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Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,SHIPMENT,Business Correspondence,Unit 10,SHIPMENT,装运,SHIPMENT,Objectives,1.Identify the characteristics of the direct approach of writing letters of shipment.,2.Understand the structure of letters of shipment and the ways to express the time of shipment.,3.Finish the exercises of this unit in your textbook.,SHIPMENT,The two types of ocean shipping services,：,liners and tramps,（,定期班轮和不定期货船）,1.Liners sail on scheduled dates/times between a group of ports.,2.Tr,amps,also called general traders,usually trade in various ports in search of cargo transportation business,Basic knowledge 1,SHIPMENT,BILL OF LADING:(B/L),1.A receipt for goods,2.Evidence of contract of carriage between the shipping company and the shipper.,3.An important document of title to the goods.,Basic knowledge 2,SHIPMENT,Special emphasis on time of shipment:,In customary practice,the exporter should send a,shipping advice,to the importer as soon as the shipment is made,so that the importer may insure the shipment against risks for FOB and CFR transactions unless otherwise specified in the contract or L/C.But for FOB transaction,the importer is supposed to inform the exporter of the name of the carrying vessel before the shipment.,Basic knowledge 3,SHIPMENT,In writing,there are usually three ways to express the time of shipment:,1),With a fixed date,eg,.shipment during January(or January shipment),shipment at or before the end of March,shipment on or before May 15th,shipment during April/May.,2)An indefinite date depending on certain conditions,eg,.shipment within 30 days after receipt of L/C,shipment subject to shipping space available,shipment by first available steamer.,3)With a date in the near future,eg,.immediate shipment,prompt shipment,and shipment as soon as possible,but without unified interpretation as to their definite time limit.It is advisable,therefore,to avoid using these ambiguous terms,Basic knowledge 4,SHIPMENT,1.effect shipment：,办理运输,eg:Generally,shipments can be effected within 30 days after receipt of your L/C but a specific time is to be fixed upon receipt of your official order.,2.,s/s,steamship：,轮船,eg：We,are pleased to inform you that your order No.100 was shipped on April 12 abroad the,s/s,Barkley that left,Keelung,for Los Angeles the next day.,3.cargo capacity：,承载量,eg：Would,you,please obtain for us a ship with a cargo capacity of about 4000 tons.,4.via：,经由,eg：We,would like you to consign the goods to Kobe(,神户,)via Yokohama,（横滨）,.,vocabulary,SHIPMENT,5.,Voyage No.,：,航次,6.,Seal No.,：封号,7.ETD,：,estimated time of,depature,8.,ETA:,eatimated,time of arrival,9.packing list,装箱单,10.non-negotiable B/L,不可转让提单,11.shipping documents,运输单据,eg,.,In compliance with the terms of contract,we forwarded you by airmail a full set of duplicate shipping documents to you immediately after the goods were shipped.The originals are being sent to you by the Bank of China.,vocabulary,2007.11,Thank You!,
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