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Negotiable FIATA Multimodal Bill of Lading Dr. YANG Yuntao

The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations Fédération Internationale des Associations de Transitaires et Assimilés Internationale Föderation der Spediteurorganisationen. Negotiable FIATA Multimodal Bill of Lading Dr. YANG Yuntao

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Negotiable FIATA Multimodal Bill of Lading Dr. YANG Yuntao

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  1. The International Federation of FreightForwarders Associations Fédération Internationale des Associationsde Transitaires et Assimilés Internationale Föderation derSpediteurorganisationen Negotiable FIATA Multimodal Bill ofLading Dr. YANGYuntao Deputy Chairman of ABLM, FIATA Advisory Body LegalMatters Vice President of Transport and Logistics Department, China MerchantGroup September2019

  2. Topics FIATAintroduction China Merchantsintroduction FIATA transportdocuments Moving toDigital the global voice of freightlogistics

  3. 1. FIATA introduction • HISTORY • Non-governmental organization, represents an industry covering more than 40,000 freight forwarding companies in the world, currently has over 5500 forwarding members in 162countries • FIATA is the largest non-governmental organisation in the field of transportation and itsinfluence • isworldwide. • OBJECTIVES • To unite the freight forwarding industryworldwide; • To represent, promote and protect the interests of the industry by participating as advisors or experts in meetings of international bodies dealing withtransportation; • To familiarise trade and industry and the public at large with the servicesrendered by freight • forwarders through the dissemination of information, distribution of publications,etc. the global voice of freightlogistics

  4. 1. FIATA cooperation with other railway relatedorganizations • FIATA / CIT (The International Rail TransportCommittee) • FIATA / OSJD (Organisation for Cooperation betweenRailways) • Memorandum of Cooperation signed in October2018 • FIATA / UIC (International Union ofRailways) • MarketplaceSeminar • FIATA / IBS (International Rail Freight BusinessAssociation) • Base for collaboration: common interests in rail freight inEurope the global voice of freightlogistics

  5. 2. Introduction toCMG China Merchants Group(CMG) is a leading comprehensive enterprise based in Hong Kong, with three core business sectors. Following China's “Belt and Road" strategy, CMG has 53 ports and over 190 branches in over 40 countries and regions in the world. In the fortune global 500 list released in 2019, China merchants and its subsidiary China merchants bank were both listedagain. Transportation & RelatedInfrastructure Property & Industrial Zone FinancialService China Merchants Bank - The best commercial bank in China World First Class Energy ShippingFleet World First Class Comprehensive Port ServiceProvider Shekou and Zhangzhou Development Zone China’s leading Property Developer & Industrial ZoneDeveloper China’s No. 1 Investorand Operator of TollRoads China’s leadingLogistics ServiceProvider ChinaMerchants Capital the global voice of freightl ogistics

  6. Sinotrans limited (Sinotrans) is the operation platform and brand of the logistics business ofCMG. Sinotrans, which was listed in Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2003, has formed its three main business segments including professional logistics, supply chain logistics ande-business. 2. Introduction toSinotrans 物流电商 ProfessionalLogistics Cold Chain Logistic, Projects and Energy, Chemical, Fairs and Events…… Supply ChainLogistics E-Business ProfessionalLogistics Ocean/Air Freight, Roadand Rail Services,Shipping Agency…… E-Business platform,Cross- border e-commercelogistics …… the global voice of freightlogistics

  7. (1) International Through RailwayTransport 2. International Rail Service ofSinotrans RU Moscow Hamburg Minsk Manzhouli Duisburg KZ MN Esrienhot Xi’an Budapest • 34+ lines, 14+ normalized lines, covering the whole railway port network • In 2018, 802 international trains, 70,442 TEU; 563 trains to Europe, 51,624TEU Alashankou Shenyang Tianjin Qingdao Hefei Changsha Pinxiang Shilong HaNoi the global voice of freightlogistics

  8. (2) Land-bridge Sea-RailTransport 2. International Rail Service ofSinotrans RU Moscow Hamburg Minsk Manzhouli Duisburg KZ Budapest MN Erenhot Tianjin Shenyang Alashankou Rail transshipment of maritime cargo originated from Japan, South Korea and southeast Asian countries via Chinese seaports (Tianjin, Qingdao etc.), to Russia and European countries passing through the territory of China. Qingdao Lanzhou Changsha Hefei Pingxiang Shilong Hanoi the global voice of freightlogistics

