Intro Under a port-to-port LC (fields 44E and 44F), the bank expects a marine bill of lading that evidences shipment on board the ocean-going vessel performing the voyage from the stated port of loading to the stated port of discharge. In practice, many BLs also show a pre-carriage or feeder vessel, and this sometimes leads to an on-board notation being …

A reader’s question to Mr. Old Man on interpreting Bills of Lading in transshipment cases Introduction In container trade, it’s common to see Bills of Lading (B/Ls) that mention both a feeder vessel and a mother vessel. However, confusion often arises when the same vessel appears as both the “Feeder Vessel” and “Ocean Vessel” on different pages of the B/L. …

QUESTION Dear Mr. Old Man, Good day. Please reiterate your explanation again regarding below query: Customer presented BL with place of receipt and port of loading as Bintulu Malaysia. With indication pre-carriage as UNI-Perfect and ocean vessel as EVER BRAVE. On board notation only shown as: Laden on board UNI-Perfect 7 May 2024 Bintulu. Is it a valid discrepancy, correct? …

 QUESTION Dear Mr.  Old Man, The following LC clause: 44E: Any Australia port 44F: Laem Chabang/Bangkok port Thailand 44B: Bangkok, Thailand 46A: Full set ocean BL consigned to order blank endorsed, marked freight prepaid. If multimodal BL is presented, the on board notation needs to indicate the port of loading and name of the vessel. The BL presented indicates: Pre-carriage …

QUESTION Dear Mr. Old Man, Another disagreement that I have on a on board notation. LC 44E: Dalian, port to port BL requested. BL indicates: Pre carriage by: Vessel X Place of receipt: Dalian Ocean vessel: Vessel Y Port of loading: Dalian No other transshipment information available on BL What should the onboard notation indicate other than the date? My …