Effective	23FEB2015
Filed	23FEB2015
Filing Codes	IC

All cargo transported under the rates, charges, terms and
conditions named in NRAs, in NSAs and in Tariffs governed by
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:
     
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
    
(A) Except as otherwise provided herein, 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, approved April 16, 1936, 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 an increase of any of its responsibilities or
liabilities under said Act.  The provisions stated in said Act
(except as otherwise specifically provided herein shall govern before
loading on and after discharge from the vessel and throughout the
entire time the Goods are in the custody of the Carrier.  If this
Bill of Lading is issued or delivered in a locality where there is in
force a compulsorily applicable Carriage of Goods by Sea Act,
ordinance or statute of a nature similar to the International
Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to Bills of
Lading dated at Brussels, August 25, 1924, it shall be subject to the
provisions of said Act, Ordinance or Statute and rules thereto
annexed.
    
(B) The Carrier shall be entitled to the full benefit of, and right
to all limitations of, or exceptions from, liability authorized by
any provisions of Sections 4261 to 4288, Inclusive, of the Revised
Statutes of the United States and amendments thereto and of any other
provisions of the Laws of the United States or of any other country
whose laws shall apply.
    
1 Definitions 
When used in this Bill of Lading: 
(A) "Carrier" means the company stated on the front of the bill of
lading, which performs the sea carriage of Goods, and the vessel, her
owner, and demise charterer, whether any of the preceding parties is
acting as an ocean common carrier, non-vessel operating common
carrier, or bailee. 
    
(B) "Inland Carrier" means carriers (other than the Carrier) by land,
water or air, participating in combined transport of the Goods,
whether acting as carrier or bailee. 
    
(C) "Combined Transport" means carriage of the Goods under this Bill
of Lading from place of receipt from Merchant to place of delivery to
Merchant by the Carrier plus one or more Inland Carriers.
    
(D) "Port-to-Port Transportation" means carriage of the Goods under
this Bill of Lading other than combined transport. 
    
(E) "Merchant" includes the shipper, consignor, consignee, owner, and
receiver of the Goods and the holder of this Bill of Lading. 
    
(F) "Goods" mean the cargo described on the face of this Bill of
Lading and, if the cargo is packed into container(s) supplied or
furnished by or on behalf of the Merchant, include the container(s)
as well. 
    
(G) "Vessel" includes the vessel named on the face of this Bill of
Lading and any ship, craft, lighter, barge or other means of
transport that is substituted in whole or in part for that vessel. 
    
(H) "Container" includes any containers (including an open top
container) flat rack, platform, trailer, transportable tank, pallet
or any other device used for transportation of goods. 
    
(I) "Laden on Board" or similar words endorsed on this Bill of Lading
means that the Goods have been loaded on board the Vessel or are in
the custody of the Carrier, and in the event of Combined Transport if
the originating carrier is an Inland Carrier. "On Board" means that
the Goods have been loaded on board rail cars or other means of
Inland carriage or are in the custody of a participating railroad or
other Inland Carrier. 
    
(J) "Subcontractor" includes stevedores, longshoremen, lighterers,
terminal operators, warehousemen, truckers, agents, servants, and any
person, firm, corporation or other legal entity which performs
services incidental to the carriage of the Goods. 
    
(K) "United States" or "U.S." means the United States of America.
    
2 Carrier's Tariff 
This Bill of Lading is subject to the Carrier's application tariff
which is incorporated herein. Copies of the applicable tariff are
obtainable from the Carrier upon request. In the case of
inconsistency between this Bill of Lading and the applicable tariff,
this Bill of Lading shall prevail.
    
All exceptions, exemptions defenses immunities, limitations on
liability, privileges and conditions granted or provided by this Bill
of Lading or by applicable tariff or by statue or for the benefit of
the Carrier shall also apply to and for the benefit of the officers
and employees of the Carrier and the agents, officers and crew of the
Vessel and to and for the benefit of all parties performing services
in connection with the Goods as agents or contractors of the Carrier
(including, without limitation, stevedores, terminal operators,
Inland Carriers and agents) and the officers and employees of each
them. 
    
3 Intermodal Transportation 
(A) This Bill of Lading may be issued for Intermodal Transportation
in any country. When so issued as between the Merchant and an Inland
Carrier custody and carriage of the Goods by the Inland Carrier are
subject to the relevant laws, regulations, tariffs and bill of lading
are available from the Carrier or Inland Carrier upon request. 
    
(B) Notice of Claims by the Merchant against an Inland Carrier for
loss or damage shall be given and suit commenced as provided in the
Carrier's applicable bill of lading
    
4 Sub-Contracting: Exemptions and Immunities of Subcontractors
(A) The Carrier shall be entitled to subcontract on any terms the
whole or part of the handling, storage, or carrier of the Goods and
any and all duties whatsoever undertaken by the Carrier in relation
to the Goods. 
    
