商务英语写作总汇.pptVIP

Chapter 7 Shipment Learning Objectives: Identify the difference between shipping instructions and shipping advice. Understand the necessity of booking shipping space in advance. Know the correct treatment of the non-delivery of the goods. Master certain procedures of shipment effecting. Transshipment and partial shipments Background information 1. Shipping advice Vs shipping instructions Before shipment, the buyers generally send their shipping requirements to the sellers, informing the packing, shipping mark, mode of transportation, etc., known as the shipping instructions. On the other hand, the sellers usually send a notice to the buyers immediately after the goods are loaded on board the ship, advising them of the shipment, especially under FOB or CFR terms. Such a notice is known as the shipping advice 在货物装出之前,进口商可向出口商发出装船指示,即shipping instructions,指示一些装船注意事项.另外出口商在装船后, 应立刻给以装船通知,即shipping advice, 告诉买方装船的相关内容. 2. Various activities for shipment Shipment, one of the indispensable terms of sales contract, signifies the sellers fulfillment of the obligation to make delivery of the goods. In practice, shipment involves such procedures as clearing the goods through the customs, booking shipping space or chartering a ship, completing shipping documentation, dispatching shipping advice. There are three parties involved in the movement of goods: the consignor or the shipper (who sends goods), the carrier (who carries the goods), and the consignee (who receives the goods at the destination) Ⅰ. Urging the Delivery of the Goods 一. Language points of the specimen letter 1. a faxed dated Nov.7, asking about… 2. woolen sheeting 3. originally scheduled for 15, Nov. 4. It’s a pity that… 5. be in urgent need of… 6. your deferring/delay in… 7. cause sb inconvenience 8. fulfill the order 9. supply the goods in time 10. do one’s utmost to deliver the goods… 二. How to write a letter to urge the delivery of the goods 1. remind the seller of the original schedule for shipment.