Some Problems About Delivery Of Cargo Without Bill Of Lading

Owing to many reasons, cases about delivery cargo without bill of lading have become more and more common recently. The cases about delivering cargo without bill of lading involve many problems in many aspects. This article is mainly about the liability of shippers who deliver cargo without production of an Original bill of lading. This is a disputable question, mainly because there are many disputes on the legal quality of bill of lading. Bill of lading has different rights in different aspects. Sometime bill of ladings can express the possession of cargo; others can show rights of creditors. Thus delivery cargo without bill of lading can either be a tort or be a contract violation. This is not to say the conduct of delivering cargo without production of an Original bill of lading is a coincidence. Due to the complexity of the conduct about delivery cargo without bill of lading, we have to deal with it carefully according to various situations .In some conditions the shipper can be exempt from the liability of delivery cargo without production bill of lading.