What is the signifi cance of these documents for importers: certifi cate of origin, destination control statement, pro forma invoice?

$3.$ What factors are likely to contribute to the growth in airfreight in future? Is it a major mode of transportation for cargo? $($GROUP $6)$

$4.$ What are the three major types of ocean carriers?

$5.$ What is the carrier's duty under a bill of lading? Discuss the "Himalaya Clause."

$6.$ State the major differences between the Hamburg rules and the Hague$/$Hague$-$Visby rules on carriage of goods by sea.

$7.$ Discuss the difference between a freight forwarder and an NVOCC.

$8.$ BG$,$ a stevedoring company in the employment of Tatek shipping, negligently dropped several containers of soft drinks as it was loading them on the ship at Port Everglades, Florida. Is the container a package under the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act $($COGSA$)?$ The contents of the container. were described in the bill of lading as $2,300$ cases of soft drinks, with each case containing four six$-$

packs. Can the shippers claim from Tatek and$/$or BG$?$