(B) Merchant warrants that no claim shall be made against any
Subcontractor (as defined in Article 1 (J), or Subcontractor, of
Carrier, except Inland Carriers where otherwise appropriate, that
imposes or attempts to impose upon any of them or any vessel owned or
operated by any of them any liability in connection with the Goods,
and, if any such claims should nevertheless be made, to indemnify the
Carrier against all consequences of such claims. 
    
(C) Without prejudice to the foregoing, every Subcontractor (and
Subcontractor's Subcontractor) shall have the benefit of all
provisions in this Bill of Lading for the benefit of the Carrier as
if such provisions were expressly for the Subcontractor's benefit. In
entering into this contract the Carrier, to the extent of those
provisions, does so not only on its own behalf of such
Subcontractors.
    
5 Route to Transport
(A) The Goods may, at the Carriers absolute discretion, be carried as
a single shipment or as several shipments by the Vessel and/or any
other means of transport by land, water, or air and by any route
whatsoever, whether or not such route is the direct, advertised, or
customary route. 
    
(B) The Vessel shall have liberty to call and/or stay at any port or
place in or out of the direct, advertised, or customary route, once
or more often and in any order, and/or to omit calling at any port or
place whether scheduled or not. 
    
(C) The Vessel shall have liberty , either with or without the Goods
on board and either before or after proceeding toward the port of
discharge to adjust to compasses and other navigational instruments,
make trial trips or tests, dry dock, go to repair yards, shift
berths, take on fuel or stores, embark or disembark any person, carry
contraband, explosives, munitions, war-like stores and hazardous
cargo, sail with or without pilots, tow or be towed, and save or
attempt to save life or property. 
    
(D) If the Goods in whole or in part are for any reason not carried
on the Vessel named in this Bill of Lading, or if loading the Goods
is delayed or is likely to detain the Vessel, the Vessel may proceed
without carrying or loading the Goods in whole or in part, and notice
to merchant of such sailing is hereby waived. Carrier may forward the
Goods under the terms of this Bill of Lading on the next available
ship or at Carrier's option by any other means of transportation,
whether by land, water or air. 
    
(E) At Carrier's option and without notice to Merchant, another ship
or ships may be substituted for the Vessel named in this Bill of
Lading, whether or not the substitute ship is owned or operated by
Carrier or arrives or departs, or is scheduled to arrive or depart,
before or after the Vessel named by this Bill of Lading. 
    
(F) Any action taken by the Carrier under this Article 6 shall be
deemed to be included within the contractual carriage and such
action, or delay resulting therefrom, shall not be considered a
deviation. Should the Carrier be held liable in respect of such
action, the Carrier shall be entitled to the full benefit of all
privileges, rights, and immunities contained in this Bill of Lading.
    
6 Responsibility 
(A) Insofar as this Bill of Lading is used for Port-to-Port
Transportation of the Goods, the Carrier shall not be responsible for
loss of or damage to the Goods caused before loading or after
discharge "Loading" shall be deemed to commence with the hooking on
the vessel's tackle, or if not using the vessel's tackle, with the
receipt of the Goods on deck or in the hold of (if the Goods are in
bulk liquid) in the vessel's permanent pipe connections. "Discharge"
shall be deemed to be completed when the Goods have been unhooked
from the vessel's tackle o removed from the vessel's deck or passed
beyond the vessel's permanent pipe connections. 
    
(B) Insofar as this Bill of Lading is used for combined transport of
the Goods, the responsibility of the Carrier and each Inland Carrier
with respect to the Goods shall be limited to the period when the
carrier has custody of the Goods, and no carrier, either Ocean or
Inland, shall be responsible for any loss or damage caused while the
Goods are not in its custody. Any claim for loss of o or damage to
the Goods, including loss or damages resulting from delay, should be
made against the carrier having custody of the Goods when the loss or
damage or delay was caused. 
    
