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外贸英文函电 第九章 装运 Chapter Nine Revision Objective Warming-Up Related Knowledge Sample Letter 22 23,24 25,26 27 Exercises Objectives Upon completion of this chapter, you will: be able to define such terms as mode of transportation, partial shipment, and transshipment. be able to give shipping instruction and shipping advice. be able to contact the shipping company for booking shipping space or chartering a ship. Warming-Up Shipment, one of the indispensable terms of sales contract, signifies the seller’s fulfillment of the obligation to make delivery of the goods. Warming-Up In practice, shipment involves such procedures as clearing the goods through the customs, booking shipping space or chartering a ship, completing shipping documents, dispatching shipping advice. Warming-Up There are three parties involved in the movement of goods: the consignor or the shipper (who sends goods), the carrier (who carries the goods), and the consignee (who receives the goods at the destination). Warming-Up Phrases frequently used date of shipment date of delivery port of loading (port of shipment) Port of discharge (port of destination) Warming-Up Transshipment Partial shipment Shipping marks freight Related Knowledge Road Freight Rail Freight Air Freight Micro-bridge Road Freight The road freight and rail freight are commonly used in the cross-border deliveries. Road Freight About 50% to 80% of cross-border deliveries are completed using road freight. Generally, a transit distance within 1,000 kilometers using road freight is competitive compared to rail and air freight. Rail Freight R