Effective	11JAN2001
Filed	11JAN2001
Filing Codes	C

All cargo transported under the rates, charges, terms and
conditions named in this Tariff and in Tariffs subject to
this Tariff shall be held, carried and delivered SUBJECT to
the provisions of Carrier's applicable Long Form B\L, the
terms and conditions of which are shown below.
     
a. When issued, all B/Ls MUST show the name and address of
   both the Shipper/Consignor and the Consignee; the total
   weight and total measurement of each piece, package or
   unit of cargo in the shipment, except in the case of FCL
   shipments, only the total shipment weight and
   measurement must be shown; and on shipments consigned
   "TO ORDER," the name and address of the party to be
   notified MUST also appear.
     
b. Shippers/Consignors requiring that the Original B/L,
   properly endorsed, be surrendered to the Carrier before
   delivery is accomplished, MUST secure an ORDER B/L.
     
c. The Terms and Conditions of Carrier's regular long form 
   B/L are as follows:
   
BNS SHIPPING INC.
        
RECEIVED for shipment, in apparent good order and condition
unless otherwise noted herein, the number of containers or
other packages or pieces shown in the "Carrier's Receipt"
and said by the Shipper to hold the goods described in the
"Particulars Furnished by Shipper".  The Carrier shall have
the right at its sole discretion to use leaderships,
ferries, lighters, trucks, trains or planes, in addition to
the Ocean Vessel or its substitute, to accomplish said
carriage.  If the goods are shipped from or are consigned
to a port or place not directly served by Carrier's own
vessel, or in case of a through shipment or transhipment,
the Carrier will, acting only as the Shipper's AGENT,
arrange for transportation of the shipment by other
carriers from the place of shipment to the port of loading
on Carrier's vessel and from the port of discharge from
Carrier's vessel to ultimate destination, and during such
segments of transportation the carriage, handling or
storage of the goods shall be subject to the freight
contracts and tariffs of such other carriers.  However,
this Carrier guarantees the performance of the obligation
of such previous carriers or on-carriers under their
freight documents.  The liability of this Carrier as a
Carrier shall commence when the shipment is received into
its exclusive custody and shall terminate when the goods
are ready for delivery to consignee or on-carrier, and the
Carrier shall not be liable for damage or losses not
occurring on its own segment of the overall carriage.  The
Carrier shall hold for the benefit of the owner of the
goods all bills of lading, freight, documents or receipts
issued by other carriers or bailees.  The receipt,
bailment, carriage, delivery and trans-shipment of the
goods are subject to all terms, conditions and limitations
of this bill of lading and of the Carrier's regularly filed
Freight Tariffs and Regulations, which are deemed
incorporated herein as if set forth at length, and shall
govern the relations, whatsoever they may be, between the
Shipper, Consignee or holder and the Carrier, Master, ocean
vessel, leadership, ferry, lighter or any other means of
transport owned or operated by the Carrier and whether the
Carrier be acting as carrier or bailee.  
          
1.    This bill of lading shall have effect subject to the
provisions of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act of the
United States of America, amended in 1984, which shall be
deemed to be incorporated herein, and nothing herein
contained shall be deemed a surrender by the Carrier of any
of its rights or immunities or limitations or any increase
of its responsibilities or liabilities under said Act.  The
provisions stated in said Act (except as otherwise
specifically provided herein) shall govern before the
shipment is loaded on and after it is discharged from the
vessel and throughout the entire time the goods are in the
exclusive custody of the Carrier until made ready for
delivery.  If this bill of lading is issued or delivered in
a locality where there is in force a complusorily
applicable, Carriage of Goods by Sea Act Ordinance or
Statute of a nature similar to the Internatonal Convention
for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to Bills of
Lading dated at Brussels August 25, 1924, it is subject to
the provisions stated in such Act.  Ordinance or Statute
and rules thereto annexed which may be in effect where this
bill of lading is issued. 
          
