Contingent upon the solicitation of the client (forwarder or exporter or the transporter), a Bill of Lading can be given per shipment or per compartment. There might be 1 holder and 3 Bills of Lading or it can be 3 compartments for 1 Bill of Lading. The quantity of Bills of Lading for the shipment or compartment might be directed by the agreement, buy request or letter of acknowledge, just as the kind of Bill of Lading and the quantity of firsts/duplicates to be given.