A bill of lading may be issued as a house
bill of lading or as a master bill of lading. A house bill of lading will be
issued by a Freight Forwarder or a NVOCC operator to a shipper. While a
master bill of lading will be issued by a carrier to a Freight Forwarder or a
NVOCC.
In a house bill of lading the consignee
will usually be the actual receiver and the shipper will be the actual shipper.
In a master bill of lading the shipper will
be a freight forwarder or a nvocc operator and a consignee will usually be
the freight forwarder’s or nvocc’s counterpart office at the destination.
Information such as vessel name, cargo
description, measurements etc. should remain the same in both hbl and mbl.