(C) If it is established by the Merchant that the Carrier is
responsible for loss of or damage to or in connection with the Goods,
such responsibility, subject to the provisions of this Bill of
Lading, shall be to the extent following but not further:
  (1) With respect to loss or damage caused during the period from
the time when the Goods arrived at the sea terminal at the port of
loading to the time when they left the sea terminal at the port of
discharge, or caused during any previous or subsequent period of
carriage by sea or waterways, to the extent prescribed by the
applicable Hague Rules as provided in Article 2.  
  (2) Save as indicated (C) (1) above, with respect to loss or damage
caused during the handling, storage or carriage of the Goods by
Carrier's Subcontractor, to the extent to which such Subcontractor
would have been liable to the Merchant if he had made a direct and
separate contract with the Merchant in respect of such handling,
storage or carriage, provided, however, that if the Carrier is not
authorized under any applicable laws, rules or regulations to
undertake such handling, storage, or carriage under its own
responsibility, the Carrier shall only be liable for procuring such
handling, storage or carriage. If such handling, storage or carriage
occurred in or between points in Europe, or where otherwise
applicable, such responsibility shall be governed
    (a) if by road by the Convention on the Contract for the
      International Carriage of Goods by Road, dated 19 May, 1956
      (CMR);
    (b) if by rail, by the International Convention Concerning the
       Carriage of Goods by Rail, dated 25 February, 1961 (CIM); 
    (c) if by air, by the Convention for the Unification of Certain
       Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air, signed Warsaw
       12 October, 1929, as amended by the Hague Protocol dated 28
       September, 1955 (Warsaw Convention);
    (d) If it is established by the Merchant that an Inland Carrier
       is responsible for loss of or damage to or in connection with
       the Goods, such responsibility shall be to the extent, but not
       further, than the Inland Carrier would have been liable to the
       Merchant if he had made a direct and separate contract with
       the Merchant in respect of handling, storage or carriage of
       the Goods, as applicable.
    (e) Notwithstanding foregoing Article 7 (A) or 7 (B), the Carrier
       does not undertake that the Goods shall arrive at the port of
       discharge or place of delivery at any particular time or in
       time to meet any particular market o ruse, and the Carrier
       shall not be responsible for any direct or indirect loss or
       damage that is caused through delay.
    (f) If this Bill of Lading is used for Port-to-Port
       Transportation, the column indicating final destination on the
       face of this Bill of Lading is solely for the purpose of the
       Merchant's reference, and the Carrier's responsibility for the
       Goods shall in all cases cease at the time of discharge of the
       Goods at the port of discharge.
    
7 Liberties
(A) In any situation whatsoever whether or not existing or
anticipated before commencement of or during the transport, which in
the judgment of the Carrier (including for the purpose of this
Article the Master and any person charged with the transport or
safekeeping of the Goods) has given or is likely to give rise to
danger, injury, loss, delay, or disadvantage of whatsoever nature to
the Vessel, the Carrier, a vehicle, any person, the Goods or any
property, or has rendered or is likely to render it in any way
unsafe, impracticable, unlawful, or against the interest of the
Carrier or the Merchant to commence or continue the transport or to
discharge the Goods at the port of discharge or to deliver the Goods
at the place of delivery by the route and in the manner originally
intended by the Carrier, the Carrier
   
  (1) at any time shall be entitled to unpack the container(s) or
otherwise dispose of the Goods in such way as the Carrier may deem
advisable at the risk and expense of the Merchant and/or
  (2) before the Goods are loaded on the Vessel, a vehicle, or other
means of transport at the place of receipt or port of loading, shall
be entitled to cancel the contract of carriage without compensation
and to require the Merchant to take delivery of the Goods and, upon
his failure to do so, to warehouse or place them at any place
selected by the Carrier at the risk and expense of the Merchant
and/or
  (3) if the Goods are at a place awaiting transshipment, shall be
entitled to terminate the transport there and to store them at any
place selected by the Carrier at the risk and expense of the
Merchant, and/or
  (4) if the Goods are loaded on the Vessel, a vehicle, or other
means of transport whether or not approaching, entering, or
attempting to enter the port of discharge or to reach the place of
delivery or attempting or commencing to discharge, shall be entitled
to discharge the Goods or any part of them at any port or place
selected by the Carrier or to carry them back to the port of loading
or place of receipt and there discharge them . Any actions under (3)
or (4) above shall constitute complete and final delivery and full
performance of this contract, and the Carrier thereafter shall be
free from any responsibility for carriage of the Goods.
     
(B) If, after storage, discharge, or any actions according to subpart
(A) above the Carrier makes arrangements to store and/or forward the
Goods, it is agreed that he shall do so only as agent for and at the
sole risk and expense of the Merchant without any liability
whatsoever in respect of such agency. The Merchant shall reimburse
the Carrier forthwith upon demand for all extra freight charges and
expenses incurred for any actions taken according to subpart (A),
including delay or expense to the Vessel, and the Carrier shall have
a lien upon the Goods to that extent. 
     
