If the bill of lading issued in a negotiable form, to order (shipper) or to the order of a named party, at least one original bill of lading must be surrendered to the carrier's agent at the port of discharge in order to get the consignment.
But what happens if a bill of lading not issued in negotiable form by simply completing the consignee field writing direct consignee's name and address.
On this article I will be explaining the straight bill of lading, which is a type of bill of lading that is issued in a non-negotiable form.