1、Chapter 8 TransportationDispatch is the soul of business. - Robert HalfIn international trade, there are several ways to transport In international trade, there are several ways to transport the goods to their destinations, for instance, the goods to their destinations, for instance, by ship, by by

2、ship, by truck, by train, or by airtruck, by train, or by air. The choice will be made . The choice will be made according to according to the nature of product, the distance to be the nature of product, the distance to be shipped, available means of transportation, time limit, shipped, available me

3、ans of transportation, time limit, requirement of the importer as well as freight cost.requirement of the importer as well as freight cost.Learning Objectives: Know the modes of shipment and shipping documents Learn to write letters about shipment Master useful words, phrases and expressions1.1 Mode

4、 of shipment (P156)1.1 Mode of shipment (P156) Road Transport Road Transport Rail Transport Rail Transport Air Transport Air Transport Sea Transport(Marine shipment) Sea Transport(Marine shipment) International multi-modal Transport International multi-modal Transport Container Transport Container T

5、ransportSection 1 Introduction1.2 Shipping Documents1.2 Shipping Documents Ocean bill of lading (B/L) Ocean bill of lading (B/L) 海運提單海運提單 Sea waybillSea waybill Air waybillAir waybill Rail waybillRail waybill Cargo receipt Cargo receipt 貨運收據(jù)貨運收據(jù) MTDMTD多式聯(lián)運單多式聯(lián)運單Ocean bill of ladingOcean bill of ladi

6、ngn The features of the ocean bill of lading The features of the ocean bill of lading a receipt of the goods a receipt of the goods an evidence of contract of carrier an evidence of contract of carrier a document of title to the goods a document of title to the goodsThree parties involved in transpo

7、rtation of goods: Three parties involved in transportation of goods: the consignor, the consignor, the carrier the carrier the consignee. the consignee. 1.3 The parties involved in shipment1.3 The parties involved in shipment Shipment covers rather a wide range of works, such as: Shipment covers rat

8、her a wide range of works, such as: (1)(1)Buyers sending Buyers sending shipping instructionsshipping instructions; ; (2)(2) Booking shipping space; Booking shipping space; (3)(3) Chartering ships; Chartering ships;(4)(4) Appoint shipping agent; Appoint shipping agent; (5)(5) Arranging shipment; Arr

9、anging shipment;(6)(6)Sellers sending Sellers sending shipping adviceshipping advice1.4 Procedures for shipment1.4 Procedures for shipment1.5 Letters regarding shipment1.5 Letters regarding shipment Letters regarding shipment are usually written for the Letters regarding shipment are usually written

10、 for the following purposes:following purposes: To enquiry about freight rates and sailings and its To enquiry about freight rates and sailings and its replyreply To urge an early shipmentTo urge an early shipment To give shipping instructionsTo give shipping instructions To give shipping adviceTo g

11、ive shipping adviceSection 2 Useful words, phrases and expressions2.1 Useful words, phrases ship (v.t.): send away on ship, and can also by airplane, truck or other vehiclese.g. The goods will be shipped in one lot. Shipment (n.)a)putting the goods, etc. on a ship or other vehicles for deliverye.g.

12、Shipment will be effected within 30 days after receipt of your L/C.b) consignment; goods shippede.g. The initial shipment has arrived in perfect condition. shipping (n.): the act or business of transporting goodse.g. We await your shipping instructions. Enclosed please find a full set of shipping do

13、cuments for the goods under our S/C No.367. be due to : scheduled; arranged; expectede.g. The steamship is due to sail from Shanghai to New York on June 10th. in sb s favor in favor of sb: regarding somebody as the beneficiarye.g. 我方已以你方為受益人開出了信用證。我方已以你方為受益人開出了信用證。we have opened a letter of credit i

14、n your favor. invite / draw/ call sbs attention to : ask sb to pay attention to sthe.g. We would like to invite your attention to our Order No.123. recommend to: turn over to 交付交付e.g. We are in urgent need of the goods to recommend to our clients. Shipping instruction 裝運須知裝運須知 Shipping advice 裝運通知裝運

15、通知 Shipping mark 運輸標(biāo)識（嘜頭運輸標(biāo)識（嘜頭） Shipping space 船位，噸位船位，噸位 initial shipment 初次裝運初次裝運 container ship 集裝箱船集裝箱船 bulk carrier 散裝貨輪散裝貨輪2.2 Useful expressions Enquiry about freight rates and sailings- P172 Replies to enquiries for freight rates- P1721. We wish to call your attention to the fact that up to