(C) The situations referred to in subpart (A) above shall include,
but shall not be limited to, those caused by the existence or
apprehension of war declared or undeclared, hostilities, riots, civil
commotions, or other disturbances closure of, obstacle in, or danger
to any port or canal, blockade, prohibition, or restriction on
commerce or trading quarantine, sanitary, or other similar
regulations or restrictions, strikes, lockouts or other labor
troubles whether partial or general and whether or not involving
employees of the Carrier or its Subcontractors, congestion of port,
wharf, sea terminal, or similar place, shortage, absence or obstacles
of labor or facilities for loading, discharge, delivery, or other
handling of the Goods, epidemics or diseases, bad weather, shallow
water, ice, landslip, or other obstacles in navigation or carriage 
    
(D) The Carrier, in addition to all other liberties provided for in
this Article, shall have liberty to comply with orders, directions,
regulations or suggestions as to navigation or the carriage or
handling of the Goods or the Vessel howsoever given, by any actual or
purported government or public authority, or by any committee or
person having under the terms of any insurance on the Vessel, the
right to give such order, direction, regulation, or suggestion. If by
reason of and/or in compliance with any such order, direction,
regulation, or suggestions, anything is done or is not done the same
shall be deemed to be included within the contractual carriage and
shall not be a deviation.
    
8 Description and Particulars of Goods 
Any reference on the face of this Bill of Lading to marks, numbers,
description, quantity, quality, gauge, weight, measure, nature, kind,
value, and any other particulars of the Goods, is as furnished by the
Merchant. The Carrier shall not be responsible for the accuracy of
any such reference and is not bound thereby. The Merchant warrants to
the Carrier that the descriptions and particulars furnished by him
are correct, and the Merchant shall indemnify the Carrier against all
loss, damage, expenses, liability, penalties and fines arising or
resulting from inaccuracy of any description or particular.
    
9 Use of Container
    
When the Goods are not already packed into a container at the time of
receipt by the Carrier, the Carrier shall be at liberty to pack and
carry the Goods in any type of container.
    
  (A) The Merchant assumes full responsibility for and shall
indemnify the Carrier against any loss of or damage to the Carrier's
containers and other equipment if the loss or damage is caused or
occurs while in the possession or control of the Merchant, his
agents, or common carriers engaged by or on behalf of the Merchant
  (B) The Carrier shall in no event be liable for, and the Merchant
shall indemnify and hold the Carrier harmless from, any death of or
injuries to persons, or loss of or damage to property, caused by the
Carrier's container or its contents while in the possession or
control of the Merchant, his agents, or common carriers engaged by or
on behalf of the Merchant.
    
10 Container Packed by Merchant 
If the cargo received by the Carrier or Inland Carrier is in a
container packed by or on behalf of the Merchant. 
    
  (A) this Bill of Lading is prima facie evidence of the receipt only
of the number on the face of this Bill of Lading. The condition and
particulars of the contents are unknown to the Carrier and Inland
Carriers, and the Carrier accepts no responsibility for the accuracy
of the description of condition or particulars. 
  (B) The Merchant warrants
    (1) that thestowage of the contents of the containers and the
       closing and sealing of the containers are safe and proper, and
    (2) that the containers and their contents are suitable for
       handling and carriage in accordance with the terms of this
       Bill of Lading, including Article 15. In the event of the
       Merchant's breach of any of these warranties, the Merchant and
       not the Carrier shall be responsible for, and the Merchant
       shall indemnify and hold Carrier harmless from, any resulting
       loss or damage to persons or property (including the Goods) 
    
(C) The Merchant shall inspect the container when it is furnished by
or on behalf of the Carrier, and the container shall be deemed to
have been accepted by the Merchant as being in sound and suitable
condition for the purpose of the transport contracted for in this
Bill of Lading, unless the Merchant gives notice to the contrary, in
writing, to the Carrier before the transport. 
    
(D) If the container is delivered after transport by the Carrier or
Inland Carrier with seals intact, such delivery shall be deemed to be
full and complete performance of the Carrier's obligation under this
Bill of Lading, and the Carrier shall not be liable for any loss of
or damage to the contents of the container. 
    
(E) The Ocean and Inland Carrier shall have the right to open the
container and to inspect its contents without notice to the Merchant,
at such time and place as the Carrier or Inland Carrier may deem
necessary, and all expenses incurred therefrom shall be borne by the
Merchant. 
    
(F) If any seal of the container is broken by customs or other
authorities for inspection of its contents, the Carrier shall not be
liable for any resulting loss, damage or expenses.
    
11 Special Carriage or Container 
(A) The Carrier does not undertake to carry the Goods in
refrigerated, heated, insulated, ventilated, or any other special
hold or container, nor to carry any special container packed by or on
behalf of the Merchant, but the Carrier will treat such Goods or
container only as ordinary goods or dry container, respectively,
unless:
  (1) special arrangements for the carriage of such Goods or
     container have been agreed to in writing between the Carrier and
     the Merchant;
  (2) such special arrangements are noted on the face of this Bill of
     Lading; and
  (3) special freights as required has been paid. The Carrier shall
      not be responsible for the function of a special container
      supplied by or on behalf of the Merchant.
     
