国际贸易chapter 7.ppt

Transportation A:Since it is the first time to import from China,could you give me some ideas about the transportation? B:Don’t worry.Our CIF prices will release you from the mass of arranging transportation.Normally,we choose multi-model combined transport by rail and sea.That is ,we will send the goods to Tianjin by rail and then from Tianjin to Armsterdam by sea. A:One of my friend told me that we can make transshipment in Hongkong. How is that? B:Do you mean that we mange to catch a certain vessel heading to Europe from Hongkong?Then we need take the risk of missing the the intended sailing.Another possibility is ,the designated vessel is already carrying a full load when our goods are ready in Hongkong.Besides,the transshipment also increase the possibility of damages. A:But the combined transport also may cause a delay in shipment or even a loss,doesn’t it? B: Risks exist in all ways of transportation.As far as I know,delay and loss never happened in our transshipment of European-bound cargoes at Tianjing port. A: Good.Then,how about the formalities?Are they complicated? B:But we will handle them at our end.What you need to do is to pay on the arrival of the shipping documents for the transshipment from Tianjin. A: OK. A:May we have the price of CIF Wuhan? B:If I am right,Wuhan should an inland port. B:Yes.Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province.It is a landlocked city located on the bank of Changjiang Revier. A:I am afraid that we can only ship your goods to a sea port nearest to Wuhan.That is all we can do.I think it should be Shanghai. B:Then,how about the distance from Shanghai to Wuhan? A:Generally,the buyer prefers to ship the goods by means of some kind of river boat since Changjiang Revier leads all the way up to Wuhan. B:Understand,So you will quote CIF Shanghai A:That is right. When goods are transported by road ,rail or air, the contract of carriage takes the form of a Consignment Note(托运单) or Air way Bill(空运提单或航空货运单）. In sea transport,chartering of