Dee Co. signed a large export contract stipulating, “shipment will be made during August of 2008”. But due to the problems with the vessel, the shipment was not made until September 13. Upon Dee’s request, the carrier ante-dated the B/L to August 31. 1)What does ante-dated B/L means? 2)What could be the consequence of ante-dating? 3)What would be the right thing to do in case of a possible shipment delay?