(B) The Carrier shall not be liable for any loss of or damage to
Goods in a special hold or container arising from latent defects,
breakdown, or stoppage of the refrigeration or heating machinery,
insulation, ship's plant, or other such apparatus of the Vessel or
container, provided that the Carrier shall before or at the beginning
of the transport exercise due diligence to maintain the special hold
or container in an efficient state. 
    
(C) If the Goods have been packed into a refrigerated container by
the Carrier or Inland Carrier, and the particular temperature range
requested by the Merchants is inserted in this Bill of Lading, the
Carrier will set the thermostatic controls within the requested
temperature range but does not guarantee the maintenance of such
temperature inside the container. 
    
(D) If the cargo received by the Carrier or Inland Carrier is in a
refrigerated container packed by or on behalf of the Merchant, it is
the obligation of the Merchant to stow the contents properly and set
the thermostatic controls exactly. The Carrier shall not be liable
for any loss of or damage to the Goods arising out of or resulting
from the Merchant's failure in such obligation and Carrier does not
guarantee the maintenance of the intended temperature inside the
container.
    
12 Dangerous Goods, Contraband 
(A) The Carrier undertakes to carry Goods of an explosive,
inflammable, radioactive, corrosive, damaging, poisonous, or
dangerous nature only upon the Carrier's approval of a written
application by the Merchant prior to the carriage of such Goods. Such
application must accurately state the name, nature and classification
of the Goods, as well as how they are dangerous and the method o
rendering them innocuous, together with the full names and addresses
of the shipper and the consignee. 
    
(B) The Merchant shall undertake that the nature and danger of such
Goods is distinctly hand permanently marked on the outside of the
package or container containing the Goods. 
    
(C) Merchant shall submit all documents or certificates required in
connection with such Goods by any applicable statue or regulation or
by the Carrier 
    
(D) Whenever the Goods are discovered to have been received by the
Carrier or Inland Carrier without complying with subparts (A), (B) or
(C) above, or the Goods are found to be contraband or prohibited by
any law or regulation of any place during the transport, the Carrier
shall be entitled to have such Goods rendered innocuous, thrown
overboard, discharged, or otherwise disposed of at the Carrier's
discretion without compensation, and the Merchant shall be liable for
and indemnify the Carrier against any loss, damage or liability,
including loss of freight, and any other expenses directly or
indirectly arising out of custody or carriage of such Goods. 
    
(E) The Carrier may exercise the right conferred upon it under the
preceding subpart whenever it is apprehended that Goods received in
compliance with subparts (A), (B) and (C) above have become
dangerous, even if not dangerous when received by the Carrier or
Inland Carrier. 
    
(F) The Carrier has the right to inspect the contents of any package
or container at any time and place without the prior notice to
Merchant and at the risk and expense of the Merchant.
    
13 Stowage Under and on Deck 
(A) Goods in containers, vans, trailers, or chassis may be carried
under deck or on deck, and when such Goods are carried on deck the
Carrier shall not be required to specially note mark, or stamp any
statement of "on deck stowage" on the face of this Bill of Lading,
any custom to the contrary notwithstanding. Such on deck carriage
shall not be considered a deviation. 
    
(B) Goods stowed in poop, forecastle, deck house, shelter deck,
passenger space, or any other covered-in-space, or stowed in a
container wherever placed, shall be deemed to be stowed under deck
for all purposes including general average. 
    
(C) Lumber, earth moving equipment and all other Goods customarily or
reasonably carried on deck may, at Carrier's option, be carried on
deck without further notice to Merchant and without liability to the
Carrier for the risks inherent in or incident to such carriage. Such
on deck carriage shall not be considered a deviation. 
    
(D) In respect of Goods not in containers and carried on deck, and
stated on this Bill of Lading to be so carried, all risks of loss or
damage from perils inherent in or incident to the custody or carriage
of such Goods shall be borne by the Merchant and in all other
respects the Carrier shall have the benefit of the provisions of the
applicable, version of the Hague Rules (including U.S. COGSA,
notwithstanding Section 1301 (c) thereof) and the terms of this Bill
of Lading
    
14 Valuable Goods 
The Carrier shall not be liable to any extent for any loss of or
damage to or in connection with precious metals, stones, or
chemicals, jewelry, currency, negotiable instruments, securities,
writings, documents, works of art, curios, heirlooms, or any other
valuable goods, including goods having particular value only for the
Merchant, unless the true nature and value of the Goods have been
declared in writing by the Merchant before receipt of the Goods by
the Carrier or Inland Carrier, the same is inserted on the face of
this Bill of Lading and additional freight has been paid as required.
    
