GLOSSARY
Shipper
Shipper's Load & Count
The person for whom the owners of a ship agree to carry goods to a specified destination and at a specified price. The merchant who can be consignor, exporter, or seller (who may be the same or different parties) named in the shipping documents as the party responsible for initiating a shipment, and who may also bear the freight cost.'
The conditions under which the transportation is effected are stipulated in the bill of lading.
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