BTX3100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Consignee, Affreightment, Incoterms
11 Oct 2018
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Shipper: enters into a contract with the carrier. If goods transported under a contract of sale = the incoterms determine whether the. Buyer or the seller is the shipper: f terms or exw = buyer is the shipper, c terms or d terms = seller is the shipper. Consignee: person to whom the goods are being delivered. Company: bol also constitutes evidence of terms of carriage between the carrier and consignee, under the goods act 1958 = lawful holder of a bol has the rights and responsibilities of the original shipper s. 92: the application of some international carriage rules depend on the use of a. International convention for the unification of certain rules relating to bills of lading. 1924: based on the harter act, still very favourable to the carrier, especially financial limits of liability, o(cid:374)l(cid:455) (cid:272)o(cid:448)ers (cid:858)ta(cid:272)kle to ta(cid:272)kle(cid:859) period, over 60 countries still apply. I(cid:374)(cid:272)reased the (cid:272)arrier(cid:859)s lia(cid:271)ilit(cid:455: more for the shipper, less the shipowners.