  9. New market demand for a transport document as document of title for railway transport, to facilitate trade financing under Letter ofCredit • New Passage for trade between China andEurope • 6,300 trips in 2018 (totally more than12,000) • Three Euraisa rail corridors, available between 48 Chinese cities and over 40 cities in14 • Europeancountries. • goods like mechanical equipment, computers and parts, automobiles, mobile phones, textile, • woods, foods,etc. • Multimodal Transport of Rail +Approach • Growing economic need for trade financing in international railwaytransport • Railway consignment note is not a document of title and therefore is normally notaccepted • by banks for letter ofcredit • A transport document for railway transport as document of title is required to facilitatetrade • Source:ChinaMerchantsGroup 3. FIATA transportdocuments the global voice of freightlogistics

  10. 3. FIATA transportdocuments FIATA has created several documents and forms to establish a uniform standard for use by freight forwarders worldwide. The documents are easily distinguishable as each has a distinctive colour and carries the FIATA logo which can be seen at the head of thepage. FIATA FCR (Forwarders Certificate of Receipt) FIATA FCT (Forwarders Certificate of Transport) FWR (FIATA WarehouseReceipt) FBL (negotiable FIATA Multimodal Transport Bill of Lading) orFMTBL FWB (non-negotiable FIATA Multimodal TransportWaybill) FIATA SDT (Shippers Declaration for the Transport of Dangerous Goods) FIATA SIC (Shippers Intermodal WeightCertificate) FFI (FIATA ForwardingInstructions) the global voice of freightlogistics

  11. FBL (negotiable FIATA Multimodal Transport Bill ofLading) • Negotiable FIATA Multimodal Transport Bill of Lading is a carrier-type transport document set up by FIATA for the use of freight forwarders acting as Multimodal Transport Operators. It can also be issued as a marine bill oflading. • FBL has been deemed by International Chamber of Commerce to be in conformity with UNCTAD/ICC Rules for Multimodal Transport Documents and therefore bears ICC logo alongside the symbol of relevant freight forwarders association by country orterritory • It can be used for multimodal transport or unimodal transport. Manyforwarders • use it in door-to-doortransport. 3. FIATA transportdocuments the global voice of freightlogistics

  12. 3. FIATA transportdocuments • FBL (negotiable FIATA Multimodal Transport Bill ofLading) • FBL is widely accepted by banks around the world for Letter of Credit transactions as it conforms to “Guide for the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP 600)” of ICC. As a document of title, it can be presented to take delivery of thegoods. • Over 1 million copies of FBL are issued every year around theglobe • Freight forwarders can apply to authorized FIATA Association Members for use of FBL and other FIATA documents. More information can be found on https://fiata.com/about-fiata/fiata-documents.htmlorinfo@fiata.com. the global voice of freightlogistics

  13. 3. FIATA transportdocuments Usage of FBL incombination with Rail ConsignmentNote the global voice of freightlogistics

  14. 3. FIATA transportdocuments • Advantages of combining FBL with rail consignmentnote: • Both railway companies and freight forwarder can draw ontheir strengths: • Railway: rail transport, issue consignment note and release cargo to freight forwarder(consignee) • Forwarder: receipt and delivery of cargo, door-to-doortransport, • preparation of transport documents, customs declaration andinspection… • No need to revise the current international conventions and national laws on railfreight the global voice of freightlogistics

  15. 4. Moving toDigital • FIATA is now working diligently with on creating the electronic FIATA Multimodal Bill of Lading,eFBL. • The eFBL solution will enable shippers and freight forwarders to draft, amend and finalize the FBL entirely on the a digital platform. Users are then, able to electronically circulate the FBL through the supplychain. • Should not all stakeholders from the supply chain be active users of the digital system, users are able to securely print the FBL from the digital system and circulate it physically alongside their cargo. The printed FBL maintains its security through a two-step security authentication utilizing a barcode and chip that ensure the authenticity of the document and also traceability as it moves through the supplychain. the global voice of freightlogistics

  16. Thankyou! Find more about FIATA inwww.fiata.com the global voice of freightlogistics

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