1. DEFINITIONS"Carrier" means the Company stated on the front of this Bill of Lading as being
the Carrier and on whose behalf this Bill of Lading has been signed.
"Merchant" includes the shipper, the consignee, the receiver of the Goods, theholder of this Bill of Lading, any person owing or entitled to the possession of theGoods or this Bill of Lading, any person having a present or future interest in the Goodsor any person acting on behalf of any of the above mentioned persons.
"Goods" includes the cargo supplied by the Merchant and includes any Container
not supplied by or on behalf of the Carrier.
"Container" includes any container, trailer, transportable tank, lift van, flat, pallet or
any similar article of transport used to consolidate goods.
"Carriage" means the whole of the operations and services undertaken or performedby or on behalf of the Carrier in respect of the Goods.
"Combined transport" arises where the Carriage called for by this Bill of Lading is
not a Port to Port Shipment.
"Port to Port Shipment" arises where the Place of Receipt and the Place of Delivery
are not indicated on the front of this Bill of Lading or if both the Place of Receipt and
the Place of Delivery indicated are ports and the Bill of Lading does not in the nominationof the Place of Receipt or the Place of Delivery on the front hereof specify any place or
spot within the area of the port so nominated.
"Hague Rules" means the provisions of the international Convention for Unificationof certain Rules relating to Bills of Lading signed at Brussels on 25th August 1924.
"Hague-Visby Rules" means the Hague Rules as amended by the Protocol signed
at Brussels on 23rd February 1968.
"COGSA" means the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act of the United States of America
approved on 16th April 1936.
"COGWA" means the Carriage of Goods by Water Act 1936 of Canada.
"Charges" includes freight and all expenses and money obligations incurred andpayable by the Merchant.
"Shipping Unit" includes freight unit and the term "unit" as used in the Hague Rules
and Hague-Visby Rules.
"Person" includes an individual, a partnership, a body corporate or other entity.
"Stuffed" includes filled, consolidated, packed, loaded or secured.
2. CARRIER'S TARIFF
The provisions of the Carrier's applicable Tariff, if any, are incorporated herein
Copies of such provisions are obtainable from the Carrier or his agents upon request or,
where applicable, from a government body with whom the Tariff has been filed. In thecase of inconsistency between this Bill of Lading and the applicable Tariff, this Bill of
Lading shall prevail.
3. WARRANTYThe Merchant warrants that in agreeing to the terms hereof he is or is the agent ofand has the authority of the person owning or entitled to the possession of the Goodsor any person who has a present or future interest in the Goods.
4. NEGOTIABILITY AND TITLE TO THE GOODS(1) This Bill of Lading shall be non-negotiable unless made out "to order" in which
event it shall be negotiable and shall constitute title to the Goods and the holder shallbe entitled to receive or to transfer the Goods herein described.
(2) This Bill of Lading shall be prima facie evidence of the taking in charge by the
Carrier of the Goods as herein described. However proof to the contrary shall not be
admissible when this Bill of Lading has been negotiated or transferred for valuable
consideration to a third party acting in good faith.
5. CERTAIN RIGHTS AND IMMUNITIES FOR THE CARRIER AND OTHER PERSONS(1) The Carrier shall be entitled to sub-contract on any terms the whole or any partof the Carriage.
(2) The Merchant undertakes that no claim or allegation shall be made against any
person or vessel whatsoever, other than the Carrier, including, but not limited to the
Carrier's servants or agents, any independent contractor and his servants or agents,
and all others by whom the whole or any part of the Carriage, whether directly or
indirectly, is procured, performed or undertaken, which imposes or attempts to impose
upon any such person or vessel any liability whatsoever in connection with the Goodsor the Carriage, and if any claim or allegation should nevertheless be made to defend,
indemnify and hold harmless the Carrier against all consequences thereof. Without
prejudice to the foregoing every such person and vessel shall have the benefit of allprovisions herein benefiting the Carrier as if such provisions were expressly for his
benefit and in entering into this contract the Carrier, to the extent of these provisions,does so not only his own behalf but also as agent or trustee for such persons andvessels and such persons and vessels shall to this extent be or be deemed to be parties
to this contract.
