CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REFERRED TO ON FACE OF THIS BILL OF LADING 
1. Carriage of Goods by Sea Act. This bill of lading shall have effect sub¬ 
ject to the provisions of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act of the United States, 
approved April 16, 1936, which shall be deemed to be incorporated herein, and 
nothing herein contained shall be deemed a surrender by the carrier of any of 
its rights or immunities or an increase of any of its responsibilities or liabilities 
under said Act. The provisions stated in said Act shall (except as may be 
otherwise specifically provided herein) govern before the goods are loaded on 
and after they are discharged from the ship and throughout the entire time the 
goods are in the custody of the carrier. The carrier shall not be liable in any 
capacity whatsoever for any delay, nondelivery or misdelivery, or loss of or 
damage to the goods occurring while the goods are not in the actual custody 
of the carrier. 
2. Definitions. In this bill of lading, the word “ship” shall include any sub¬ 
stituted vessel, and any craft, lighter or other means of conveyance by rail, 
water, land or air, owned, chartered, operated or employed by the carrier; the 
word “carrier” shall include the ship, her owner, operator, demise charterer, 
time charterer, master and any substituted carrier, whether the owner, opera¬ 
tor. charterer or master shall be acting as carrier or bailee; the word “shipper” 
shall include the person named as such in this bill of lading and the person 
for whose account the goods are shipped; the word “consignee” shall include 
the holder of the bill of lading, properly endorsed, and the receiver and 
the owner of the goods; the word “charges” shall include freight and all 
expenses and money obligations incurred and payable by the goods, shipper, 
consignee, or any of them. 
3. Scope of Voyage. The scope of voyage herein contracted for shall include 
usual or customary or advertised ports of call whether named in this contract 
or net, also ports in or out of the advertised, geographical, usual or ordinary 
route or order, even though in proceeding thereto the ship may sail beyond the 
port of discharge or in a direction contrary thereto, or depart from the direct or 
customary route. The ship may call at any port for the purposes of the current 
voyage or of a prior or subsequent voyage. The ship may omit calling at any 
port or ports whether scheduled or not, and may call at the same port more 
than once; may, either with or without the goods on board, and before or after 
proceeding toward the port of discharge, adjust compasses, dry dock, go on 
ways or to repair yards, shift berths, take fuel or stores, remain in port, sail 
without pilots, tow and be towed, and save or attempt to save life or property, 
and all of the foregoing are included in the contract voyage. 
4. Liberties. In any situation whatsoever and wheresoever occurring and 
whether existing or anticipated before commencement of or during the voyage, 
which in the judgment of the carrier or the master is likely to give rise to risk 
of capture, seizure, detention, damage, delay or disadvantage to or loss of the 
ship or any part of her cargo, to make it unsafe, imprudent, or unlawful for 
any reason to commence or proceed on or continue the voyage or to enter or 
discharge the goods at the port of discharge, or to give rise*to delay or difficulty 
in arriving, discharging at or leaving the port of discharge or the usual or agreed 
place of discharge in such port, the carrier may before loading or before the com¬ 
mencement of the voyage, require the shipper or other person entitled thereto 
to take delivery of the goods at port of shipment, and, upon failure to do so, 
may warehouse the goods at the risk and expense of the goods; or the carrier 
or the master, whether or not proceeding toward or entering or attempting to 
enter tHe port of discharge or reaching or attempting to reach the usual place 
of discharge therein or attempting to discharge the goods there, may discharge 
the goods into depot, lazaretto, craft, or other place; or the ship may proceed 
or return, directly or indirectly, to or stop at any port or place whatsoever as 
the master or the*carrier may consider safe or advisable under the circumstances, 
and discharge the goods, or any part thereof, at any such port or place; or the 
carrier or the master may retain the cargo on board until the return trip or 
until such time as the carrier or the master thinks advisable and discharge the 
goods at any place whatsoever as herein provided; or the carrier or the master 
may discharge and forward the goods by any means, rail, water, land, or air, 
at the risk and expense of the goods. The carrier or the master is not required 
to give notice of discharge of the goods or the forwarding thereof as herein 
provided. When the goods are discharged from the ship, as herein provided, 
they shall be at their own risk and expense; such discharge shall constitute 
complete delivery and performance under this contract and the carrier shall 
be freed from any further responsibility. For any services rendered to the 
goods as hereinabove provided, the carrier shall be entitled to a reasonable 
extra compensation. 
