The bill of lading by itself is not a contract of carriage as it signed only by the carrie

r． However，it provides evidence of contract of carriage．It serves as a receipt for goods delivered to the carrier．Besides，the bill of lading serves as a document of title enabling the goods to be transferred from the shipper to the consignee or any other partv bv endorsement． The()can not be transferred to the third parties bv endorsement．

A．shipped B／L

B．clean B／L

C．straight B／L

D．order B／L