In the case of seaway transit, the Bill Of Lading is issued at the time it is loaded onto the ocean vessel. However, there is an exception in the case of multimodal transport. Freight Forwarders and NVOCC’s are able to issue a multimodal Bill Of Lading at the time the goods are loaded at a rail port. More @Wikipedia
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