direct bill of lading
- noun
- Specialized
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conocimiento de embarque directo
- When using a direct bill of lading, shippers know there will be no transfer between ships.
Examples
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The direct bill of lading ensured the cargo stayed on the same vessel throughout the journey.
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They requested a direct bill of lading to reduce the risk of delays during transit.
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The shipping company issued a direct bill of lading for the cargo.
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Can you provide the direct bill of lading for this shipment?
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The direct bill of lading ensured the cargo stayed on the same vessel throughout the journey.
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When using a direct bill of lading, shippers know there will be no transfer between ships.
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They requested a direct bill of lading to reduce the risk of delays during transit.
Synonyms
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An official document showing a transport company has received goods and saying how and when they will be delivered
A shipping document that lists goods and their destination
Surface Forms
Morphology
The components are partly compositional: a B1 learner who knows 'bill' (document) and 'lading' (goods being transported) plus 'direct' (without intermediaries) can infer this is a document for a direct shipment. However, the precise technical sense (issued when the same vessel carries the cargo without transshipment) is specialized shipping jargon and not fully predictable from the parts alone, so prior exposure or domain knowledge is needed.
Etymology
Direct bill of lading comes from shipping papers that travel with the goods. Direct gives the idea of a straight journey on the same ship, and the bill of lading is the paper that proves it, so the phrase means a document for a shipment with 'no transfer' between ships.