Glossary · Ocean
Through bill of lading
Under a through bill of lading, the shipowner takes charge of onward carriage of the goods, such as by road haulage.
A ‘through bill of lading’ will cover the situation where the shipowner is responsible for the onward carriage of goods by means of, say, road haulage.
See also
More ocean terms
- Bunker adjustment factor (BAF)
- Claused bill of lading
- Clean bill of lading
- Common carrier
- Container yard (CY)
- Deconsolidation
Go further
- What terminal handling charges (THC) cover
- Demurrage vs detention
- CBM calculator
- Chargeable weight calculator
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