《商务英语函电教程》Unit 10运输.ppt

Unit Ten Transportation Learning objectives To describe methods of transportation To grasp clauses of shipment To identify shipping instructing and shipping advice General View General View Modes of Transport The delivery of goods is to be made possible by road, railway, inland waterway, sea or air. When goods are transported by road, rail or air, the contract carriage takes the form of a consignment Note or Airway Bill. In sea transport, chartering of ships or booking shipping space is involved. And the contract entered into between the ship-owner and shipper may take the form of either a Charter Party or a Bill of Lading. General View In practice，shipment involves a lot of complicated procedures. Before the goods are to be dispatched, the following must be seen to: send the Shipping Instructions to the seller by the buyer informing in writing of the packing and marks，mode of transportation，etc; book shipping space or chartering and sign the contract of carriage; register the cargo on shipping note and send the shipping note to a shipping company; General View register details on customs entry forms and send them to Customs; arrange adequate packing, including shipping marks; receive the bill of lading from the shipping company; send the Shipping documents and Shipping Advice to the buyers immediately after the goods are loaded on board the ship. General View 2. Terms of shipment Terms of shipment generally contain time of shipment，ports of shipment and destination， transshipment and partial shipment，shipping documents and so on． Time of Shipment In the contract，several ways are used to state the time of delivery： the shipment with a fixed date, e. g. Shipment on or before June 25． General View (2) the shipment with an indefinite date, usually when the payment is made by L/C e.g. shipment should be made within 30 days after receipt of L/C. (3) the shipment with a date in the near future.. When the shipment can be made