MULTIMODAL BILL OF LADING (B/L)
\mˌʌltɪmˈə͡ʊdə͡l bˈɪl ɒv lˈe͡ɪdɪŋ bˈiː slˈaʃ ˈɛl], \mˌʌltɪmˈəʊdəl bˈɪl ɒv lˈeɪdɪŋ bˈiː slˈaʃ ˈɛl], \m_ˌʌ_l_t_ɪ_m_ˈəʊ_d_əl b_ˈɪ_l ɒ_v l_ˈeɪ_d_ɪ_ŋ__ b_ˈiː s_l_ˈa_ʃ ˈɛ_l]\
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B/L issued from origin to destination for different ships and/or different transportation aircraft, railcars, ships, trucks carrying containerized door-to-door shipments. The principal carrier or the freight forwarder issuing the multimodal B/L has full liability by carriage contract over all modes of transportation for the entire journey. Also known as combined bill of lading, combined transport bill of lading, intermodal bill of lading, or multimodal transport bill of lading.
By Henry Campbell Black
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