what is shipping company's B/L?

taox · Post by **taox** » Tue Mar 05, 2002 12:00 am

we encounter a letter of credit stipulating that" full set of clean on board shipping company's b/l...."
we wonder what kind of b/l meets the requirement of shipping company's b/l.
does it mean that such kind of b/l must be issued by xxx shipping company? if it is issued by a transport company whose name dose not show the words"shipping company" like xxx shipping agency, however, xxx shipping agency indicate his capacity as agent

NigelHolt · Post by **NigelHolt** » Tue Mar 05, 2002 12:00 am

The answer should be found in sub-Article 23ai, Position Paper No. 4 and any related ICC Banking Commission Opinions ("shipping company" = "carrier").
[edited 3/5/02 10:28:42 AM]

HeinzHertl · Post by **HeinzHertl** » Wed Mar 13, 2002 12:00 am

To me the expression shipping company
always had the meaning of "the carrier".
This is also backed in the way many opinions had been written.
Regards
Heinz

larryBacon · Post by **larryBacon** » Fri Mar 15, 2002 12:00 am

In the absence of any further information, possibly the intent of this wording was to distinguish it from other forms of B/L, e.g. FIATA B/L.

Laurence