16、 the present moment no news comes from you about the shipment under the captioned contract.2. We are in urgent need of the goods in question and would have to request you to execute shipment within the time stipulated.3. As the contract time of delivery is rapidly falling due (approaching), it is im

17、perative that we receive your shipping advice without any further delay. Urging shipment1. We shall be very much appreciative if you effect shipment as soon as possible. Thus enabling them to fill the brisk demand at the start of the season.2. Please try your utmost to ship our goods by S.S. “Freedo

18、m” which is due to arrive at Hamburg on September 12th , and confirm by return that the goods will be ready for shipment in time. Shipping instructions3. We shall be much obliged if you could effect shipment of these milk powder in two equal lots by direct steamer as soon as you receive our L/C.4. A

19、s these goods are apt to break if not handled with care in transportation, we suggest that the parcel should be sent by container vessel, to avoid possible damage in loading and unloading(discharge). Shipping instructions1. We are pleased to inform you that the consignment under your order No. 1129

20、has now been shipped by(per) S.S. “Luck” which is to leave here on Aug. 1 and due to arrive at your port on Aug. 10.2. For the goods under S/C No.9089, we have booked space on S.S. “East Wind” due to arrive in London on 19th May. Please contact Lambert Bros. Co., London, our shipping agent, for load

21、ing arrangements. Shipping advice3. We have shipped the above goods on board S.S. “Dove” which will sail to your port on May 1. 4. In compliance with the terms of the contract, we forwarded you by airmail a full set of duplicate shipping documents immediately after the goods were shipped. The origin

22、al documents are being sent to you by the Bank of China. Shipping adviceSection 3 SpecimensCase 1: Case 1: Buyer urging shipment and reply from sellerBuyer urging shipment and reply from sellerLetter 7-1: P 158Letter 7-1: P 158Letter 7-2: P 159Letter 7-2: P 159Supplement letter: Urging shipmentSuppl

23、ement letter: Urging shipmentUrging shipment Dear Mr. Smith,Our Order No. TB-286 We are now very anxious to know about the shipment of our above order for 3,000 “Fei Yue” brand DVD player, which should be delivered before March 26 as contracted. Now the time of shipment is approaching rapidly, but s

24、o far we have not received any information from youUrging shipment concerning this lot. When we placed the order we explicitly pointed out that punctual shipment was of special importance because our customers were in urgent need of the goods and we had given them a definite assurance of early deliv

25、ery. We hope you will make every effort to effect shipment within the stipulated time as any delay would cause us inconvenience. Sincerely yours,Section 3 SpecimensCase 2: Shipping instructionCase 2: Shipping instruction Buyer giving shipping instructions Buyer giving shipping instructionsLetter 7-3

26、: P 160Letter 7-3: P 160Supplement letter : Supplement letter : Shipping instructionShipping instructionSeller asking for buyers shipping instructionsSeller asking for buyers shipping instructionsLetter 7-9: P 166Letter 7-9: P 166Section 3 SpecimensCase 3: Shipping adviceCase 3: Shipping adviceBuyer

27、 asking for information about shippingBuyer asking for information about shippingLetter 7-4: P 161Letter 7-4: P 161Seller giving Shipping adviceSeller giving Shipping adviceLetter 7-5: P162Letter 7-5: P162Letter 7-8: P165Letter 7-8: P165Supplement letter : Supplement letter : Shipping adviceShipping

28、 adviceSection 3 SpecimensCase 4: Chartering shipCase 4: Chartering shipLetter 7-6: P163Letter 7-6: P163Letter 7-7: P164Letter 7-7: P164Shipping instructionDear sirs,We are glad to inform you that an L/C covering our Order No. 536 for 3machine tools(機床) has been opened in your favor on 14 April. We

29、have booked shipping space on S.S. Good Luck which is due to sail from London to Dalian, Liaoning Province at the end of May. Please get the goods ready for shipment at an early date and try your utmost to ship them by that vessel without delay.We would like to let you know that the machines must be

30、 packed in special crates with reinforced bottom. Meanwhile, please see to it that the shipping marks are in line with the indication of our order and the gross and netweight are to be marked on each crate.We believe the above instructions are clear and hope you can follow them when effecting shipme

31、nt.shipping adviceDear sirs,We are writing to inform you that mowing machines have been loaded on board M.V. “Shunfeng”, which is scheduled to leave for Montreal on May 24, and is due by the end of May.We enclose our invoice and shall present shipping documents and our draft for acceptance once through the Royal Bank, Shanghai Offi