15 Heavy Lift 
(A) The weight of a single piece or package exceeding 2,240 lbs.
gross must be declared by the Merchant in writing before receipt by
the Carrier or Inland Carrier and must be marked clearly and durably
on the outside of the piece or package in letters and figures not
less than two inches high. 
    
(B) If the Merchant fails in his obligations under the preceding
subpart
  (1) the Carrier shall not be responsible for any loss of or damage
     to in connection with the Goods.
  (2) the Merchant shall be liable for resulting loss of or damage to
     any person or property, and
  (3) Merchant shall indemnify the Carrier against any resulting
     loss, damage, or liability suffered by the Carrier.
    
16 Delivery by Marks 
(A) The Carrier shall not be liable for failure or delaying delivery
in accordance with marks, unless such marks have been clearly and
durably stamped or marked upon the Goods, package, or container by
the Merchant before they are received by the Carrier or Inland
Carrier, in letters and numbers not less than two inches high,
together with the names of the port of discharge and place of
delivery. 
    
 (C) The Merchant warrants that the marks on the Goods, packages and
containers correspond to the marks shown on this Bill of Lading and
also in all respects comply with all laws and regulations in force at
the port of discharge or place of delivery. The Merchant shall
indemnity the Carrier against all loss, damage or expenses resulting
from inaccuracy or incompleteness of the marks. 
    
17 Delivery 
(A) The Carrier shall have the right to deliver the Goods at any time
at the Vessels side, customhouse, warehouse, wharf, or any other
place designated by the Carrier, within the geographic limits of the
port of discharge or place of delivery shown of the face of this Bill
of Lading 
    
(B) The Carrier's responsibility shall cease when the Goods have been
delivered to the Merchant, Inland Carrier, connecting carrier or any
other person entitled to receive the Goods on Merchant's behalf at
the place designated by the Carrier. Delivery of the Goods to the
custody of customs or any other public authority shall constitute
final discharge of the Carrier's responsibility. 
    
(C) In case the cargo received by the Carrier is containers packed by
or on behalf of the Merchant
  (1) The Carrier shall only be responsible for delivery of the total
     number of containers received
  (2) The Carrier shall not be required to unpack the containers and
     deliver their contents in accordance with brands, marks, numbers
     sizes, to types of items or pieces
  (3) At the Carriers discretion and upon the Merchant's request in
     writing to the Carrier at least 3 days prior to the scheduled
     date of arrival the of Vessel at the port of discharge
     containers may be unpacked and their contents delivered by the
     Carrier in accordance with the written request. In such a case
     if the seal of the containers is intact at the time of unpacking
     all the Carrier's obligations under this Bill of Lading shall be
     deemed to have been discharged, the Carrier shall not be
     responsible for any loss or damage resulting from such delivery
     and the Merchants shall be liable for an appropriate adjustment
     of the freight and any additional charges incurred 
    
(D) If the Goods have been packed into a container by the Carrier
shall unpack the container and deliver its contents and the Carrier
shall not be required to deliver the Goods in the container. At the
Carrier's discretion, and subject to prior arrangement between the
Merchant and the Carrier the Goods may be delivered to Merchant in
the container, in which case if the container is delivered with seals
intact all the Carrier's obligations under this Bill of Lading shall
be deemed to have been discharged, and the Carrier shall not be
responsible for any loss or damage to the contents of the container.
     
(E) Optional delivery shall be granted only when arranged prior to
the time of receipt of the Goods by Carrier and if expressly stated
on the face of this Bill of Lading. The Merchant desiring to avail
himself of the option so expressed must give notice in writing to the
Carrier at the first port of call named in the option at least 48
hours prior to the Vessel's arrival there, otherwise the Goods shall
be landed at any of the optional ports at Carrier's option, and the
Carrier's responsibility shall then cease.
     
(F) Carrier is not responsible to give notification, in writing or
otherwise, either to Merchant or others, of the arrival, discharge,
or disposition of Goods, any custom or agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding, and notwithstanding any notation on the face of this
Bill of Lading, concerning notification or a notify party.
    
18 On-Carriage and Forwarding 
(A) Whether arranged beforehand or not, the Carrier shall be at
liberty without notice to carry the Goods wholly or partly by the
named or any other Vessel, craft barge, or other means of transport
by water, land or air, whether or not owned or operated by the
Carrier. 
    