  (a) The Carrier shall be entitled to the full benefit of,
and right to, all limitations of or exemptions from
liability authorized by any provisions of Section 4281 to
4288 inclusive of the Revised Statutes of the United States
and amendments thereto and of any other provisions of the
law of the United States or of any other country whose laws
shall apply.   The terms of this bill of lading constitute
the contract of carriage, which is between the Shipper,
Consignee and owner of the goods, and the owner or demise
charterer of the vessel designated to carry the shipment. 
It is understood and agreed that other than the said
shipowner or demise charterer, no person, firm or
corporation or other legal entity whatsoever (including
terminal operators, stevedores, watchmen and other
independent contractors whatsoever) is, or shall be deemed
to be liable with respect to the goods as carrier, bailee
or otherwise howsoever, in contract or in tort.  If,
however, it shall be adjudged that any other than said
shipowner or demise charterer is carrier or bailee of the
goods or under any responsibility with respect thereto, all
limitations of and exonerations from liability provided by
law or by the terms hereof shall be available to such
other.  In contracting for the foregoing exemptions,
limitations and exonerations from liability, the carrier is
acting as agent and trustee for the other above mentioned. 
          
2.    In this bill of lading the word "vessel" shall
include the vessel to be used for ocean crossing, named on
the face hereof or any substitute ocean vessel actually
used, also any leadership, ferry, lighter, or any other
watercraft used by the Carrier in the performance of this
contract:  the word "Carrier", with capital "C". shall
include the Carrier named on the front side hereof, the
vessel, her owner, demise charterer.   If bound hereby, the
time charterer, and any substituted ocean carrier, whether
the owner or charterer shall be acting as carrier or
bailee:  the word "Shipper" shall include the party for
whose account the goods are shipped as well as the party
named as such in this bill of lading:  the word "Consignee"
shall include the holder of this bill of lading, properly
endorsed, and the receiver and/or the owner of the goods:
the word "charges" shall include freights and all expenses
and money obligations incurred and payable by the owner of
the goods, Shipper, Consignee or any of them: the words
"risk and expense of the goods" shall mean also at the risk
and expense of the Shipper, Consignee, holder or owner: the
word "goods" shall include the contents of the
container(s): the words "Government" and "Authorities"
shall each include the United Nations or any similar
international organizations and also persons purporting to
exercise control of a governmental nature: "On Board" shall
mean on board any means of transport used by the Carrier to
accomplish the carriage covered by the bill of lading:
"Port of Loading" shall mean the place where the transport
begins and "Port of Discharge" shall mean the place where
the goods are to be delivered to consignee or on-carrier." 
          
3.     The scope of the sea voyage herein contracted for
shall include usual or customary or advertised ports of
call whether named in this contract or not, also ports in
or out of the advertised, geographical, usual route or
order, even though in proceeding thereto the vessel may
sail beyond the port of discharge named herein or in a
direction contrary thereto, or return to the original port,
or depart from the direct or customary route and includes
all canals, straits, and other waters.  The vessel may call
at any port for the purpose of the current voyage, or of a
prior or subsequent voyage.  The vessel may omit calling at
any port whether scheduled or not, and may call at the same
port more than once, may discharge the goods during the
first or subsequent call at the port of discharge: may for
matters occurring before or after loading, and either with
or without the goods on board, and before or after
proceeding towards the port of discharge, adjust compasses,
drydock with or without cargo on board, stop for repairs,
shift berths, make trial trips or tests, take fuel or
stores, remain in port, lie on bottom, aground or at
anchor, sail with or without pilots, tow and be towed, and
save or attempt to save life or property, and all of the
foregoing are included in the contract voyage.  The vessel
may carry contraband, explosives, munitions, warlike
stores, hazardous cargo, and self-armed or unarmed, and
with or without convoy.  The Carrier's sailing schedules
are subject to change without notice, both as to sailing
date and date of arrival.  If this is a Through Bill of
Lading, no carrier is bound to transport the shipment by
any particular train, truck, aircraft or vessel, or in time
for any particular market or otherwise then with reasonable
dispatch: no carrier shall be liable for delay and any
carrier shall have the right to forward the goods by
substitute carrier.  
          
