Terms and Conditions of Carriage
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We are committed to fulfilling your logistics needs with precision. Your cargo is our top priority and we will work closely with you to ensure a smooth delivery from point A to point B.─ Article 2
In the case of shipment handled by 2 or more carriers, the carrier issuing the bill of lading (hereinafter called the originating carrier), and the carrier who assumes responsibility for delivery to the consignee (hereinafter called the delivering carrier), in addition to any other liability hereunder, shall be liable for any loss or damage to the goods being transported while they are in the custody of any other carrier to whom these goods are or have been delivered, and from which liability the other carrier is not relieved.─ Article 3
The originating carrier or the delivering carrier, as the case may be, is entitled to recover from any other carrier to whom the goods are or have been delivered the amount of the loss or damage which the originating carrier or delivering carrier, as the case may be, may be required to pay hereunder resulting from loss or damage to the goods while they were in the custody of such other carrier.─ Article 4
Nothing in Articles 2 or 3 hereof shall deprive a consignor or a consignee of any remedy or right of action which he may have against any carrier.─ Article 5
The carrier shall not be liable for loss, damage or delay to any of the goods described in this bill of lading because of an Act of God, the Queen’s or public enemies, riots, strikes or a defect or inherent vice in the goods being transported. The carrier shall further not be liable for loss or damage resulting from the act or default of the consignor, the owners of the goods or the consignee, the authority of law, quarantine or differences in weights of grain, seed or other commodities caused by natural shrinkage.─ Article 6
The carrier is not bound to transport the goods referred to herein by any particular vehicle or in time for any particular market or otherwise than with due dispatch unless by agreement specifically endorsed on this bill of lading and signed by the parties thereto.─ Article 7
In case of physical necessity, the carrier shall have the right to forward the said goods by any conveyance or route between the point of shipment and the point of destination, but the liability of the carrier shall remain the same as though the entire carriage were by highway.─ Article 8
Where goods are stopped and held in transit at the request of a party entitled to make such request, the goods shall be held at the risk of that party.─ Article 9
Subject to Article 10, the amount of any loss or damage for which the carrier is liable, whether or not such loss or damage results from negligence, shall be computed on the basis of the value of the goods at the place and time of shipment (including the freight and other charges if paid and the duty if paid or payable and not refundable) unless a lower value has been represented in writing by the consignor or has been agreed upon between the parties to this bill of lading, or is determined by the classification or tariff upon which the rate is based, in any of which events such lower value shall be the amount which governs the computation of the maximum liability of the carrier.─ Article 10
The amount of any loss or damage computed under Article 9 shall not exceed $2.00 per pound ($4.41 per kilogram), computed on the total weight of the shipment, unless a higher value is declared on the face of the bill of lading by the consignor.─ Article 11
Where it is agreed upon between the parties that goods are to be carried at the risk of the consignor, such agreement covers only such risks as are necessarily incidental to transportation and shall not relieve the carrier from liability for any loss or damage or delay which may result from any negligent act or omission of the carrier or his agent or employees and the burden of proving freedom from such negligence or omission shall be on the carrier.─ Article 12a
The carrier shall not be liable for loss, damage or delay of any of the goods transported pursuant to this bill of lading unless notice thereof setting out particulars of the origin, destination and date of shipment of the goods and the estimated amount claimed in respect of such loss, damage or delay is given in writing to the originating carrier (or the delivering carrier) within 60 days after the delivery of the goods, or in the case of failure to make delivery within 9 months from the date of shipment of the goods.─ Article 12b
The final statement of the claim shall be filed within 9 months from the date of shipment, together with a copy of the paid freight bill.─ Article 13
No carrier is bound to carry any documents, specie or any articles of extraordinary value unless by special agreement to do so. If such goods are carried without special agreement and the nature of the goods is not disclosed in this bill of lading, the carrier shall not be liable for any loss or damage in excess of the maximum liability stipulated in Article 10 of these Conditions of Carriage.─ Article 14a
If required by the carrier, the freight and all other lawful charges accruing on the goods shall be paid before delivery, and if upon inspection it is ascertained that the goods shipped are not those described in this bill of lading, the freight charges must be paid upon the goods actually shipped, with any additional charges lawfully payable thereon.─ Article 14b
Should the consignor fail to indicate on this bill of lading that a shipment is to be transported prepaid, or should the consignor fail to indicate upon what basis the shipment is to be transported, the carrier shall be entitled to transport the shipment on a freight collect basis.─ Article 15
Every person, whether as principal or agent, shipping explosives or dangerous goods without previous full disclosure to the carrier or its agent of the nature of such goods shall be liable for all loss or damage caused thereby and such goods may be warehoused at consignor’s risk and expense.─ Article 16
Every person, whether as principal or agent, shipping explosives or dangerous goods without previous full disclosure to the carrier or its agent of the nature of such goods shall be liable for all loss or damage caused thereby and such goods may be warehoused at consignor’s risk and expense.─ Article 17
When notice has been given by the carrier pursuant to Article 16 and no disposal instructions have been received within 10 days from the date of such notice, the carrier may return to the consignor at the consignor’s expense all undelivered shipments with respect to which such notice has been given.─ Article 18
Subject to Article 19, any alteration, addition or erasure in the bill of lading shall be signed or initialled by the consignor or his agent and the originating carrier or his agent, and unless so acknowledged shall be without effect, and this bill of lading shall be enforceable according to its original tenor.─ Article 19
It shall be the responsibility of the consignor to show correct shipping weights of the shipment on the bill of lading if completed by him. Failure to do this, Article 18 notwithstanding, shall make the bill of lading subject to correction in this respect by the carrier.─ Article 20
The handling of C.O.D. shipments and the C.O.D. monies collected in connection therewith by the carrier shall be in accordance with the provisions of the regulations in this regard made pursuant to the Motor Carrier Act.
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