7.1.4.6 Long form & short form bill of lading长...

7.1.4.6 Long form & short form bill of lading长式提单和短式提单

♦Long form bill of lading长式提单

A long form B/L is one with the terms and conditions of carriage(the rights,responsibilities of the carrier and the shipper)printed on the back of the B/L.These terms are governed generally either by the former Hague Rules,the more recent Hague-Visby Rules,or the Hamburg Rules,etc.for international shipping.

♦Short form bill of lading短式提单

A short form B/L is one without the terms and conditions of carriage(the rights,responsibilities and liabilities of the carrier and the shipper)printed on the back of the document.Otherwise,it is no different from the long form B/L.Whether or not these terms and conditions are printed on the back,the shipper and the carrier are bound by the conditions of carriage,governed generally by the same rules for international shipping mentioned above.