(精选)商务英语函电Unit 8 Shipment课件.pptVIP

;Part One: Teaching Aims Requirements;Part Two: Background Knowledge;;1. The Ocean Bill of Lading The ocean bill of lading, used in sea transport, is an essential document in making a shipment. It serves three functions. First, it is a receipt of the goods given to the shipper by the shipping company/carrier. Second, it is evidence of the contract between the carrier and the shipper for the performance of certain services upon certain conditions. Third, it is also a document of title to the goods, entitling the person named on it to claim the goods when they arrive at the port of destination. And when made out “to order”, it becomes in practice a negotiable instrument, used as security for loans and other purposes. When drawn in this way, it is known as an order bill of lading. The straight bill of lading, on the other hand, is made out to a specific consignee. Such a document is not negotiable.; 2. The Air Waybill Besides transport by sea, road, or rail, carriage by air has become popular at present in order to speed up delivery. Instead of a bill of lading, an air waybill is entered into by the airline and the consignor. Like the bill of lading the airway bill serves as a receipt for the goods taken on board and is evidence of the contract of carriage. However, unlike the bill of lading, the air waybill is not a negotiable document or document of title. It cannot transfer ownership of the goods to which it refers. VI. Letters regarding Shipment Letters regarding shipment are usually written for the following purposes: 1) To urge an early shipment; 2) To amend shipping terms; 3) To send shipping instructions; 4) To give shipping advice; 5) To dispatch shipping documents and so on.;Part Three: Sample Letters (1);2. without delay 立刻 这是商务函电中常用的一个短语，代替at once, immediately等。其例句如下： e.g. We request you to make this settlement without delay. 我们要求你方立即结清此账。 Please make shipment of the contracted goods without further delay. 请装运合同货物，勿再拖延。;Part Three: Sample Letters (2);2.