Effective	30Dec1993
Filed	23Nov1993
Filing Codes	I

RECEIVED for shipment in apparent good order and condition,
unless otherwise noted herein the number of containers or
other package or pieces shown in the "Carriers 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 feederships,
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 transshipment
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 Carriers 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 Carriers shall not be
liable for damage or losses not occuring on its own segment
of the overall carrage.  The Carrier shall hold for the
benefit of the owner of the goods all bills on lading,
freight documents or receipts issued by other carries or
bailees.  The receipt, bailment, carriage, delivery and
trans shipment of the goods are subject to all the 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, feedership, 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. Thus 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 limitations or an
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 Act
Ordinance of Statute of a nature similar to the
international Convention for the Unification of Certain
Rules Relating to Bills of Lading dated at Bussels August
25, 1924. it is subject to the provision stated in such Act
Ordinance or Statute and rulels thereto annexed which may
be in effect where this bill of lading is issued.

(a) The Carrier shall be entitled to the full benefit oof
and right to all limitations of or exemption from liability
authorized by any provisions of Sections 4281 to 4288
inclusive of the Reylsed 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 chartere, no person, firm or
corporation or other legal entity whatsoever (including the
Master, officers and crew of the vessel, all agent,
employees, representative and all terminal operator,
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 exoneration
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 mentione.

2. In this bill of lading the word"wessel" shall include
the vessel to be used for ocean crossing named on the face
therof or any substitute ocean vessel actually used also
any feedership ferry lighter or any other watercraft used
by the Carrier in the performance of this contract the word
"Carrier" with captial "C" shall include the Carrier named
on the front side hereof the vessel, her owner demise
charterer it bound hereby, the time charterer and any
substituted ocean carrier whether the owner or charter
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  name as such in this bill of
lading the word"Consignee" shall include the holder of this
bill of lading properly endorsed and the receive and/or the
goods, the word "charges" shall include freight and all
expenses and money obligations incurred and payable by the
owner of the goods Shipper Consignee or ay of them the
worlds "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 surporting to
exercise control of a governmental nature. "On Board" shall
mean on board any means of transport used by the Carrier to
accomplish the carrage covered by the bill of lading. "Port
of Loading" 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 of customary 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 calll at the same port more than
once, may discharge the goods the first or subsequent call
at the port of discharge may for matters occuring 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 barths 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 munition war
like store hazardous cargo and sail 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 than 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 shatsoever occuring and
whether existing or anticipated before commencement of or
during the voyage which in the judgement of the Carrier or
the Master is likely to give use to risk of capture,
seizure detention damage delay of disadvantage to or loss
of the vessel or any part of her cargo to make it unsale
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 or discharge the goods of disembark
passengers at the port of discharge or the usual or agreed
or intneded place of discharge in such port or to give use
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 container(s)
contents or nay part thereof and may require the Shipper or
other persons entitled thereto to take delivery of the
goods at the port  o 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 entire a port of discharge or reaching or
attempting  to reach a usual place of discharge theren or
attempting to discharge the shipment may discharge the gods
and/or devan the contents of any container(s) contents or
any part thereof and my 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 teach a usual place of discharge therein or
attemping to discharge the shipment may discharge the goods
and/or devan the contents of any contrainer(s) at another
port in depot lighter, craft or other place or may torward
or trans ship them as provided in this bill of lading
(claluse 10) or the Carrier or the Master may retain the
goods vanned or unvanned on board until the return of the
vessel 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 delivery and performance
under this contract and the Carreier shall be freed from
any further responsibility, unless it be shown that any
loss or damage to the goods arose from Carrier's negligence
in the discharge and delivery as herein provided the burden
of establishing such negligence 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 onthe 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
inlamd 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.
Containeres 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 container before loading
them and loading of the containers shall be prima facie
evidence that the container were sound and suitable for
use.  The Carrier will not be liable in any event for the
particulars or other packages or peices as shown in the
Carrier's receipt on the face of this bill of lading.  The
Carrier makes no representation as to the quantity weight
or description in theParticulars Furnished by the Shipper.
   The Shipper, Consignee and/or hereof agree to be liable
for and shall indemnify the Carrier for any injury , loss
or damage including fines, arising from Shipper's failure
stow 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
grosss 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 stow containers on deck unless this bill
of lading is claused "stowed under deck" on the face hereof
by the Carrier.  Containers stowed on deck shall be deemed
for all purposes to be stowed 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 rates 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 munie 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 on
maintenance except while the containers are in the actual
custody at which the Carrier shall exercise reasonable care
in operation or maintenance of such machinary.

