Published 1994-07-21
Keywords
- sea waybill,
- bills of lading,
- negotiability,
- electronic sea waybill,
- UCP500
- documentary credit,
- bill of exchange,
- Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1991 (Cth),
- Hague-Visby Rules,
- marine cargo liability regime,
- CMI Uniform Rules for Sea Waybills ...More
Abstract
In this short paper, McQueen argues that, except in certain circumstances, the sea waybill (with the appropriate legal framework and wording) can perform all the necessary functions of the bill of lading and even perform them better.