4.     In, any situation whatsoever and wheresoever
occurring and whether existing or anticipated before
commencement of or during  the voyage, which in the
judgment of the Carrier or the Master is likely to give
rise to risk of capture, seizure, detention, damage, delay
or disadvantage to or loss of the vessel or any part of her
cargo, to make it unsafe, imprudent or unlawful for any
reason to receive, keep or load the goods, or commence or
proceed on or continue the voyage, or to enter of discharge
the goods or disembark passengers at the port of discharge,
or the usual or agreed or intended place of discharge in
such port, or to give rise to delay or difficulty in
proceeding by the usual or intended route, the Carrier or
the Master may decline to receive, keep or load the goods
or may devan containers contents or any part thereof and
may require the Shipper, or other persons entitled thereto,
to take delivery of the goods at the port of shipment and
upon failure to do so, may warehouse the goods at the risk
and expense of the goods: or the vessel, whether or not
proceeding toward or entering or attempting to enter a port
of discharge, or reaching or attempting to reach a usual
place of discharge therein or attempting to discharge the
shipment, may discharge the goods and/or devan the contents
of any containers at another port, in depot, lighter,
craft, or other place, or may forward or trans-ship them as
provided in the bill of lading (Clause 10), or the Carrier
or the Master may retain the goods vanned or unvanned, on
board until the return of the vessel to the port of loading
or to the port of discharge or until such time as the
Carrier or the Master thinks advisable and, discharge the
goods at any place whatsoever as herein provided.  The
Carrier or the Master is not required to give notice of
such devanning or of discharge of the goods or of the
forwarding thereof as herein provided.  When the goods are,
discharged from the ship, as herein provided, they shall be
at their risk and expense: such discharging shall
constitute complete delivery and performance under this
contract and the Carrier shall be freed from any further
responsibility, unless it be shown that any loss or damage
to the goods arise from Carrier's negligence in the
discharge and delivery as herein provided, the burden of
establishing such negliegence being on the owner of the
goods.  For any service rendered to the goods as
hereinabove provided or for any delay or expense to the
vessel caused as a result thereof, the Carrier shall be
entitled to a reasonable extra compensation, and shall have
lien on the goods for such charge.  Notice of disposition
of the goods shall be mailed to Shipper or Consignee. 
Goods shut out from the vessel named herein for any cause
may be forwarded on a subsequent vessel of this line or, at
Carrier's option, on a vessel of another line.  
          
 5.     The Carrier shall not be responsible for the sale
and proper stowing of goods in containers if such
containers are loaded with goods by the shipper,
consolidator or inland carrier, and no responsibility shall
attach to the Carrier for any loss or damage caused to
contents by shifting, overloading or improper packing of
the container.  Containers loaded by the shipper,
consolidator or inland carrier shall be properly sealed and
the seal identification reference, as well as the container
reference, shall be shown herein.  The shipper,
consolidator or inland carrier shall inspect containers
before loading them and loading of the containers shall be
prime facie evidence that containers were sound and
suitable for use.  The Carrier will not be liable in any
event for any particulars furnished by shipper as shown on
the face of this bill of lading.  This bill of lading is a
receipt only for the number of containers, or other
packages or places as shown in the Carrier's receipt on the
fact of this bill of lading.  The Carrier makes no
representation as to the quantity, weight, or description
in the Particulars Furnished by the Shipper.  The Shipper,
Consignee and/or holder hereof agree to be liable for, and
shall indemnify the Carrier for any injury, loss of damage,
includng fines, arising from Shipper's failure to store the
goods properly in containers or to declare correctly herein
any of the particulars furnished by him, including marks,
quantity and description of the goods, weight and cubic
measurement of goods, and the exact total gross weight of
container, also for any kind of damage or injury caused by
the contents of said container(s) to other property or to
persons.  
          