(3) The merchant shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Carrier against any
claim or liability (and any expense arising therefrom) arising from the Carriage of theGoods insofar as such claim or liability exceeds the Carrier's liability under this Billof Lading.
(4) The defences and limits of liability provided for in this Bill of Lading shall apply
in any action against the Carrier whether the action be found in Contract or in Tort.
6. CARRIER'S RESPONSIBILITY(1) CLAUSE PARAMOUNT(A) Subject to clause 13 below, this Bill of Lading insofar as it relates to sea carriage
by any vessel whether named herein or not shall have effect subject to the Hague
Rules or any legislation making such Rules or the Hague-Visby Rules compulsorily
applicable (such as COGSA or COGWA) to this Bill of Lading and the provisions of
the Hague Rules or applicable legislation shall be deemed incorporated herein. The
Hague Rules (or COGSA or COGWA if this Bill of Lading is subject to U.S. or
Canadian law respectively) shall apply to the carriage of Goods by inland waterways
and reference to carriage by sea in such Rules or legislation shall be deemed toinclude reference to inland waterways. If and to the extent that the provisions of theHarter Act of the United States of America 1893 would otherwise be compulsorily
applicable to regulate the Carrier's responsibility for the Goods during any periodprior to loading on or after discharge from the vessel the Carrier's responsibility
shall instead be determined by the provisions of 6(3) below, but if such provisions
are found to be invalid such responsibility shall be subject to COGSA.
(B) The Carrier shall be entitled to (and nothing in this Bill of Lading shall operate to
deprive or limit such entitlement) the full benefit of, and rights to, all limitations ofand exclusions from liability and all rights conferred or authorised by the applicablelaw, statute or regulation of any country (including, but not limited to, whereapplicable any provisions or sections 4281 to 4287, inclusive, of the Revised
Statutes of the United States of America and amendments thereto and whereapplicable any provisions of the laws of the United States of America) and without
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing also any law, statute or regulation
available to the Owner of the vessel(s) on which the Goods are carried.
(2) PORT TO PORT SHIPMENT
The responsibility of the Carrier is limited to that part of the Carriage from and duringloading onto the vessel up to and during discharge from the vessel and the Carrier
shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever in respect of the Goods or for
any other matter arising during any other part of the Carriage even though Charges
for the whole Carriage have been charged by the Carrier. The Merchant constitutes
the Carrier as agent to enter into contracts on behalf of the Merchant with others
for transport, storage, handling or any other services in respect of the Goods prior
to loading and subsequent to discharge of the Goods from the vessel without
responsibility for any act or omission whatsoever on the part of the Carrier or others
and the Carrier may as such agent enter into contracts with others on any terms
whatsoever including terms less favourable than the terms in this Bill of Lading.
(3) COMBINED TRANSPORT
Save as is otherwise provided in this Bill of Lading, the Carrier shall be liable forloss of or damage to the Goods occurring from the time that the Goods are taken into
his charge until the time of delivery to the extent set out below:(A) Where the stage of Carriage where the loss or damager occurred cannot be
proved:(i) The Carrier shall be entitled to rely upon all exclusions from liability under theRules or legislation that would have been applied under 6(1)(A) above had theloss or damage occurred at sea or, if there was no carriage by sea, under theHague Rules (or COGSA or COGWA if this Bill of Lading is subject to U.S. or
Canadian law respectively).
(ii) Where under (i) above, the Carrier is not liable in respect of some of the factors
causing the loss or damage, he shall only be liable to the extent that thosefactors for which he is liable have contributed to the loss or damage.
(iii) Subject to 6(4)(C) below, where the Hague Rules or any legislation applying
such Rules or the Hague-Visby Rules (such as COGSA or COGWA) is notcompulsorily applicable, the Carrier's liability shall not exceed US$2.00 per kiloof the gross weight of the Goods lost, damaged or in respect of which the claim
arises or the value of such Goods, whichever is the lesser.
