Block 2

9. Packing

9.1. The equipment is to be shipped in export sea packing suitable for the type of the equipment delivered. The equipment is to be packed in accordance with the loading gauge of the Russian railways. Packing is to protect the goods from any damage or corrosion during their transportation by sea, by rail and by any combination of transport facilities. Packing should also be suitable for transshipments in transit and long storage of the goods. Packing of the goods is to be suitable for cranage and/ or forklift-truck handling.

9.2. Before packing all the machined parts of the equipment are to be treated with special corrosion inhibitors which may protect the equipment properly from damage during transportation and storage.

9.3. The Sellers are to issue a detailed packing list for each case.

9.4. The Sellers are responsible to the Buyers for any damage to the goods resulting from inadequate packing of the equipment or inadequate anticorrosion treatment of the parts.

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9.9. Shipment of the outsize cases may be effected only after receipt of the Buyers’ approval.

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10. Marking

10.1. All the cases are to be marked on three sides. Each case should bear the following marking made in indelible paint (in Russian and English):

Contract No.

Sellers

Buyers

Consignee

Railway Station of Destination

Trans No.

Case No.

Gross Weight

Net Weight

Case Dimensions (in cm)

10.2. The cases are to be marked in a form of a fraction, the numerator showing the ordinal number of the cases and the denominator showing the total number of cases in which a complete item of the equipment has been packed.

10.3. On the cases higher than one metre and heavier than 500 kg the gravity centre is to be shown.

10.4. If a case requires special handling it should bear additional marks:

fragile; top or this side up.

10.5. The Sellers are responsible for losses incurred in connection with the damage to the cargo and/or dispatch to a wrong address resulting from inadequate or incorrect marking.

11. Shipping Instructions and Notifications

11.1. 45 days before the beginning of the relevant months of shipment the Sellers are to notify the Buyers and the shipowner’s agent, Messrs. ... by cable of the date of readiness of the equipment for shipment indicating weight and cubic volume of the cargo and specifying heavy goods and outsize cases.

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11.3. A separate Bill of Lading is to be issued for each individual consignment intended for one consignee. … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …

11.4. It is agreed between the parties that the Sellers will use the services of Messrs. ... for the packing of the equipment under the Contract and that Messrs. ... will be engaged in forwarding, including the transportation of the goods to the port of loading, coordination of shipments and other forwarding services.

11.5. If on expiration of 30 days from the date of readiness of the goods for shipment the goods can’t be shipped from the port owing to absence of shipping facilities the Sellers have the right to pass the goods to the Buyers’ Forwarding Agent but if there is no such to a first class warehouse at the port or in the port region. In this case the date of delivery is the date of the Forwarding Agents’ receipt or the corresponding warehouse certificate in respect of acceptance of the goods. … … … … … … … …