6.     The Carrier shall have the right to store goods in
containers and to store containers on deck unless this bill
of lading is claused "stored under deck" on the face hereof
by the Carrier.  Containers stored on deck shall be deemed
for all purposes to be stored under deck, including General
Average and COGSA.  Special container(s) or cargo space
with refrigeration or heating units shall not be furnished
unless contracted for in writing at time of booking and
freight is charged on the basis of the rules for cargo
requiring such special container(s) or space as provided in
the tariff.  Shipper shall advise Carrier of desired
temperature range when delivering goods to the Carrier and
Carrier shall exercise due deligence to maintain desired
range within plus or minus 2 degrees F, while the
containers are in its custody and control.  The Carrier
does not warrant refrigerating or heating machinery of
containers and shall not be responsible for its operation
or maintenance except while the containers are in its
actual custody and control, at which time the Carrier shall
exercise reasonable care in operation or maintenance of
such machinery.  
          
7.     Deck cargo (except goods carried in containers on
deck) and live animals are received and carried safely at
Shipper's and Consignee's risk (including accident or
mortality of animals), and the Carrier shall not in any
event be liable for any loss or damage thereto arising or
resulting from any matters mentioned in Section 4,
Sub-section 2(a) to (p) inclusive of the United States
Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, or from any other cause
whatsoever not due to the fault of the Carrier, any
warranty of seaworthiness on the premises being hereby
waived, and the burden of provising liability being in all
respects upon the Shipper or Consignee, Except as provised,
above, such shipments shall be deemed goods, and shall be
subject to all terms and provisions in this bill of lading
relating to goods.  
          
8.     If the ship comes into collision with another ship
as a result of the negligence of the other ship and any
act, neglect or default of the Master, mariner, pilot or
the servants of the Carrier in the navigation or in the
management of the ship, the owners of the goods carried
hereunder will indemnify the Carrier against all loss of
liability represents loss of, or damage to, or any claim
whatsoever of the owners of the said goods, paid or payable
by the other non-carrying vessel or her owners to the
owners of said goods and set-off, recouped or recovered by
the other or non-carrying vessel or her owners as part of
their claim against the carrying vessel or Carrier.  
          
9.     General average, shall be adjusted, stated and
settled according to York-Antwerp Rules 1974, except Rule
XXII thereof, at such port or places as may be selected by
the Carrier, and as to matters not provided for these
rules, according to the laws and usage at the port of New
York.  Average agreement or bond and such additional
security as may be required by the Carrier, must be
furnished before the delivery of the goods.  The Adjustment
shall be made by an Adjuster from the Association of
Average Adjusters of the U.S.A. and this Adjustment shall
be prime facie evidence as against all interests.  In the
event of accident, danger, damage, or disaster, before or
after commencement of the voyage resulting from any cause
whatsoever, whether due to neligence or not, for which, or
for the consequence of which, the Carrier is not
responsible, by statute, contract or otherswise, the goods,
the Shipper and the Consignee shall contribute with the
Carrier in general average to the payment of any
sacrifices, losses or expenses of a general average nature
that may -be made or incurred, and shall pay salvage and
special charges incurred in respect of the goods.  If a
salvaging ship is owned or operated by the Carrier, salvage
shall be paid for as fully and in the same manner as if the
salvaging ship belonged to strangers.  Contribution to
general average by all interests shall be paid to the
owners even when such average is the result of fault,
neglect or error of the Master, pilot or crew.  The
Shippers and Consignees expressly renounce any and all
codes, statutes, laws or regulations which might otherwise
apply.  
          
