid on the 1st and last days so we should charge for it. Many thanks - i think a policy decisio...

Hi - first time posting on this forum so be gentle ;-) We have a discussion going on in the office regarding how to calculate charges which are payable on a days elapsed basis For example, if an L/C is confirmed on 22nd March 2007 and the confirmation expires on 15th May 2007, confirmation commissio...