bill of lading
Cargo receipt paper
A bill of lading is a legal document issued by a carrier to a shipper, detailing the type, quantity, and destination of goods being transported.
It serves three functions: as a receipt confirming the carrier has received the cargo, as a contract for transportation services, and as a document of title that can transfer ownership of the goods.
The freight company issued a bill of lading when the containers were loaded onto the ship.
One entrusting goods for transport
- consigneeDesignated shipment recipient
- shipperOne who dispatches cargo
- carrierOne that transports
- customs brokerAgent for import compliance
shipping agent · charterer · receiver · exporter · importer · third party · beneficiary · principal
Clearly apparent or displayed
- waybillCarrier's shipment instruction sheet
- receiptWritten payment acknowledgment
- certificateFormal written attestation
- paperworkAdministrative written tasks
endorsement · shipping order · delivery order · original · copy
Goods being transported
- shipmentGoods being transported
- goodsThings for sale
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
containers · pallets · crates · packages · consignment · bulk cargo · breakbulk · containerized
Transporting goods to destinations
- transshipmentCargo transfer between carriers
- intermodalUsing multiple transport types
- maritimeOf the sea
- truckingRoad-based freight shipping
railroad · vessel · voyage · routing · delivery · dispatch · tracking · ETA
Formal honorific or name
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- negotiableOpen to agreement
- non-negotiableCannot be altered
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
endorsement · liability · indemnity · claims · dispute · arbitration · compliance · terms and conditions
consignor
One entrusting goods for transport
customs broker · shipping agent · charterer · receiver · exporter · importer · third party · beneficiary · principal
manifest
Clearly apparent or displayed
- waybillCarrier's shipment instruction sheet
- receiptWritten payment acknowledgment
- certificateFormal written attestation
paperwork · endorsement · shipping order · delivery order · original · copy
freight
Goods being transported
- shipmentGoods being transported
- goodsThings for sale
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
commodities · containers · pallets · crates · packages · consignment · bulk cargo · breakbulk · containerized · stowage
shipping
Transporting goods to destinations
- transshipmentCargo transfer between carriers
- intermodalUsing multiple transport types
- maritimeOf the sea
trucking · railroad · vessel · voyage · routing · delivery · dispatch · tracking · ETA · transit time
title
Formal honorific or name
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- negotiableOpen to agreement
- non-negotiableCannot be altered
authentication · endorsement · liability · indemnity · claims · dispute · arbitration · compliance · terms and conditions · holder
- warehousingwarehouse, warehouses, fulfillment centers, fulfillment center, distribution centers
- rail yardsswitchyard, marshalling yards, receiving yard, yard crew, yardmaster
- cargocargo, freight, shipment, payload, goods
- logisticsshipping, delivery, warehouses, warehousing, shipment
- maritime tradesea trade, container ships, cargo ship, shipping routes, ocean trade
- agreementshandshake, contract, nod, accords, verbal consent
bill of ladinginvoice
Itemized billing statement
commercial invoice · delivery receipt · proof of delivery · payment receipt · proof of payment
load, bill, bills, unload, loads, billed, billing, loading, laden