Cargo documentation

Contents
Shipping order Mate's receipt Standard shipping note (SSN) The bill of lading (BOL) The manifest Quality certificates Other cargo documents Summary

Shipping order
In the form of a request Includes:
Name of the shipper (who issues the request) Name of the carrying vessel

Name of the loading and discharging port

Full description of the goods

Mates receipt
States the condition of the cargo

Merely a receipt not a document of title

Can be exchanged for a set of bils of lading

Standard shipping note

Accompanies the goods at all times Goods are handed over from one participant to an other Signature the goods are received in apparent good order Properly completed Standard Shipping Note

Reason for issuing a Bill of Lading

Bill of lading (BOL)

Identifies the shipper and the consignee

Identifies the goods and the conditions regarding it

Clean on board

BOL under C/P

The manifest
Usually - a repetition of the BOL Contains a list of items of no commercial value

Required in several copies

Quality certificates
A statement of quality Issued by a cargo superintendent Mainly applicable to cereal and tanker trades Merely a commercial document

Other cargo documents

Phytosanitary Certificate Veterinarian Certificate

Regulations varry

Certificate of Origin

Must accompany the cargo at all times

Packing list

Needed only for cargo in packages

Summary
Terms and regulations regarding different types of documents vary The Manifest and the BOL the two most important documents

An agent should know his/hers way around

the cargo documents

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