This course is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills required to examine and fully understand Bills of Lading and associated transport documents
Learning Outcome
Armed with a good understanding, participants will be able to avoid and resolve discrepancies when handling bills of lading called for in an LC pertaining to UCP 600.
Course Outlines
Topic 1: What is International Trade?
Risks in international trade P.E.S.T
Why is a bill of lading important?
What must be stated in a bill of lading?
Topic 2: Functions
Parties to a Bill of Lading
Topic 3: Meaning of Bills of Lading
Shipped on deck bill of lading
Clean bill of lading
Topic 4: Types of Bills of Lading
Marine/ocean bill of lading
Container bill of lading
Non negotiable sea waybills
Charter party bill of lading
Multimodal transport document
Through bill of lading
House bill of lading
Surrender bill of lading
Switched bill of lading
Express ocean bill of lading etc.
Topic 5: Shipping Law of Singapore
Bill of lading as a document of title
Breach of contract of carriage and/or conversion of cargo
Rights of suit under bills of lading
Endorsement of a bill of lading
Topic 6: Letter of Indemnity for Delivery of Cargo
Topic 7: Pre-date Bills of Lading
Topic 8: Difference between a Bill of Lading and Air waybill
Topic 9: Uniform Customs and Practices (UCP 600) on Transport documents etc.