(B) The Carrier may under any circumstances whatsoever discharge the
Goods or any part of them at any port or place for transshipment and
store them afloat or ashore and then forward them by any means of
transport. 
    
(C) If the Goods cannot be found at the port of discharge or place of
delivery, or if they be miscarried, they, when found, may be
forwarded to their intended port of discharge or place of delivery at
the Carrier's expense, but the Carrier shall not be liable for any
loss, damage, delay, or depreciation arising from such forwarding. 
    
(D) In case of Port-to-Port Transportation, transshipment of cargo,
or receipt of cargo from ports or inland points not including within
the ship's itinerary or the Carrier's service, is to be at the sole
risk and expense of the Merchant, and neither the Carrier not its
Vessel shall be deemed to be the agent or principal of a prior or
subsequent carrier notwithstanding the issuance by the Carrier of a
bill of lading, receipt, or other shipping document at a time or
place prior to that at which the Goods are received by the Carrier 
    
19 Fire 
The Carrier shall not be responsible for any loss of or damage to the
Goods arising from fire occurring at any time, even though before
loading on or after discharge from the Vessel, unless caused by the
actual fault or privity of the Carrier.
    
20 Lien 
(A) The Carrier shall have a lien on the Goods, which shall survive
delivery, for all freight, dead freight, demurrage, damages, loss,
charges, expenses, and any other sums (including costs, customs fees,
attorney fees, and other fees for recovering the sums) chargeable to
the Merchant under this Bill of Lading and any preliminary contract
for custody or carriage of the Goods. Carrier may foreclose the lien
by selling the Goods without notice to the Merchant privately or by
public auction. If on sale of the Goods the proceeds fail to cover
the amount due and the costs and fees incurred, the Carrier shall be
entitled to recover the deficit from the Merchant. 
    
(B) If the Goods are unclaimed during a reasonable time, or whenever
in the Carrier's opinion the Goods will become deteriorated, decayed
or worthless, the Carrier (without responsibility to it) may at its
discretion and subject to its lien, sell, abandon, or otherwise
dispose of such Goods at the sole risk and expense of the Merchant.
    
21 Freight and Charges 
(A) Freight may be calculated on the basis of the particulars of the
Goods furnished by the Merchant, who shall be deemed to have
guaranteed to the Carrier the accuracy of the contents, weight,
measure, or value as furnished by him at the time of receipt of the
Goods by the Carrier or Inland Carrier, but the Carrier for the
purpose of ascertaining the actual particulars may at any time and at
the risk and expense of the Merchant open the container or package
and examine contents, weight, measure, and value of the Goods. In
case of incorrect declaration of the contents, weight, measure and or
value of the Goods, the Merchant shall be liable for and bound to pay
to the Carrier:
  (1) the balance of freight between the freight charged and that
     which would have been due had the correct details been given,
     plus
  (2) expenses incurred in determining the correct details, plus
  (3) as liquidated and ascertained damages, an additional sum equal
     to the correct freight. 
    
(B) Full freight to the port of discharge or place of delivery shall
be considered as completely earned on receipt of the Goods by the
Carrier, whether the freight be stated or intended to be prepaid or
to be collected at destination. The Carrier shall be entitled to all
freight and other charges due hereunder, whether actually paid or not
and to receive and retain such freight and charges under any
circumstances, whether the Vessel and/or the Goods be lost or not, or
the voyage be broken up, frustrated, or abandoned at any stage of the
entire transit. Full freight shall be paid on damaged or unsound
Goods.
    
(C) The Payment of freight and/or charges shall be made in full and
in cash without any offset, counter claim, or deduction. Where
freight is payable at the port of discharge or place of delivery,
such freight and all other charges shall be paid in the currency
named in this Bill of Lading, or, at Carrier's option, in other
currency subject to the regulators of the freight conference
concerned, if any, or custom at the place of payment. 
    
(D) Goods once received by the Carrier cannot be taken away or
disposed of by the Merchant except upon the Carrier's consent and
after payment of full freight and compensation for any loss sustained
by the Carrier through such taking away or disposal. 
    
(E) If the Goods are not available when the Vessel is ready to load: 
  (1) The Carrier is relieved of any obligation to load such Goods
     and the Vessel may leave the port without further notice.
  (2) Unless the unavailability arises in the course of combined
     transport and is caused by the failure of an Inland Carrier to
     perform its obligations under this Bill of Lading, dead freight
     shall be paid by the Merchant. 
    
