To avoid problems that may be associated with shipping, it should enter into a contract for the provision of transport services.Under the agreement, the carrier must deliver the goods to the destination and give it to the recipient or an authorized person.In turn, the sender undertakes to set payment for the shipment.
contract for transport services has a number of species that are associated with the categories of the involved vehicles.Thus, the agreement to distinguish sea, air, road and rail transportation.The contract can be drawn up on the carriage of passengers and cargo, luggage.Depending on the territory of different international and national transport.Categories transportation, in turn, determine certain rules of law applicable to the parties.
greatest distribution has received a contract of carriage, which shall include the terms defined volumes, settlement procedures and other conditions.
parties entering into contracts for transport services, are the shipper and carrier.The latter is a legal entity performing the carriage under the contract.Moreover, if the transfer is made cargo transport carrying capacity above 3.5 tons, this activity is subject to licensing.At the conclusion of the contract with such person transport services it subsequently invalidated.
second party to the agreement are the consignor.They can be both physical and legal persons.The consignor may be either the owner of the cargo, and a third party that delivers the goods on behalf of the owner of his own name (freight forwarder).
special party to the agreement on the transport services acts consignee.This person is not a party to the treaty, but it has a duty and the rights that are associated with the agreement.For example, the consignee is obliged to take the goods from the carrier, he has the right to put a claim to the carrier in case of delay of cargo, its damage, etc.
contract for the provision of transport services is essential conditions.The agreement is considered to be made in cases where the parties have reached agreement on all essential terms relating to the subject of the contract, the name and characteristics of the goods, the amount of payment, place of destination.
In some cases, the parties themselves determine certain conditions as essential that the customer must be specified in the application for transportation.For example, the special conditions, the route, the required form of the rolling stock (volume, type a semi-trailer), detailed address of the place of unloading, loading, customs, time and date of submission of vehicle for unloading, packaging and container types, devices necessary for securing cargo, etc..Application sent by fax, mail or personally provide, it is also desirable to confirm their requirements for the application on the phone.
contract for the provision of transport services defines the following duties of the executor.The carrier must provide the rolling stock in good condition, apply for approval with the customer full list of transport, including the brand, number of cars, the names of drivers and other workers involved in transportation.Contractor is responsible for the safety of cargo and is liable.He has no right to declassify information on transportation, and use the services of shipping companies may only with the consent of the customer.After the carrier of the contract provides a report on the services rendered.
contract for the provision of transport services and determines the responsibilities of the customer.They include an independent implementation of loading and unloading of goods on the basis of its own stock, or preparing cargo for shipment, and supporting documents prior to the arrival of transport.The customer should check the vehicles before loading the artist, as well as timely payment for services.