(iv) The value of the Goods shall be determined according to the commodity
exchange price at the place and time of delivery to the Merchant or at the place
and time when they should have been so delivered or if there is no such priceaccording to the current market price by reference to the normal value of Goodsof the same kind and quality, at such place and time.

Through Transport Club B/L Series 100(B) Where the stage of Carriage where the loss or damage occurred can be proved:(i) the liability of the Carrier shall be determined by the provisions contained in any
international convention or national law of the country which provisions(a) cannot be departed from by private contract to the detriment of the
Merchant, and(b) would have applied if the Merchant had made a separate and direct contract
with the Carrier in respect of the particular stage of Carriage where the loss
or damage occurred and had received as evidence thereof any particular
document which must be issued in order to make such international
convention or national law applicable:(ii) with respect to the transportation in the United States of America or in Canada
to the Port of Loading or from the Port of Discharge, the responsibility of the
Carrier shall be to procure transportation by carriers (one or more) and suchtransportation shall be subject to the inland carriers' contracts of carriage andtariffs and any law compulsorily applicable. The Carrier guarantees thefulfilment of such inland carriers' obligations under their contracts and tariffs:(iii) Where neither (i) or (ii) above apply, any liability of the Carrier shall be
determined by 6(3)(A) above.
(4) GENERAL PROVISIONS(A) Delay, Consequential Loss
Save as otherwise provided herein, the Carrier shall in no circumstances beliable for direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage caused by delay or
any other cause whatsoever and howsoever caused. Without prejudice to theforegoing, if the Carrier is found liable for delay, liability shall be limited to the freight
applicable to the relevant stage of the transport.
(B) Package or Shipping Unit Limitation
Where the Hague Rules or any legislation making such Rules compulsorily
applicable (such as COGSA or COGWA) to this Bill of Lading apply, the Carrier shallnot, unless a declared value has been noted in accordance with (C) below, be or
become liable for any loss or damage to or in connection with the Goods in an
amount per package or shipping unit in excess of the package or shipping unit
limitation as laid down by such Rules or legislation. Such limitation amountaccording to COGSA is US$500 and according to COGWA is Can $500. If nolimitation amount is applicable under such Rules or legislation, the limitation shallbe US$500.
(C) Ad Valorem: Declared Value of Package or Shipping Unit
The Carrier's liability may be increased to a higher value by a declaration inwriting of the value of the Goods by the shipper upon delivery to the Carrier of theGoods for shipment, such higher value being inserted on the front of this Bill of
Lading in the space provided and, if required by the Carrier, extra freight paid. Insuch case, if the actual value of the Goods shall exceed such declared value, thevalue shall nevertheless be deemed to be the 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.
(D) Definition of Package or Shipping Unit
Where a Container is used to consolidate Goods and such Container is stuffedby the Carrier, the number of packages or shipping units stated on the face of
this Bill of Lading in the box provided shall be deemed the number of packages orshipping units for the purpose of any limit of liability per package or shipping unit
provided in any international convention or national law relating to the carriage ofGoods by sea. Except as aforesaid the Container shall be considered the packageor shipping unit.
The words "shipping unit" shall mean each physical unit or piece of cargo notshipped 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. As to Goods shipped in bulk, the limitation
applicable thereto shall be the limitation provided in such convention or law which
may be applicable, and in no event shall anything herein be construed to be awaiver of limitation as to Goods shipped in bulk.
(E) Rust, etc.
It is agreed that superficial rust, oxidation or any like condition due to moisture
is not a condition of damage but is inherent to the nature of the Goods andacknowledgement of receipt of the Goods in apparent good order and condition is
not a representation that such conditions of rust, oxidation or the like did not exist
on receipt.
(F) Notice of Loss or Damage
The carrier shall be deemed prima facie to have delivered the Good as
described in this Bill of Lading unless notice of loss of, or damage to, the Goods,
indicating the general nature of such loss or damage, shall have been given inwriting to the Carrier or to his representative at the place of delivery before or at
the time of removal of the Goods into the custody of the person entitled to delivery
thereof under this Bill of Lading or, if the loss or damage is not apparent, within
three consecutive days thereafter.