5. Compliance with Orders or Direction; Contraband, etc. The 
carrier, master and ship shall have liberty to comply with anv orders or direc¬ 
tions as to loading, departure, arrival, routes, ports of call, stoppages, discharge, 
destination, delivery or otherwise howsoever given by the government of any 
nation or department thereof or any person acting or purporting to act with 
the authority of such government or of any department thereof, or by any 
committee or person having, under the terms of the war risk insurance on the 
ship, the right to give such orders or directions. Delivery or other disposition 
of the goods in accordance with such orders or directions shall be a fulfillment 
of the contract voyage. In any of the above circumstances the goods shall be 
solely at their risk and expense and all expenses and charges so incurred shall be 
payable by the owner or consignee thereof and shall be a lien on the goods. 
The ship may carry contraband, explosives, munitions, warlike stores, hazardous 
cargo, and may sail armed or unarmed and with or without convoy. 
6. Description and Marking, Weights, etc. Unless otherwise stated 
herein, the description of the goods and the particulars of the packages mentioned 
herein are those furnished in writing by the shipper, and the carrier shall not 
be concluded as to the correctness of leading marks, number, quantity, weight, 
gauge, measurement, contents, nature, quality or value. Single pieces or pack¬ 
ages exceeding 2,000 lbs. in weight shall be liable to pay extra charges in ac¬ 
cordance with tariff rates in effect at time of shipment for loading, handling, 
transshipping or discharging, and the weight of each such piece or package shall 
be declared "in writing by the shipper on shipment and clearly and durably 
marked on the outside of the piece or package. The shipper and the goods shall 
also be liable for, and shall indemnify the carrier in respect of, any injury, loss 
or damage arising from inadequate or improper description of the goods or from 
shipper’s failure to declare and mark the weight of any such piece or package or 
from the incorrect weight of any such piece or package having been declared or 
marked thereon. 
7. Stowage, Refrigeration. Goods may be stowed in poop, forecastle, deck 
house, shelter deck, passenger space, or any other covered-in space commonly 
used in the trade for the carriage of goods, and when so stowed shall be deemed 
for all purposes to be stowed under deck. In respect of goods carried on deck 
and stated herein to be so carried, all risks of loss or damage by perils inherent 
in such carriage shall be borne by the consignee, but in all other respects the 
custody and carriage of such goods shall be governed by the terms of this bill 
of lading and the provisions stated in said Carriage of Goods by Sea Act not¬ 
withstanding Sec. 1 (C) thereof. Specially heated or specially cooled stowage 
is not to be furnished unless contracted for at an increased freight rate. 
8. Live Animals. Live, animals, birds and fish are received and carried at 
shipper’s risk of accident or mortality, and the carrier shall not be liable for any 
loss or damage thereto arising or resulting from any matters mentioned in Section 
4, Subsection 2, a to p inclusive, of said Carriage of Goods by Sea Act or from 
any other cause whatsoever not due to the fault of the carrier, any warranty of 
seaworthiness in the premises being hereby waived by the shipper. Except as 
provided above, such shipments shall be deemed goods, and shall be subject to 
all terms and provisions in this bill of lading relating to goods. 
9. Both-to-blame Collision Clause. If the ship comes into collision with 
another ship as a result of the negligence of the other ship and any act, neglect 
or default of the master, mariner, pilot or the servants of the carrier in the navi¬ 
gation or in the management of the ship, the owners of the goods carried here¬ 
under will indemnify the carrier against all loss or liability to the other or non¬ 
carrying ship or her owners in so far as such loss or liability represents loss of, 
or damage to, or any claim whatsoever of the owners of said goods, paid or payable 
by the other or non-carrying ship or her owners to the owners of said goods and 
set off, recouped or recovered by the other or non-carrying ship or her owners as 
part of their claim against the carrying ship or carrier. 
10. General Average. General Average shall be payable at New York ac¬ 
cording to the 1924 York-Antwerp Rules 1 to 15 inclusive and Rules 17 to 22 
inclusive, and as to matters not therein provided for, according to the laws and 
usages of the port of New York, and to be stated in New York 
In the event of accident, danger, damage, or disaster, before or after commence¬ 
ment of the voyage, resulting from any cause whatsoever, whether due to negli¬ 
gence or not, for which, or for the consequence of which, the carrier is not re¬ 
sponsible, by statute, contract, or otherwise, the goods, shippers, consignees, or 
owners of the goods shall contribute with the carrier in general average to the 
payment of any sacrifices, losses, or expenses of a general average nature that 
may be made or incurred, and shall pay salvage and special charges incurred in 
respect of the goods. If a salving ship is owned or operated by the carrier, 
salvage shall be paid for as fully as if such salving ship or ships belonged to 
strangers. Such deposit as the carrier or his agents may deem sufficient to 
cover the estimated contribution of the goods and any salvage and special charges 
thereon shall, if required, be made by the goods, shippers, consignees or owners 
of the goods to the carrier before delivery. 
