shipper
as defined in Council Directive 96/53/EC of 25 July 1996 laying down for certain road…, Article 2
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‘shipper’ shall mean a legal entity or a natural or legal person who is named on the bill of lading or on an equivalent transport document, such as a ‘through’ bill of lading, as the shipper and/or in whose name or on whose behalf a contract of carriage has been concluded with the transport company.
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Also defined in
- Directive 2002/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2002 establishing a Community vessel… 32002L0059, Article 3, point (d)
any person by whom or in whose name or on whose behalf a contract of carriage of goods has been concluded with a carrier - Council Directive 93/75/EEC of 13 September 1993 concerning minimum requirements for vessels bound for or leaving… 31993L0075, Article 2, point (k)
any person by whom or in whose name or on whose behalf a contract of carriage of goods by sea has been concluded with a carrier