(G) Time-bar
The Carrier shall be discharged of all liability unless suit is brought in the proper
forum and written notice thereof received by the Carrier within nine months after
delivery of the Goods or the date when the Goods should have been delivered. In theevent that such time period shall be found contrary to any convention or law
compulsorily applicable, the period prescribed by such convention or law shall thenapply but in that circumstance only.
7. MERCHANT'S RESPONSIBILITY(1) The description and particulars of the Goods set out on the face hereof are
furnished by the Merchant and the Merchant warrants to the Carrier that the description
and particulars including, but not limited to of weight, contents, measure, quantity,
quality, condition, marks, numbers and value are correct.
(2) The Merchant shall comply with all applicable laws, regulations andrequirements of customs, port and other authorities and shall bear and pay all duties,
taxes, fines, imports, expenses and losses incurred or suffered by reason thereof or byreason of any illegal, incorrect or insufficient marking, numbering or addressing of theGoods.
(3) The Merchant undertakes that Goods are packed in a manner adequate towithstand the ordinary risks of Carriage having regard to their nature and in compliancewith all laws, regulations and requirements which may be applicable.
(4) No Goods which are or may become dangerous, inflammable or damaging or
which are or may become liable to damage any property or person whatsoever shall betendered to the Carrier for Carriage without the Carrier's express consent in writing andwithout the Container or other covering in which the Goods are to be transported andthe Goods being distinctly marked on the outside so as to indicate the nature andcharacter of any such articles and so as to comply with all applicable laws, regulations
and requirements. If any such articles are delivered to the Carrier without such writtenconsent and marking or if in the opinion of the Carrier the articles are or are liable tobecome of a dangerous, inflammable or damaging nature, the same may at any time be
destroyed, disposed of, abandoned, or rendered harmless without compensation to the
Merchant and without prejudice to the Carrier's right to Charges.
(5) The Merchant shall be liable for the loss, damage, contamination, soiling,detention or demurrage before, during and after the Carriage of property (including,but not limited to, Containers) of the Carrier or any person or vessel (other than the
Merchant) referred to in 5(2) above caused by the Merchant or any person acting on
his behalf or for which the Merchant is otherwise responsible.
(6) The Merchant shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Carrier against any
loss, damage, claim, liability or expense whatsoever arising from any breach of theprovisions of this clause 7 or from any cause in connection with the Goods for which
the Carrier is not responsible.
8. CONTAINERS(1) Goods may be stuffed by the Carrier in or on Containers and Goods may be
stuffed with other Goods.
(2) The terms of this Bill of Lading shall govern the responsibility of the Carrierin connection with or arising out of the supply of a Container to the Merchant, whether
supplied before or after the Goods are received by the Carrier or delivered to the
Merchant.
(3) If a Container has been stuffed by or on behalf of the Merchant,(A) the Carrier shall not be liable for loss of or damage to the Goods.
(i) caused by the manner in which the Container has been stuffed:(ii) caused by the unsuitability of the Goods for carriage in Containers:(iii) caused by the unsuitability or defective condition of the Container provided that
where the Container has been supplied by or on behalf of the Carrier, thisparagraph (iii) shall only apply if the unsuitability or defective condition arose(a) without any want of due diligence on the part of the Carrier or (b) would havebeen apparent upon reasonable inspection by the Merchant at or prior to thetime when the Container was stuffed:(iv) if the Container is not sealed at the commencement of the Carriage except
where the Carrier has agreed to seal the Container.
(B) the Merchant shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Carriage against any
loss, damage, claim, liability or expense whatsoever arising from one or more of thematters covered by (A) above except for (A)(iii)(a) above.
(4) Where the Carrier is instructed to provide a Container, in the absence of awritten request to the contrary, the Carrier is not under an obligation to provide a
Container of any particular type or quality.

9. TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED CARGO(1) The Merchant undertakes not to tender for transportation any Goods which
require temperature control without previously giving written notice (and filling in thebox on the front of this Bill of Lading if this Bill of Lading has been prepared by the
Merchant or a person acting on his behalf) of their nature and particular temperature
range to be maintained and in the case of a temperature controlled Container stuffedby or on behalf of the Merchant further undertakes that the Container has been properly
pre-cooled, that the Goods have been properly stuffed in the Container and that its
thermostatic controls have been properly set by the Merchant before receipt of theGoods by the Carrier.
