《国际商务信函写作》Unit 8 Shipment.ppt

Unit 8 Shipment Contents Revision Questions: 1. What are those different modes of payment? 2. What are the differences between L/C and Remittance or Collection? What is the first choice of the exporter? New Lecture Background Shipment is a very important part of a business transaction. Shipment can be made by many ways. (by land, inland waterway, sea or air) Shipment covers a wide range of work. (booking shipping space, chartering ships, making customs declaration, etc,) When negotiating shipment, the shipping time is the key point. Purposes of Letters Concerning Shipment urging shipment sending shipping instructions amending shipping clauses sending shipping advice A shipping advice（装运通知）usually contains the following points: the date and number of bill of lading ( B/L, 提单)???????? the date and number of the contract???????? the names of commodities and their quality and value???????? the name of the carrying vessel???????? the name of the shipping port/loading port (装货港)???????? the estimated time of departure (EDT，预定起航日期)???????? the name of the destination port (目的港)???????? the estimated time of arrival (ETA，预定到港日期) a list of the relevant shipping documents (货运单据) thanks for patronage 惠顾 Letters regarding shipment  mainly include the following: Discussing terms of shipment or asking for amendment to terms of shipment. Giving shipping instructions to the seller. Urging an early, immediate or punctual shipment. Sending shipping advice and/or shipping documents Three parties involved in the movement of the goods: the consigner(发货人) — who sends the goods the carrier(承运人)— who carries them the consignee(收货人)— who receives them at the destination. In writing a letter concerning shipment, the following structure is still applicable: Open the letter in a positive way. Especially when negative information is conveyed, great care should be taken. Explain the problem in g