自考国际商务英语课件教案.ppt

* Business Knowledge The bill of lading Types of bills of lading airway bill 空运提单and cargo receipt承运货物收据: the document similar to the ocean bill of lading is called airway bill for air transportation and railway bill, cargo receipt etc. for railway transportation. insurance policy保险单 and insurance certificate保险证书: major contents:1)the insured. Under CIF terms, the insured is generally the beneficiary of the credit unless otherwise specified, while under CFR/FOB terms, the insured is usually the importer.2)cargo description including name, quantity, weight, shipping marks etc.3) the amount insured and the risks covered. It should be noted that the currency of the amount insured should be the same as that of the credit.4) contents concerning transportation including the carrying vessel, the port of shipment and the port of destination, the sailing date etc.5)the place where claims are to be settled. Unless otherwise specified in the credit, the port do destination is taken as the place for settling claims.6)the date on which the document issued. It can be made earlier but by no means later than the date of the B/L. * Business Knowledge major types of documents: Commercial invoice Packing list The bill of lading Various certificates * International Business English LESSON FOURTEEN International Transportation * OUTLINE 1. Definition of transportation and freight transportation 2. The five major modes of transportation 3. Three types of carrier ownership Common carriers Contract carriers Private carriers 4. Importance, role and contribution of transportation 5. The four factors that are substantially changing transportation Transportation deregulation Just-in-time inventory systems Competition based on high levels of customer service Globalization of business * 中国市场上的外国四大快递公司 * Business Knowledge the definitiaon of transportation and freight transportation: in a broad sense, it is defined as the movement of freight and passengers from one location to another. //I