Ship term: loading
This Shipping Term can be used for all methods of cargo handling when the Contracting Shipper hands over the goods in the port of loading by delivering them on board the Carrier’s vessel, to be transported by the Carrier.
ship term, loading
Ship Term. Loading: The Contracting Shipper |
Ship Term. Loading: The Carrier |
1 Delivering the goods to the Carrier The Contracting Shipper delivers the goods on board a vessel in the agreed port at the time stipulated. The Contracting Shipper hands over the goods when he delivers the goods on board the vessel in the place or in the manner agreed by the Carrier and the Contracting Shipper. The Contracting Shipper can deliver the goods
in accordance with the contract between the Contracting Shipper and the Carrier. |
2 Taking delivery of the goods from the Contracting Shipper The Carrier takes delivery of the goods on board a vessel in the agreed port at the time stipulated. The Carrier receives the goods when the Contracting Shipper delivers the goods on board the vessel in the place or in the manner agreed by the Carrier and the Contracting Shipper. |
3 Division of costs The Contracting Shipper bears all costs of delivering the goods in accordance with 1. Should the Contracting Shipper fail to deliver the goods in accordance with 1 or should he fail to fulfil the obligations defined in 7, he is liable for all direct costs thereby incurred to the Carrier. |
4 Division of costs The Carrier bears all costs after he has received the goods in accordance with 2. Should the Carrier fail to take delivery of the goods in accordance with 2 or should he fail to fulfil the obligations defined in 8, he is liable for all direct costs thereby incurred to the Contracting Shipper. |
5 Division of liability The Contracting Shipper bears all liability for loss of or damage to the goods until he has handed them over in accordance with 1. |
6 Division of liability The Carrier bears all liability for loss of or damage to the goods after he has received them in accordance with 2. Should the Carrier fail to take delivery of the goods in accordance with 2, he bears all liability for loss of or damage thereby incurred, to the goods. |
7 Other obligations The Contracting Shipper must give the Carrier sufficient information of the goods, and of their delivery, in due time before the delivery. The goods must be suitably packed and marked so that they can be handled in a normal way and be identified as the contract goods. |
8 Other obligations The Carrier must give the Contracting Shipper, in due time, notice as to when the goods must be on board the vessel. The Carrier must give the Contracting Shipper instructions on how to stow, secure and lash the cargo, if these activities are to be carried out by the Contracting Shipper. The Carrier must prepare the place of loading in the vessel for the conventional manner of taking delivery and stowing the cargo according to the information given by the Contracting Shipper. |
Ship term: discharge
This Shipping Term can be used for all methods of cargo handling when the Carrier hands the goods over to the Consignee in the port of discharge, to be discharged from the vessel.
ship term, discharging