If the above requirements are not complied with the Carrier shall not be liable for any
loss of or damage to the Goods caused by such non-compliance.
(2) The Carrier shall not be liable for any loss of or damage to the Goods arisingfrom defects, derangement, breakdown, stoppage of the temperature controllingmachinery, plant, insulation or any apparatus of the Container, provided that the
Carrier shall before or at the beginning of the Carriage exercise due diligence tomaintain the refrigerated Container in an efficient state.
10. INSPECTION OF GOODSThe Carrier or any person authorised by the Carrier shall be entitled, but under noobligation, to open any Container or package at any time and to inspect the Goods.
11. MATTERS AFFECTING PEFORMANCE(1) If at any time the Carriage is or is likely to be affected by any hindrance, risk,
delay, difficulty or disadvantage of any kind (including the condition of the Goods)
whensoever and howsoever arising (whether or not the Carriage has commenced) thethe Carrier may:(A) without notice to the Merchant abandon the Carriage of the Goods and where
reasonably possible place the Goods or any part of them at the Merchant's disposal
at any place which the Carrier may deem safe and convenient, whereupon the
responsibility of the Carrier in respect of such Goods shall cease.
(B) without prejudice to the Carrier's right subsequently to abandon the Carriage
under (A) above, continue the Carriage.

In any event the Carrier shall be entitled to full Charges on Goods received for
Carriage and the Merchant shall pay any additional costs resulting from the above
mentioned circumstances.
(2) The liability of the Carrier in respect of the Goods shall cease on the delivery orother disposition of the Goods in accordance with the orders or recommendations
given by any government or authority or any person acting or purporting to act asor on behalf of such government or authority.
12. METHODS AND ROUTE OF TRANSPORTATION(1) The Carrier may at any time and without notice to the Merchantuse any means of transport or storage whatsoever, load or carry the Goods onany vessel whether named on the front hereof or not, transfer the Goods from one
conveyance to another including transshipping or carrying the same on another vessel
than that named on the front hereof or by any other means of transport whatsoever,at any place unpack and remove Goods which have been stuffed in or on a Containerand forward the same in any manner whatsoever, proceed at any speed and by any
route in his discretion (whether or not the nearest or most direct or customary or
advertised route) and proceed to or stay at any place whatsoever once or more often
and in any order, load or unload the Goods from any conveyance at any place (whether
or not the place is a port named on the front hereof as the intended Port of Loading
or intended Port of Discharge), comply with any orders or recommendations given by
any government or authority or any person or body acting or purporting to act as or on
behalf of such government or authority or having under the terms of the insurance on
the conveyance employed by the Carrier the right to give orders or directions, permit
the vessel to proceed with or without pilots, to tow or be towed or to be dry-docked,
permit the vessel to carry livestock, Goods of all kind, dangerous or otherwise,
contraband, explosives, munitions or warlike stores and sail armed or unarmed.
(2) The liberties set out in (1) above may be invoked by the Carrier for any purposes
whatsoever whether or not connected with the Carriage of the Goods. Anything done inaccordance with (1) above or any delay arising therefrom shall be deemed to be within
the contractual Carriage and shall not be a deviation of whatsoever nature or degree.
13. DECK CARGO (AND LIVESTOCK)(1) Goods of any description whether containerised or not may be stowed on orunder deck without notice to the Merchant and such stowage shall not be a deviationof whatsoever nature or degree. Subject to (2) below, such Goods whether carried ondeck or under deck shall participate in General Average and such Goods (other thanlivestock) shall be deemed to be within the definition of Goods for the purposes of theHague Rules or any legislation making such Rules or the Hague-Visby Rules
compulsorily applicable (such as COGSA or COGWA) to this Bill of Lading.