7. Deck cargo (except goods carried in containers on deck)
and live animals are received and carried soly 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 therto arising or resulting from any
matters mentioned in Section4, 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
faulty of the Carrier, any warranty of seaworthiness in the
premises being hereby waived, and the burden of proving
liability being in all respects unpon the Shipper or
Consignee.  Except as provided, above such shipments
shallbe deemed goods, and shall be subject to all items 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 or
laibility to the other or non-carrying ship or her owners
in so far as such loss or liability represents loss of, or
damage to or any claim whatsoever of the owners of the said
goods, paid or payable by the other or 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 or their calim 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 place 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
delivery of the goods.  The Adjustment shall be made by an
Adjuster selected by the Carrier from the Association of
Average Adjusters of the U. S. A. and his Adjustment shall
be prima 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 negligence or not,
for which, the Carrier is not responsible, by statute,
contract or otherwise, the goods, the Shipper and the
Consignee shall contribute with the Carrier in general
average tothe payment any sacrifices, losses or expenses of
a general average nature that may be made or incurred,a nd
shall pay salvage and special charges incurred in respect
to 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 such salvaging ship belonged to stragers.
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
Shipper and Consignee expressly renounce any and all codes,
statutes, laws or regulations which might otherwise apply.

10.  Whenever theCarrier or Master may deem it advisable,
or in any case where goods are destined for port(s) or
place(s) 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 places event 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 trans
shipment, 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 responsibility whatsoever.  The carriage
by any trans shipment or on carrier and all trans shipment
or forwarding shall be subject to all the terms whatsoever
in the regular form of bill of lading, consignment note,
contract or other shipping document used at the time by
such 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 eh Port of
Discharge, the Carrier may without giving notice either of
arrival or discharge, deliver the container(s) and/or goods
onto any wharf, craft, or place that the Carrier or Port
Authorities may select and continuously Sunday 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 expenses of the goods.  It is
agreed that delivery by the Carrier in any event shall take
place upon discharge form vessel to a safe lighter or dock
and the responsibility of the Carrier in any capacity shall
altogether cease when the goods have been discharged and
possession is received or taken by Customs or toher
authorities or by the operato or person in charge of any
lighter, craft, wharf, store, warehouse, elevator or other
facilitise, 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 or 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 lost
goods or repairing damaged goods.

13.  The Shipper, Consignee or cargo owner shall be liable
for and shall indemnify the Carreir and vesse, and the
Carrier shall have a lien on the goods, for all expenses of
operating, repairing 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 Consignee's failure to supply
information of otherwise comply with laws and regulations
in connection with the goods.  The Carrier's lien shall
survive delivery and may be enforced by private sale and
without notice.

14. Since freight is calculated on teh 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 expense
incurred for examinig, 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 lien shall survive delivery, for all freight and
charges due under this bill of lading and under any
contract preliminaru 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
stevedores shall be liable to answer for or make goods nay
loss or damage to goods occurring at any time nad even
though before loading on or after dischrge form 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 or 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 package, 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 determinded 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 and a valuation
higher than $500 per package or shipping unit shall have
been declared in writing by the Shipper upon deliveru to
the Carrier and inserted in this bill of lading and extra
charge paid.  In such care ir the actual value of the goods
per package or per shipping unit shall exceed such declared
value 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 ro
things of any description whatsoever, except goods shipped
in buld, and irrespective of the weight or measurement unit
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 holer herof or owner of
the goods and their assignees, subrogess or representatives
shall file any and all claims directyly with the Carrier or
other party responsible for any loss, damage, injury,
expense, it being specifically agreed that this carrier
shall not be responsible for any loss, damage, injury,
expense not occurring on it's own ocean route, nor while
the goods are  not in its actual custody and control.  Upon
written request, the Carrier will furnish Shipper,
Consignee, holder hereof and/or owner of the goods with
original bills of lading, receipts, consignment notes or
other documents being hels for their benefit which may be
required to file claim against any other carriers or
parties.

18.  Any bookings, freight engagements, dock receipts, boat
noes, intechanges or other agreements relating to the
shipment previously made are superseded by this bill of
lading and by the Carrier's Freight Rariff Rules and
Regualtions, which shall be deemed incorporated herein as
if set forth at length.  The Carrier' 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 the
CArrier of any statutory protection or exemption form or
limiation of liability, contained in the laws of thee
United Staes, or in the laws of any other country which may
be applicable.  This bill of laidng shall be construed
according to the laws of the United States and the shipper,
consignee and holder hereof agree that any suits against
the Carrier shall be brought in th Federal Courts of the
United States in the City of New York.  The terms of this
bill of lading shall be separble, and if any part or term
hereof shall be hld invalid, such holding shall not effect
the validity or enforeceability 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 the land carrier contracts and tariffs,
where loss or damage occurrs while goods are in custody of
a U.S.A land acarrier of (b)In accordance with terms of
this bill of lading where goods are lost or damaged while
in custody of this Carrier.  All claims and suits must be
commenced with time limits of applicable contracts and
statutes in the event this Carrier pays a claim.  It shall
be subrogated to claiment's rights against participating
carriers.  When is cannot be established in whose custody
the goods were when the loss or damage occurred the loss or
damage shall be deemed to have occurred the sea voyage while
in the custody of this Carrier.

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