Voyage Charters
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Chapter 51
Issuance of Bills of Lading
| 20. ISSUANCE AND TERMS OF BILLS OF LADING |
| (a) The Master shall, upon request, sign Bills of Lading in the form appearing below for all cargo shipped but without prejudice to the rights of the Owner and Charterer under the terms of this Charter. The Master shall not be required to sign Bills of Lading for any port which, the Vessel cannot enter, remain at and leave in safety and always afloat nor for any blockaded port. |
| [Clause 20 is continued in the next chapter] |
51.1 The Asbatankvoy bill of lading clause is of the variety which requires the bills of lading to be in a specified form,1 and it therefore avoids many of the problems which arise under less specific clauses, such as clause 9 of the Gencon charter.