- Sea waybills are transportation documents containing or evidencing a contract for the carriage of goods by sea.
- Sea waybills are not documents of title and the Hague and Hague-Visby Rules do not normally apply to them.
- Delivery of the goods can generally be made to the person named as the consignee or receiver without requiring
presentation of the waybill.
- Sea waybills cannot generally be used by carriers as substitutes for bills of lading without explicit agreement from the
shipper.
- Carriers should ensure that they have robust systems for checking the identity of receivers when claiming delivery of
their goods.
