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Bill of Lading signing capacity not identified

Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 4:13 pm
by phzt
Dear Experts,

I have received an B/L with the below details. In this scenario, am I correct to quote BL not signed as per UCP.

Appreciate your kind opinion.

quote
BL top left corner: APL
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BL Signing corner on the bottom right
BL is pre-printed: The Carrier
Manually printed:American President Lines, LLC
By Authorized Signature: xxx (Manually signed)
unquote

Regards.

Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 12:30 pm
by cristiand969
Unless otherwise stated elsewhere, the function of carrier is related to American President line and signed on behalf of that company. Therefore, the B/L is signed by carrier. Is it matter that the words are stated in different types (printed, preprinted, manually added/signed) ? It should not...