**When Negotiable Cargo Documents Move Beyond Ocean Bills of Lading: A New Challenge for Letters of Credit and the UCP** Introduction The United Nations’ formal adoption of a new convention on negotiable cargo documents — the United Nations Convention on Negotiable Cargo Documents (New York, 2025), also known as the Accra Convention on Negotiable Cargo Documents — marks a notable development in international trade law. For the first time, the negotiability of transport documents — long primarily associated with ocean … Read More
CFR TERM, CHARTER PARTY BILLS OF LADING, AND FREIGHT NOTATIONS: DOES “FREIGHT PAYABLE” CREATE A PROBLEM?
CFR TERM, CHARTER PARTY BILLS OF LADING, AND FREIGHT NOTATIONS: DOES “FREIGHT PAYABLE” CREATE A PROBLEM?