'Carriage' means the whole or any part of the operations and services undertaken by the Carrier in
respect of the Goods covered by this Bill of Lading.
'Carrier' means the party on whose behalf this Bill of Lading has been signed.
'Combined Transport' arises if the Place of Receipt and/or the Place of Delivery are indicated
overleaf in the relevant spaces.
'Container' includes any container (including any open top container), trailer, transportable tank,
flat or pallet or any similar article used to consolidate goods and any ancillary equipment.
'Freight' includes all charges payable to the Carrier in accordance with the Carrier's applicable
tariff and under this Bill of Lading.
'Goods' means the whole or any part of the cargo accepted from the Shipper and includes any
Container not supplied by or on behalf of the Carrier.
'Hague Rules' means the provisions of the International Convention for the Unification of Certain
Rules relating to Bills of Lading signed at Brussels on 25th August 1924 and includes the
amendments by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 23rd February 1968, but only if such
amendments are compulsorily applicable to this Bill of Lading. (It is expressly provided that
nothing in this Bill of Lading shall be construed as contractually applying the said Rules as
amended by the said Protocol.)