TT Talk Edition 128 - 12/03/2010

Pest contamination by the movement of shipping containers is a threat to the global supply chain.

Recent case law from the NSW Court of Appeal in Australia acts as a reminder to freight forwarders to consider carefully the question of ‘whether to issue a house bill of lading?’ for a consignment. When doing so, there are clear steps to take to protect the rights of all stakeholders and avoid unforeseen exposures.

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!