BILLS OF LADING – DELIVERY OF CARGO 19 March 2001 No.00-021 STANDARD FORMS OF LETTERS OF INDEMNITY TO BE GIVEN IN RETURN FOR: (A) Delivery of cargo without production of the original bill of lading (B) Delivery of cargo at a port other than that stated in the bill of lading (C) Delivery of cargo at a port other than that stated in the bill of lading and without production of the original bill of lading In December 1998, the International Group of P&I Clubs issued a Circular to Members recommending revised wordings of the standard form Letters of Indemnity for use by Members in circumstances where they are requested to deliver cargo without production of the original bill of lading and/or to deliver cargo at a port other than that stated in the bill of lading. As a result of comment from shipowners and shipowners' organisations, a further review of the wordings has been undertaken and further modifications to the standard wordings have now been made. Moreover, discussions have taken place between the International Group and the British Bankers Association (BBA) and a separate standard wording has been agreed on the basis of which banks members of the BBA will now be prepared in principle to join in the Letters of Indemnity while, through the auspices of the International Chamber of Commerce, the BBA will endeavour to promote this agreed standard wording within the international business community. The BBA has also given its general approval to this Circular. In consequence of the agreement reached with the BBA, the three recommended standard form Letters of Indemnity are now issued in two versions: INT GROUP A (for delivery of cargo without production of the original bill of lading), INT GROUP B (for delivery of cargo at a port other than that stated in the bill of lading against production of at least one original bill of lading), and INT GROUP C (for delivery of cargo at a port other than that stated in the bill of lading and without production of the orig