11. Transshipment and Forwarding. Whenever the carrier or master may 
deem it advisable or in any case where the goods are consigned to a point where 
the ship does not expect to discharge, the carrier or master may, without notice, 
forward the whole or any part of the goods before or after loading at the original 
port of shipment, or any other place or places even though outside the scope of 
the voyage or the route to or beyond the port of discharge or the destination of 
the goods, by any vessel, vessels or other means of transportation by water or 
by land or by air or by any or all of such means, whether operated by the carrier 
or by others and whether departing or arriving or scheduled to depart or arrive 
before or after the ship expected to be used for the transportation of the goods. 
This carrier, in making arrangements for any transshipping or forwarding'vessel 
or means of transportation not operated by this carrier, shall be considered solely 
the forwarding agent of the shipper and without any other responsibility 
whatsoever. 
The carriage by any transshipping or forwarding carrier and all transshipment 
or forwarding shall be subject to all the terms whatsoever in the regular form of 
bill of lading, freight note, contract or other shipping document used at the time 
by such carrier, whether issued for the goods or not, and even though such terms 
may be less favorable to the shipper or consignee than the terms of this bill of 
lading and may contain more stringent requirements as to notice of claim or 
commencement of suit and may exempt the on-carrier from liability for negli¬ 
gence. The shipper expressly authorizes the carrier to arrange with any such 
transshipping or forwarding carrier that the lowest valuation of the goods or 
limitation of liability contained in the bill of lading or shipping document of such 
carrier shall apply even though lower than the valuation or limitation herein. 
Pending or during transshipment the goods may'be stored ashore or afloat at 
their risk and expense and the carrier shall not be liable for detention. 
12. Discharging and Disposal of Goods; Lighterage. The port authorities 
are hereby authorized to grant a general order for discharging immediately upon 
arrival of the ship and the carrier without giving notice either of arrival or 
discharge, may discharge the goods directly they come to hand, at or onto any 
wffiarf, craft or place that the carrier may select, and continuously Sundays and 
holidays included, at all such hours by day or by night as the carrier may de¬ 
termine no matter what the state of the weather or custom of the port may be. 
The carrier shall not be liable in any respect whatsoever if heat or refrigeration 
or special cooling facilities shall not be furnished during loading or discharge or 
any part of the time that the goods are upon the wharf, craft, or other loading 
or discharging place. All lighterage and use of craft in loading or discharging 
shall be at the risk of the goods and at their expense unless included in the freight. 
Landing and delivery charges and pier dues shall be at the expense of the goods 
unless included in'the freight herein provided for. If the goods are not taken 
away by the consignee by the expiration of the next working day after the goods 
are at his disposal, the goods may, at carrier’s option and subject to carrier’s 
lien, be sent to store or warehouse, or be permitted to lie where landed, but 
always at the expense and risk of the goods. The responsibility of the carrier in 
any capacity shall altogether cease and the goods shall be considered to be de¬ 
livered and at their own risk and expense in every respect when taken into the 
custody of customs or other authorities. The carrier shall not be required to 
give any notification of disposition of the goods. 
13. Leading Marks, etc. The carrier shall not be liable for failure to deliver 
in accordance with leading marks unless such marks shall have been clearly and 
durably stamped or marked by the shipper before shipment upon the goods or 
packages, .in letters and numbers not less than two inches high, together with 
name of the port of discharge. Goods that cannot be identified as to marks or 
numbers, cargo sweepings, liquid residue and any unclaimed goods not otherwise 
accounted for shall be allocated for completing delivery to the various consignees 
of goods of like character in proportion to any apparent shortage, loss of weight 
or damage. 
14. Reconditioning and Other Costs Charged to Goods. The goods shall 
be liable for all expense of mending, cooperage, baling or reconditioning of the 
goods or packages and gathering of loose cargo or contents of packages; also for 
any payment, expense, fine, dues, duty, tax, impost, loss, damage or detention 
sustained or incurred by or levied upon the carrier or the ship in connection with 
the goods, howsoever caused, including any action or requirement of any govern¬ 
ment or governmental authority or person purporting to act under the authority 
thereof, seizure under legal process or attempted seizure, incorrect or insufficient 
marking, numbering or addressing of packages or description of the contents, 
failure of the shipper to procure consular, Board of Health or other certificates 
to accompany the goods or to comply with laws or regulations of any kind imposed 
with respect to the goods by the authorities at any port or place, or any act or 
omission of the shipper or consignee. 
