物流英语课件之：运输.pptxVIP

Chapter 2 ;Key words and terms ;Introduction;Introduction;Transportation Mode Highlights ; Economical compared with trucking, especially over long distances (cost-effective) Can be rapid, especially over long distances Good for large volume Hauls mainly coal, grain, fertilizer, mineral, lumber, autos, containers;Disadvantages; Allows rapid movement of goods over short distance Allows “just in time” deliveries Direct, flexible, can go anywhere roads are A door to door service Uses existing roadway infrastructure Trucking for goods movement, auto for passenger;Disadvantages;Air;Waterways;Freight modal capacities;Pipelines operate on a twenty-four-hour basis,seven days per week,fifty two weeks per year.(continuous) intensive infrastructure investment Low cost Low pollution Mostly for goods such as petroleum,natural gas and coal(specific cargos) Inflexible –carry one commodity from a location to another;Ranking Modes of Transportation ;§2 Ocean Shipping ;;Why ocean shipping ;Cargo types;Ship Types (divided by functions);Ship Types (divided by carried cargo types);Ship Types (divided by carried cargo types);Ships types (divided by the size of ships);Types of Ocean Shipping service ;; Services Comparison