TT Talk Edition 105 - 01/02/2008

The original bill of lading is a valuable document and great care should be taken to ensure that it is not lost.

A bill of lading may not be lost or unavailable, but still the issuer faced with a request to provide new, revised documents. It’s another warning!

There may be many circumstances where a bill of lading issuer is asked to deliver cargo without original documents being produced; take extreme care.

International trade inevitably involves multiple stakeholders in different parts of the globe. Fraudulent activity has always been one risk to consider. This article highlights recent cases impacting forwarder relationships, together with due diligence advice.