(2) Goods (not being Goods stuffed in or on Containers other than open flats orpallets) which are stated on the front of this Bill of Lading to be carried on deck and which
are so carried (and livestock, whether or not carried on deck) are carried without
responsibility on the part of the Carrier for loss or damage of whatsoever nature arisingduring carriage by sea or inland waterway whether caused by unseaworthiness or
negligence or any other cause whatsoever. The Merchant shall defend, indemnify andhold harmless the Carrier against all and any extra cost incurred for any reason
whatsoever in connection with carriage of livestock.
14. DELIVERY OF GOODS
If delivery of the Goods or any part thereof is not taken by the Merchant at the timeand place when and where the Carrier is entitled to call upon the Merchant to takedelivery thereof, the Carrier shall be entitled without notice to remove from a Container
the Goods or that part thereof if stuffed in or on a Container and to store the Goods orthat part thereof ashore, afloat, in the open or under cover at the sole risk and expenseof the Merchant. Such storage shall constitute due delivery hereunder, and thereupon
the liability of the Carrier in respect of the Goods or that part thereof shall cease.
15. BOTH-TO-BLAME COLLISION
If the vessel on which the Goods are carried (the carrying vessel) comes into
collision with any other vessel or object (the non-carrying vessel or object) as a resultof the negligence of the non-carrying vessel or object or the owner of, charterer of or
person responsible for the non-carrying vessel or object, the Merchant undertakes todefend, indemnify and hold harmless the Carrier against all claims by or liability to (andany expense arising therefrom) any vessel or person in respect of any loss of, or damage
to, or any claim whatsoever of the Merchant paid or payable to the Merchant by the
non-carrying vessel or object or the owner of charterer of or person responsible forthe non-carrying vessel or object and set-off, recouped or recovered by such vessel,
object or person(s) against the Carrier, the carrying vessel or her owners or charterers.
16. GENERAL AVERAGE(1) The Carrier may declare General Average which shall be adjustable according
to the York/Antwerp Rules of 1974 at any place at the option of the Carrier and theAmended Jason Clause as approved by BIMCO is to be considered as incorporated
herein and the Merchant shall provide such security as may be required by the Carrierin the connection.
(2) Notwithstanding (1) above, the Merchant shall defend, indemnify and holdharmless the Carrier in respect of any claim (and any expense arising therefrom) of aGeneral Average nature which may be made on the Carrier and shall provide suchsecurity as may be required by the Carrier in this connection.
(3) The Carrier shall be under no obligation to take any steps whatsoever to collectsecurity for General Average contributions due to the Merchant.
17. CHARGES(1) Charges shall be deemed fully earned on receipt of the Goods by the Carrierand shall be paid and non-returnable in any event.
(2) The Charges have been calculated on the basis of particulars furnished by oron behalf of the Merchant. The Carrier shall be entitled to production of the commercial
invoice for the Goods or true copy thereof and to inspect, reweigh, remeasure andrevalue the Goods and if the particulars are found by the Carrier to be incorrect the
Merchant shall pay the Carrier the correct Charges (credit being given for the Charges
charged) and the costs incurred by the Carrier in establishing the correct particulars.
(3) All Charges shall be paid without any set-off, counter-claim, deduction or stayof execution.
18. LIEN
The Carrier shall have a lien on Goods and any documents relating thereto for all
sums whatsoever due at any time to the Carrier from the Merchant and for General
Average contributions to whomsoever due and for the costs of recovering the same andthe Carrier shall have the right to sell the Goods and documents by public auction or
private treaty, without notice to the Merchant and at the Merchant's expenses andwithout any liability towards the Merchant.
19. VARIATION OF THE CONTRACT
No servant or agent of the Carrier shall have power to waive or vary any of the terms
hereof unless such waiver or variation is in writing and is specifically authorised
or ratified in writing by a director or officer of the Carrier who has the actual authorityof the Carrier so to waive or vary.
20. PARTIAL INVALIDITY
If any provision in this Bill of Lading is held to be invalid or unenforceable by any
court or regulatory or self regulatory agency or body, such invalidity or unenforceability
shall attach only to such provision. The validity of the remaining provisions shall not beaffected thereby and this Bill of Lading contract shall be carried out as if such invalid
or unenforceable provision were not contained herein.