The Bill of Lading: Holder Rights and Liabilities

by Frank Stevens

Book Overview

The carriage of goods by sea starts off with a contract of carriage, an essentially simple and straightforward contract between two parties, the shipper and the carrier. Very often, however, a bill of lading is issued and a third party appears on the scene: the holder of the bill of lading. The holder was not involved in the making of the contract of carriage, but does have rights, and possibly obligations, against the carrier at destination. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367890917
• ISBN13: 9780367890919
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"