Understanding Bills of Lading
Course Information
1 Day Course
Fee: $780 (before GST)
Course Date:
- Enquire for dates
Time: 9.15am – 5pm
Contact: [email protected]
Venue: Hotel (near MRT)
Note:
- Tea breaks and buffet lunch will be served. Car park coupons are available upon request.
- For 3 pax and above, 10% discount across the board
Course Introduction
This course is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills required to examine
and fully understand Bills of Lading and associated transport documents
Learning Outcome
Armed with a good understanding, participants will be able to avoid and resolve discrepancies when handling bills of lading called for in an LC pertaining to UCP 600.
Course Outlines
- Topic 1. Introduction
- Risks in international trade P.E.S.T
- Why is a bill of lading important?
- What must be stated in a bill of lading?
- Topic 2. Functions
- Parties to a Bill of Lading
- Topic 3. Meaning of Bills of Lading
- Shipped on deck bill of lading
- Clean bill of lading
- Topic 4. Types of Bills of Lading
- Marine/ocean bill of lading
- Container bill of lading
- Non
negotiable sea waybills - Charter party bill of lading
- Multimodal transport document
- Through bill of lading
- House bill of lading
- Surrender bill of lading
- Switched bill of lading
- Express ocean bill of lading etc.
- Topic 5. Shipping Law of Singapore
- Bill of lading as a document of title
- Breach of contract of carriage and/or conversion of cargo
- Rights of suit under bills of lading
- Endorsement of a bill of lading
- Topic 6. Letter of Indemnity for Delivery of Cargo
- Topic 7. Pre-date Bills of Lading
- Topic 8. Difference between a Bill of Lading and Air waybill
- Topic 9. Uniform Customs and Practices (UCP 600) on Transport documents etc.