Consignor

The consignor, in a contract of carriage, is the party sending a shipment to be delivered whether by land, sea or air.[1] Some carriers, such as national postal entities, use the term "sender" or "shipper" but in the event of a legal dispute the proper and technical term "consignor" will generally be used.

Admiralty law
History
Code of Hammurabi Corpus Juris Civilis Digesta Ordinamenta et consuetudo maris Amalfian Laws Hanseatic League
Features
Maritime transport Shipping/Ferry Cargo Freight Passenger Merchant marine Cargo ship Passenger ship Owner Mortgage Registration Marine insurance Act of God Cargo Collision Construction General average Seaworthiness Total loss
Contract of carriage/Charterparty
Affreightment Agency Bill of lading Brokerage Chartering Consignment Demurrage Force majeure Invoice Commercial Pro forma Laytime Lien Maritime Manifest Packing list Proof of delivery Salvage Terms International Waybill
Parties
Agent Factor Freight forwarder Principal Carrier Captain (Master) Charterer Freight company Technical management Consignee Consignor Seaman Stevedore
Judiciary
Admiralty court Vice admiralty court
International conventions
Hague-Visby Rules Hamburg Rules Rotterdam Rules Maritime Labour Convention International Convention on Salvage United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) SOLAS Convention MARPOL Convention Ballast Water Management Convention Anti-fouling Convention International Convention on Load Lines International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea SAR Convention
International organisations
International Maritime Organization London Maritime Arbitrators Association

Consignor is a natural or legal person who, under a contract of carriage, acts on his own behalf or on behalf of the owner of the cargo and is specified in the consignment note. The Consignor is obliged to prepare the cargo for transportation in such a way as to ensure the safety of traffic and the safety of the cargo and means of transportation during transportation.

The quality of fruit, vegetables and other perishable goods presented by the shipper for transportation, as well as their packaging, packing and temperature conditions must comply with standards and ensure the preservation of cargo during the period of transportability, set by the Consignor in the certificate of quality or by an expert in the certificate.[2][3] Consignor bears responsibility and compensates expenses connected with liquidation of emergency situations, pollution, contamination of environment, which arose due to his fault because of inadequate preparation of cargo.[4]

The weight of the cargo prepared for shipment may be determined either by the Consignor or the Carrier, or jointly.