10.     Whenever the Carrier or Master may deem it
advisable, or in any case where goods are destined for
port(s) or at which the ship will not call, the Carrier
may, without Notice, forward the whole or any part of the
shipment, before or after loading at the original Port of
Shipment, or any other place or places even though outside
the scope of the voyage or the route to or beyond the Port
of Discharge or the destination of the goods, by water, by
land or by air or by any combination thereof, whether
operated by the Carrier or others and whether departing or
arriving or scheduled to depart or arrive before or after
the ship expected to be used for the transportation of the
shipment.  The Carrier may delay forwarding awaiting a
vessel or conveyance in its own service or with which it
has established connections.  In all cases where the
shipment is delivered to another carrier, or to a Lighter,
Port Authority, Warehouseman, or other Bailee for
transshipment, the liability of this Carrier shall
absolutely cease when the goods are out of its exclusive
possession and shall not resume until the goods again come
into its exclusive possession; and the responsibility of
this Carrier during any such period shall be that of an
agent of the Shipper and/or Consignee, and this Carrier
shall be without any other responsiblity whatsoever in the
regular form of bill of lading, consignment note, contract
or other shipping document used at the time by each
carrier. 
          
11.     The Carrier's responsibility as Carrier for the
goods shall not commence until the goods are safely secured
to the vessel's loading gear at the port of  loading. 
Immediately upon arrival of the ship at the Port of
Discharge, the Carrier may, without giving notice either of
arrival or discharge, deliver the containers and/or goods
onto and wharf, craft, or place that the Carrier or Port
Authorities may select, and continuously Sundays and
Holidays included, in daytime or nighttime, no matter what
the state of the weather or Custom of the port may be.  All
lighterage and use of craft in loading and discharging
shall be at the risk and expense of the goods.  It is
agreed that delivery by the Carrier in any event shall take
place upon discharge from vessel to a safe lighter or dock
and that the responsibility of the Carrier in any capacity
shall altogether cease when file goods have been discharged
and possession is received or taken by Customs or other
authorities, or by the operator or person in charge of any
lighter, craft, wharf, store, warehouse, elevator or other
facilities, whether selected by the Shipper, Consignee or
owner of the goods, or by port authorities, or by the
Carrier, unless it be shown that any loss of damage to the
goods was caused by the Carrier's negligence in selecting
the lighter or dock.  The burden of establishing such
negligence being on the Shipper or Consignee.  
          
12.     Carrier shall not be liable for any consequential
or special damages and shall have the option of replacing
loss goods or repairing damaged goods.  
          
13.     The Shipper, Consignee or cargo owner shall be
liable for and shall indemnify the Carrier and vessel, and
the Carrier shall have a lien on the goods, for all
expanses of co-opening, repairing, fumigating, repacking or
reconditioning the goods; also all expenses for repairing
containers damaged while in the possession of shipper or
consignee and demurrage on containers; also Shipper's or
Consignees failure to supply information or otherwise
comply with laws and regulations in connection with the
goods.  The Carrier's lien shall survive delivery and may
be enforced by private or public sale, and without notice. 
          
14.     Since freight is calculated on the basis of
particulars furnished by the Shipper, the Carrier may at
any time inspect the contents of container(s) and examine
the contents of the packages, weigh, measure and value the
goods.  In case Shipper's particulars are found to be
erroneous and additional freight is payable, the Shipper,
Consignee and goods shall be liable for all expenses
incurred for examining, weighing, measuring and valuing the
goods.  Full freight to destination shall be considered
completely earned on shipment, whether the freight be
stated or intended to be prepaid or to be collected at
destination and the Carrier shall be entitled to all
freight and charges due hereunder, whether actually paid or
not, and to receive and retain them irrevocably under all
circumstances whatsoever, vessel and/or goods lost or not
lost or the voyage broken up or abandoned.  All unpaid
charges shall be paid in full and without any offset,
counterclaim or deduction, in the currency of the United
States or at Carrier's option, its equivalent in foreign
currency.  The said Carrier shall have a lien on the goods,
which then shall survive delivery, for all freight and
charges due under this bill of lading and under any
contract preliminary hereto, including dead freight and
demurrage, and for the cost of receiving such freight and
demurrage, and may enforce this lien by public or private
sale and without notice.  The Shipper, Consignee, and owner
of the goods shall be jointly and severally liable to the
Carrier for the payment of all freight and charges and the
performance of the obligation of each of them hereunder.
          