(F) The Merchant shall be liable for and shall indemnify the Carrier
against:
  (1) all dues, duties, taxes, consular fees, and other charges
     levied on the Goods, and
  (2) all fines, damages and losses sustained by the Carrier in
     connection with Goods, howsoever caused, including the
     Merchant's failure to comply with laws and regulations of any
     public authority in connection with the Goods, or failure to
     procure consular, Board of Health, or other certificates to
     accompany the Goods. The Merchant shall be liable for return
     freight and changes on any Goods refused exportation or
     importation by any public authority. 
    
(G) If the Carrier is of the opinion that the Goods are in need of
sorting, inspecting, mending, repairing, or reconditioning, or
otherwise require protecting or caring for, the Carrier at its
discretion may, by itself or through Subcontractors, and as agent for
the Merchant, carry out such work at the risk and expense of the
Merchant. 
    
(H) The shipper, consignor, consignee, owner of the Goods and holder
of this Bill of Lading shall be jointly and severally liable to the
Carrier for the payment of all freight and charges and for the
performance of the obligations of any of them under this Bill of
Lading
    
22 Notice of Claim and Time for Suit against Carrier 
(A) Unless notice of loss or damage and the general nature of such
loss or damage be given in writing to the Carrier at the port of
discharge or place of delivery before or at the time of delivery of
the Goods or, if the loss or damage is not apparent, within 3 days
after delivery, the Goods shall be deemed to have been delivered as
described in this Bill of Lading. 
    
(B) The Carrier shall be discharged from all liability in respect of
the Goods, including without limitation nondelivery, misdelivery,
delay, loss, or damage, unless suit has been brought within one year
after delivery of the Goods or the date when the Goods should have
been delivered. Suit shall not be considered to have been "brought"
within the time specified unless process shall have been served and
jurisdiction obtained over the Carrier within such time.
    
23 Limitation of Liability 
(A) Subject to subpart (B) below for the purpose of determining the
extent of the Carrier's liability for loss of or damage to the Goods,
the Merchant agrees that the value of the Goods is the Merchant's net
invoice cost, plus freight and insurance premium, if paid. The
Carrier shall not be liable for any loss of profit or any
consequential loss.
    
(B) 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 rata in case of partial
loss or damage, unless the nature of the Goods had a valuation higher
than $500 per package or per shipping unit shall have been declared
by the shipper before shipment and inserted in this Bill of Lading,
and extra freight paid if required.  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 or damage shall be adjusted pro
rata 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 unit employed in calculating freight charges. Where
containers, vans, trailers, transportable tanks, flats, palletized
units and other such packages are not packed by the Carrier, each
individual such container, van, trailer, transportable tank,
palletized unit and other such package including in each instance its
contents, shall be deemed a single package and Carrier's liability
limited to $500, with respect to each such package.
    
24 General Average: New Jason Clause 
(A) General average shall be adjusted, stated and settled at any port
or place as the Carrier's option and according to the York-Antwerp
Rules, 1974 and as to matters not provided for by these Rules,
according to the laws and usages of the port or place of adjustment
and in the currency selected by the Carrier. The general average
statement shall be prepared by the adjusters appointed by the
Carrier. Average agreement or bond and such cash deposit as the
Carrier may deem sufficient to cover the estimated contribution of
the Goods and any salvage and special charges thereon and any other
additional securities as the Carrier may require shall be furnished
by the Merchant to the Carrier before delivery of the Goods. 
    
(B) In the event of accident, danger, damage, or disaster before or
after commencement of the voyage, resulting from any cause
whatsoever, whether due to negligence or not for which or for the
consequence of which the Carrier isn't responsible by statue,
contract, or otherwise, the Goods and the Merchant shall jointly and
severally contribute with the Carrier in general average to the
payment of any sacrifices, loss, 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 salvage ship
is owned or operated by the Carrier, salvage shall be paid for as
fully and in the same manner as if such salvaging ship belonged to
strangers.
    
25 Carriage of Metal Products, Lumber, Cotton 
(A) The term "apparent good order and condition" when used in this
Bill of Lading does not mean:
  (1) with reference to iron, steel, or metal products, that the
     Goods when received were free from visible rust or moisture.
  (2) with reference to lumber, timber, plywood, or other wood
     products, that the Goods when received were free from visible
     stains, discoloration, moisture, shakes, holes, chaffed,
     breakage or splitting. If the Merchant so requests a substitute
     bill of lading will be issued setting forth any notations as to
     the foregoing that may appear on the mate's or tally clerk's
     receipts or similar document. 
    
(B) Description of the condition of cotton cargo does not relate to
the sufficiency or not or condition of the covering nor to any
damage, resulting therefrom. Carrier shall not be responsible for any
such damage.
    
26 Severability of Terms 
The terms of this Bill of Lading are severable and if any part or
term is declared invalid or unenforceable, the validity or
enforceability, of any other part or term shall not be affected.

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