前言1993年《中国海商法年刊》刊登了郭春风先生所著“国际海上提单运输的当事人可否协议延长时效”（下称“延时”）一文。该文对国际海上货物运输适用的提单时效问题作了有益的分析和探讨，并认为我国《海商法》对当事人是否可协议延长时效的问题未作任何规定，而协议延长时? Foreword The 1993 Annual Maritime Law of China publishes a paper entitled “Can the parties in international maritime bill of lading agreements extend the limitation” (hereinafter referred to as “delay”) written by Mr. Guo Chunfeng. This article makes a useful analysis and discussion on the issue of the limitation of the bill of lading applicable to the international carriage of goods by sea, and holds that there is no stipulation in the “Maritime Law of our country” on whether the parties can agree to extend the limitation, and when the agreement is extended?