[英语]Unit 6 Transport.pptVIP

Unit 6 Transport Objective and Requirement Objective Understanding and writing the letters connected with transport Reading and understanding the relative documents Requirement Getting a knowledge of the relative documents Grasping the usual usage of professional words and sentences Grasping the professional terms of transport Introduction Transport is an important branch of international business. Cargo transported by container ships is a modern way of transportation. There are three parties in most movements of goods, the consignor who sends the goods, the carrier who carries them and the consignee who receives them at the destination. Specimen Letters Chartering Ships Booking Shipping Containers and Reply Urging of Immediate Shipment Request for Extending L/C Asking for Transshipment Shipping Instructions Shipping advice Specimen Letters Chartering Ships a. Chartering Ships Dear Sirs, We wish to charter a ship of about two thousand tons for a single voyage from Liverpool, Britian to Shanghai, China for bulldozers. We shall give 40 days definite notice of cargo readiness and expect the ship to be at Liverpool on 30 June ready to take cargo on board. Please let us know whether you can arrange this for us and, if so, on what terms. Specimen Letters Chartering Ships b. Broker’s Reply Dear Sirs, Thank you for your enquiring of 2 March and are pleased to inform you that we have been given an option on m.v King.This is a heavy lifter of 2,000 tons gross. The terms provision all agreed at ￡ per ton. The ship can be ready for loading at Liverpool at 30 days definite notice around June. Please fax if you wish us to conclude a voyage charter for you. Yours faithfully, Specimen Letters Chartering Ships c. Charterer’s Confirmation Dear Sirs, We received your letter of yesterday and are pleased to confirm the fax we sent this morning as follows: Will you please make arrangements to charter this ship on the terms mentioned in your letter, namely￡70 per ton. and sen