15.     Neither the Carrier nor its terminal operator or
stevedore shall be liable to answer for or make good any
loss or damage to goods occurring at any time and even
though before loading on or after discharge from the
vessel, by reason or by means of any fire whatsoever,
unless such fire shall be caused by their design or
neglect.  
          
16.     In case of any loss or damage to or in connection
with goods exceeding in actual value the equivalent of $500
lawful money of the United States, per package, or in case
of goods not shipped in packages, per shipping unit, the
value of the goods shall be deemed to be $500 per package
or per shipping unit.  The Carrier's liability if any,
shall be determined on the basis of a value of $500 per
package or per shipping unit or pro rate in case of partial
loss or damage, unless the nature of the goods and a
valuation higher than $500 per package or shipping unit
shall have been declared in writing by the Shipper upon
delivery to the Carrier and inserted in this bill of lading
and extra charge paid.  In such case if the actual value of
the goods per package or per shipping unit shall exceed
such declared value, the value shall nevertheless be deemed
to be declared value and the Carrier's liability, if any,
shall not exceed the declared value and any partial loss of
damage shall be adjusted pro rate on the basis of such
declared value.  The words "shipping unit" shall mean each
physical unit or piece of cargo not shipped in a package,
including articles or things of any description whatsoever,
except goods shipped in bulk, and irrespective of the
weight or measurement it employed in calculating freight
charges.  
          
17.     The Carrier and the vessel shall be discharged from
all liability in respect of loss, damage, misdelivery or in
respect of any other breach of this contract, whether
occurring before loading, on board or after discharge,
unless suit is brought within one year after delivery of
the shipment or the date when the shipment should have been
delivered.  Suit shall not be deemed brought unless
jurisdiction shall have been obtained over the Carrier
and/or the vessel by service of process or by an agreement
to appear.  The Shipper, Consignee, holder hereof or owner
of the goods and their assigneees, subrogrees or
representatives shall file any and all claims directly with
the Carrier or other party responsible for any loss,
damage, injury, expense, it being specifically agreed that
this carrier shall not be responsbile for any loss, damage,
injury, expense not occurring on its own ocean route, nor
while the goods are not in its actual custody and control. 
Upon written request, the Carrier will furnish Shipper,
Consignee, holders hereof and/or owner of the goods with
original bill of lading, receipts, consignment notes or
other documents being held for their benefit which may be
required to file claim against any other carriers or
parties.  
          
18.     Any bookings, freight engagements, dock receipts,
boat notes, interchanges or other agreements relating to
the shipment previously made are superseded by this bill of
lading and by the Carrier's Freight Tariff Rules and
Regulations, which shall be deemed incorporated herein as
if set forth at length.  The Carrier's Freight Tariff Rules
and Regulations are filed with the Maritime Commission,
Washington, D.C. and are also available at any of the
Carrier's offices.  
          
19.     Nothing in this bill of lading shall operate to
deprive the Carrier of any statutory protection or
exemption from, or limitation of liability, contained in
the laws of the United States, or in the laws of any other
country which may be applicable.  This bill of lading shall
be construed according to the laws of the United States and
the shipper, consignee and holder hereof agree that any
suties against the Carrier shall be brought in the Federal
Courts of the United States in the City of New York.  The
terms of this bill of lading shall be separable, and if any
part or term hereof shall be held invalid, such holding
shall not effect the validity or enforceability of any
other part or term hereof.  
          
20.     If this is a through bill of lading covering a
U.S.A. landbridge movement, all claims shall be filed with
this Carrier, which will be responsible for their
processing (a) in accordance with term of the land
Carriers' Contracts and Tariffs, where loss or damage
occurs while goods are in custody of this Carrier.  All
claims and suits must be commenced within time limits of
applicable contracts and statutes.  In the event this
Carrier pays a claim, it shall be subrogated to claimant's
rights against participating carriers.  When it cannot be
estaablished in whose custody the goods were when the loss
or damage occurred, the loss of damage shall be deemed to
have occurred during the sea voyage while in the custody of
this Carrier.

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