signing a charter party bill of lading under article 22

jim · Post by **jim** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 8:32 pm

Dear Sir,

will a signature in the following format on a charter part bill of lading acceptable?

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ABC shipping line, as agent of the master

the name of the master, owner and charter is not mentioned on the bill of lading

hassan · Post by **hassan** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 9:56 pm

every thing for beeing acceptable is OK except "for or on behave" before Master because the ABC shiping line should have signed for or on behave of the Master.meanwhile missing of the name of Master is not problem because according to Art. 22 name of the Master is not required to be mentioned.

hassan

shahriar · Post by **shahriar** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 7:49 pm

to me the bill of lading is perfectly signed. "For", "On behalf of", "As agent of" all indicate that the one party is signing for another and therefore any of them is acceptable.

cristiand969 · Post by **cristiand969** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:20 pm

Such format would comply with art.22a.i of UCP (a NAMED agent) and with art.118 b of ISBP (In this event the name of the master NEED NOT be stated)
regards
Cristian

hassan · Post by **hassan** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 2:01 am

Dear shahriar,
the phrases "for" , " on behave of " and " as agent of "from our personal viewpoint can have same meaning.in this case I agree with you but in checking documents we have to do it based on UCP only but not our viewpoint , so to me according to UCP Art. 22 exsisting for or on behave is required.

thank you
hassan

signing a charter party bill of lading under article 22

signing a charter party bill of lading under article 22

if it would include "for or on behave"!!

signing a charter party bill of lading

Compliant

for or on behave of