{"id":10542,"date":"2023-03-03T18:41:22","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T17:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/?p=10542"},"modified":"2023-03-03T18:41:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T17:41:22","slug":"the-sea-waybill-swb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/the-sea-waybill-swb\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sea Waybill (SWB)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_10543\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10543\" style=\"width: 453px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/msc-germany-gmbh-as-agent-for-msc-mediterranean-shipping-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10543 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/msc-germany-gmbh-as-agent-for-msc-mediterranean-shipping-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"453\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/msc-germany-gmbh-as-agent-for-msc-mediterranean-shipping-1.jpg 453w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/msc-germany-gmbh-as-agent-for-msc-mediterranean-shipping-1-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo : MSC GERMANY GMBH As agent for MSC Mediterranean Shipping \u2026 \/ satesto.eu5.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Created in the early 1980s to correct the disadvantages of the bill of lading, the Sea Waybill (SWB) is a non-negotiable transport document issued by the maritime carrier.<\/p>\n<p>The SWB is a document evidencing the contract of carriage and the characteristics of the goods loaded but does not represent the goods. As it does not represent the goods, it is merely a receipt for the goods.<\/p>\n<p>However, like any commercial document, it has advantages and disadvantages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advantages of the Sea Waybill<\/strong> :<\/p>\n<p>The SWB has the advantage of avoiding the loss of the bill of lading and its late arrival.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Disadvantages of the Sea Waybill<\/strong> :<\/p>\n<p>However, it has some disadvantages, which are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Not comparable to a negotiable instrument<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0;<\/li>\n<li>Limited interest: the interest of the SWB is limited insofar as the consignee can obtain delivery of the goods without producing it ;<\/li>\n<li>etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The SWB must contain the following information :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The names and addresses of the shipper and the carrier ;<\/li>\n<li>The characteristics of the goods (quantity, weight, volume, etc.) ;<\/li>\n<li>The port of loading and unloading ;<\/li>\n<li>etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\nAuthor: <strong>Pascaline ODOUBOUROU<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Created in the early 1980s to correct the disadvantages of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10543,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,221],"tags":[1493,2538,31,32,1485,1297,75,2539,45],"class_list":["post-10542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-en","category-closer-look-en","tag-africa-en","tag-closer-look","tag-maritimafrica","tag-maritime","tag-maritime-in-africa","tag-maritime-industry-en","tag-ports","tag-sea-waybill-swb","tag-shipping-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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