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As the name suggests it covers shipment by rail. It is rarely used in this country, with regard to international transactions, as most of the traffic taken by rail to the continent is loaded upon lorries anyway. These documents are more likely to be used on transcontinental shipments. Full story

Road Consignment Notes evidence transport by road. They are, usually used for goods that are destined for mainland Europe and the near Middle East. As with all other types of transport document, except Bills of Lading, they are evidence of receipt of the goods by the carrier. The most widely seen Road Consignment Note is the ‘CMR Note’ Full story

House Bills of Lading are Bills of Lading issued by a freight forwarder and not the actual carrier. The freight forwarder will have possession of the Bill of Lading issued by the carriers and will then issue his own Bills of Lading to cover the various goods that make up the total ‘groupage shipment’ made up by them. Unless these types of bills are signed, ... Full story

Where not all of the journey on which the goods are being taken by the carrier is by sea, the carrier will usually issue a Combined Transport Bill of Lading. This covers the full journey from place of receipt of the goods by the carrier to the place where the carrier will relinquish responsibility for the goods. The Bill of Lading will cover whatever means ... Full story

Shipped on Board Bills of Lading are bills that evidence, either in the wording of the document itself or by means of a signed and dated annotation to the document, the date on which the goods were loaded on board the vessel. By their nature these are accepted as evidence that the goods are actually en route. Short Form Bills of Lading: Most Bills of ... Full story

A Received for Shipment Bill of Lading is one that merely evidences receipt of the goods by the issuer. It does not, therefore, evidence that the goods are en route. Most Bills of Lading are issued as ‘Received for Shipment’ bills. The date of the document is the date on which the issuer accepts responsibility for the goods. Full story