Exporters and importers should be expecting to receive one of these transport documents from carriers, especially when they choose to use sea transportation.
Sometimes, it is not easy to distinguish a bill of lading from a multimodal bill of lading, even for experienced shippers.
Today, I will show you how to seperate a bill of lading from a multimodal bill of lading. But first of all, you need to understand the importance of the shipment coverage, such as port-to-port shipments and door-to-door shipments.
Let me start with the definition of a port-to-port shipment.
What is a Port-to-Port Shipment?
Bill of lading is the transport document which is exclusively used in port to port shipments. It is sometimes called as ocean bill of lading or marine bill of lading.