15. Freight and Lien. Freight shall be payable on gross intake weight ,or 
measurement, or gross discharged weight or measurement, or ad valorem basis, 
or package basis, according to carrier’s option. Freight may be calculated on 
the basis of fhe particulars of the goods furnished by the shipper herein but 
the carrier may at any time open the packages and examine, weigh, measure 
and value the goods. In case shipper’s particulars are found to be erroneous 
and additional freight is payable, the goods shall be liable for any expense in¬ 
curred for examining, weighing, measuring and valuing the goods. Full freight 
shall be paid whether the goods be damaged or lost, or packages be empty or 
partly empty. Full freight hereunder to port of discharge named herein shall 
be considered completely earned on receipt of the goods by the carrier, whether 
the freight be stated or intended to be prepaid or to be collected at destination; 
and the carrier shall be entitled to alffreight and charges due hereunder, whether 
actually paid or not, and to receive and retain them under all circumstances 
whatsoever, and irrespective of voyage being broken up or abandoned or ship 
or cargo lost or not lost. If there shall be a forced interruption or abandonment 
of the voyage at the port of shipment or elsewhere, any forwarding of the goods 
or any part thereof shall be at the risk and expense of the goods. All unpaid 
charges shall be paid in full and without any offset, counterclaim or deduction, 
in United States currency, or, at carrier’s option, in the currency of the port of 
shipment at the demand rate of New York exchange as quoted on the date 
payment of freight is due hereunder. The carrier shall have a lien on the goods, 
which shall survive delivery, for all charges due hereunder and may enforce this 
lien by public or private sale and without notice. The shipper and consignee 
shall be jointly and severalty liable to the carrier for the payment of all charges 
and for the performance of the obligation of each of them hereunder. 
16. Fire Loss or Damage. Neither the carrier nor any corporation owned by, 
subsidiary to or associated or affiliated with the carrier shall be liable to answer 
for or make good any loss or damage to the goods occurring at any time and 
even though before loading on or after discharge from the ship, by reason or by 
means of any fire whatsoever, unless such fire shall be caused by its design or 
neglect. 
17. Valuation. In case of any loss or damage to or in connection with goods 
exceeding in actual value $500. lawful money of the United States, per package, 
or, in case of goods not shipped in packages, per customary freight unit, the 
value of the goods shall be deemed to be $500. per package or per unit, on which 
basis the freight is adjusted, and the carrier’s liability, if any, shall be determined 
on the basis of a value of $500. per package or per customary freight unit, unless 
the nature of the goods and a valuation higher than $500. shall have been de¬ 
clared in writing by the shipper upon delivery to the carrier and inserted in this 
bill of lading and extra freight paid if required, and in such case if the actual 
value of the goods per package or per customary freight unit shall exceed such 
declared value, the value shall nevertheless be deemed to be the declared value 
and the carrier’s liability, if any, shall not exceed the declared value. 
Whenever the value of the goods is less than $500. per package or other freight 
unit, their value in the calculation and adjustment of claims for which the carrier 
may be liable shall, for the purpose of avoiding uncertainties and difficulties in 
fixing value, be deemed to be the invoice value, plus freight and insurance if 
paid, irrespective of whether any other value is greater or less. 
18. Notice of Loss or Damage.—Time for Suit. Unless notice of loss or 
damage and the general nature of such loss or damage be given in writing to 
the carrier or his agent at the port of discharge before or at the time of the removal 
of the goods into the custody of the person entitled to delivery thereof under the 
contract of carriage, such removal shall be prima facie evidence of the delivery 
by the carrier of the goods as described in the bill of lading. If the loss or damage 
is not apparent the notice must be given within three days of the delivery. 
In any event the carrier and the ship shall be discharged from all liability in 
respect of loss or damage unless suit is brought within one year after the delivery 
of the goods or the date when the goods should have been delivered. 
19. Other Agreements Superseded.—Statutory Protections Preserved. 
All agreements or freight engagements for the shipment of the goods are super¬ 
seded by this bill of lading, and all its terms, whether written, typed, stamped, 
or printed, are accepted and agreed by the shipper to be binding as fully as if 
signed by the shipper, any local customs or privileges to the contrary notwith¬ 
standing. Nothing in this bill of lading shall operate to limit or deprive the 
carrier of any statutory protection or exemption from, or limitation of, liability. 
One signed bill of lading duly endorsed must be surrendered to the agent of the 
ship at the port of discharge in exchange for delivery order. 
