现代商务英语第10章装运(Shipment).ppt

出版社 经管分社 现代商务英语 第10章 装运 (Shipment) 外贸中，装运意味着交易接近于完成。货物装运完毕后，卖方向船运公司取得提单，再加上收款用的汇票和其他装船文件，要求银行兑现。同时，按照惯例，卖方应立即通知买方，以便让买方办理预售或保险等业务。所以，买卖双方撰写装运信函主要是为了达到以下几个目的：①催促早日装运；②修改装运条款；③发出装运通知；④寄送装运单据。此外，卖方还可以趁通知买方货已装运的机会，回顾一下交易的过程，并表示进一步发展业务的愿望。 10.1 Shipping Instructions Dear Sirs, We have the pleasure of informing you that the confirmed，irrevocable letter of credit No.5624，has been opened this morning with the Bank of China for 1，000 metric tons of tin foil sheets under Contract No.7904.The space has been booked on S.S. Jin San Jiao which is due to sail from your port to Guangzhou at the end of next month. Please rush the preparation of the goods and try your best to ship them by that steamer without delay. Should this trial order prove satisfactory to our customers，we can assure you that repeat orders in big quantities will be replaced. Thank you for your close operation in advance. In the meantime we await your shipping advice by cable. Yours faithfully， (signature)  10.2Urging Earlier Shipment Dear Sirs， Referring to our Order No. 2027 for 15，000 doz. Gent’s shirts，we hereby write to inform you as follows: According to the contract stipulations，the aforesaid goods should be shipped in three equal lots in April，June and August，but up to the present moment even the first lot has not been shipped. Please look up the matter and telex us immediately of the earliest possible date of shipment，otherwise our clients will feel dissatisfied with your delay and will have to cancel the order by covering their requirements elsewhere. Yours faithfully， (signature) 10.3Proposing Partial Shipment Dear Sirs， We are in receipt of your letter of August 24 requesting us to ship all the 10，000 metric tons of white crystal sugar in October. Unfortunately，we are unable to comply with your wishes. It was expressly stated in our offer that shipment would b