Chapter Twelve Shipment 本科精品课件.pptx

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高等院校应用技能型精品规划教材;;;01;Transportationofgoodsmaytakeplacebyland,inlandwaterway,seaorair.Ininternationalbusiness,marinetransportisthemostcommonlyusedmode.Theshippingclauseisanessentialandimportantpartofacontractsignedbetweenthebuyerandtheseller.Inordertofulfillanexport／importtransactionandeffectiveshipmentinsafe,speedy,accurateandeconomicalway,aforeigntradebusinessmanwillfinditusefultohaveafairlygoodknowledgeofshipping.

;Oceancarrierscanbedividedintothreemaincategories:;Shippinglettersusuallyhavefourpurposes:;02;1.Shippingletterneedtobeconciseandclearsothatthereisnoconfusionandwillnotcausedelay.

2.Eachlettergivesareference,thatis,itopenswithastatement,usuallyaboutanorder,byindicatingthenumberordateoftheorder.

e.g.ThankyouforyourletterofMay18requestingearlierdeliveryofgoodsunderyourPurchaseContractNo.597.

3.Themiddleparttheneitherasksaquestionorgivesinformation.

e.g.Wehavecontactedtheshippingcompanyandregrettotellyouthatweareunabletocomplywithyourrequestofearlierdelivery.

4.Theclosingparagraphexpectseitherananswerorfurthercommunication.

e.g.Weencloseacopyofourtariffandlookforwardtoreceivingyourshippinginstructions.

5.Regardingtimeofshipment,itisadvisabletoavoidusingambiguoustermsbutafixeddateoradatesubjecttosuchconditionasthereceiptofL/C,thesteamerorshippingspaceavailable,etc.

e.g.YourorderofsilverwarewillbeshippedonNovember9byW.M.MorningStar.TheshipmentwillbereleasedassoonaswereceivetheL/C.;03;Letter1：

DearSirs,

Wearegladtonotifyyouthatthecaptionedgoodshavebeenshippedbys.s.MerchantQueenwhichsailedfromQinHuangDaotoyourportyesterdayandisduetoarriveatTorontoon26thOctober,2018.

Enclosedyouwillfindonesetofshippingdocumentscoveringthisc