MBL

In practice

Shows the forwarder or its agent as shipper and consignee, not the actual cargo owners. The forwarder then issues a house B/L to the real shipper. At destination the forwarder's agent surrenders the MBL to the line to get the delivery order.

Seen in the wild

MBL MAEU123456789, HBL SWL2024001. Both telex released.

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