unit 8 shipping letters

1、外貿(mào)英語函電主講教師：王 英Unit 8Shipping LettersObjectivesUpon 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

2、 space or chartering a ship. ReturnWarming-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 ship

3、ment date of deliveryport of loading (port of shipment)Port of discharge (port of destination)裝運日期交貨日期裝貨港（裝運港）卸貨港（目的港）Warming-UpTransshipmentPartial shipmentShipping marksfreightReturn1. 轉(zhuǎn)船轉(zhuǎn)船 2. 分批裝運分批裝運3. 嘜頭嘜頭 4. 運費運費China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO) - 中國遠(yuǎn)洋運輸（集團） Related KnowledgeRoad Fr

4、eight Rail FreightAir FreightMicro-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 freig

5、ht is competitive compared to rail and air freight.ReturnRail Freight Rail freight is popular in multimodal transport and transshipment. It is widely used in land-bridges. Rail Freight Large shippers, who have rail sidings at their facility, may arrange directly with the rail carrier to let them to

6、pick up the rail cars and move cars to the port of export for loading on the vessel.ReturnAir Freight Most air cargoes are carried on passenger airliner. About 80% to 90% of air cargoes are transported by IATA (International Air Transport Association) members. (IATA國際航空運輸協(xié)會 ) Air freight is often us

7、ed for high value but low volume cargo. Air Freight Air freighters like the Boeing 747-400F can carry loads weighing up to 110.67 metric tons. The air container permits cargo transport linking air, land and ocean freight without intermediate reloading. ReturnMICROBRIDGE ReturnMicro-bridge Terminolog

8、ies1、運輸合同當(dāng)事人、運輸合同當(dāng)事人（1）freight 貨物；運費；運輸（貨物）貨物；運費；運輸（貨物） (A) 指貨物，簡寫作Frt.。 (B) 指運費; 預(yù)付Prepaid；到付Collect ； 運費freight Charge； (C) 指運送方式，常與表示海、空的字合成一詞（2）Shipper 發(fā)貨人發(fā)貨人（3） 收貨人收貨人 consignee（4） Consigner 是承運人是承運人 freight forwarding company 貨運承攬公司貨運承攬公司Terminologies2 貨運單據(jù)（貨運單據(jù)（shipping documents）Shipping ins

9、truction 裝船須知裝船須知shipping advice 裝運通知；裝船通知裝運通知；裝船通知 Shippingadvice是“裝運通知”，是由出口商（賣主）發(fā)給進口商（買主）的。而shippinginstructions則是“裝運須知”，是進口商（買主）發(fā)給出口商（賣主）的。shipping date 裝運日期；裝船日期裝運日期；裝船日期port of shipment 裝貨港裝貨港 Terminologies3、航運方式、航運方式（1）班輪運輸）班輪運輸 liner transport 船期表船期表 sailing schedule 班輪運價表班輪運價表 liners freigh

10、t tariff（2）租船）租船Charter 定程租船定程租船voyage（trip）charter 單程航次單程航次single voyage charter 回程航次回程航次round voyage charter 定期租船定期租船 time charter（3）國際多式聯(lián)運）國際多式聯(lián)運 international multimodal transport Shipping Documents Shipping documents function as the contracts of carriage between the shipper and the carrier. The

11、 major shipping documents are as follows:nPacking List nBooking Note nShipping Order nMates ReceiptnBill of Lading Bill of Lading A bill of lading is a document signed by an ocean carrier who contracts to carry the goods and issued to the shipper with whom the carrier has entered into the contract f

12、or the carriage of the goods. Among all of the shipping documents involved in ocean transportation, the bill of lading is usually considered to be the most important one. A bill of lading is a shipping document that serves as a receipt from the shipping company for shippers goods. It is not the actu

13、al contract, but forms excellent evidence of the terms of the contract. It is document of title to the goods, enabling the shipper or owner of the goods to present to banks with other documents in seeking payment under documentary credits. Bill of Lading n Functions of bills of lading A bill of ladi

14、ng serves the following three main functions: a cargo receipt, the evidence of a contract of carriage a document of title to the goods.Port of Shipment and Port of Destination Second, if it is hard to make a final decision when the contract is concluded, it is acceptable that two or more optional po

15、rts of shipment/ports of destination or even a more general scope such as “European Main Ports” and “China Ports” be stated to provide flexibility. For example, when a buyer can not, at the time of contracting, make the decision as to which market should the goods be delivered to, optional ports suc

16、h as “ One port out of Shanghai/ Qingdao/Dalian” can be set forth in the contract. Partial Shipment and Transshipment Partial shipment means shipping the commodities under one contract by more than one shipment. Partial Shipment and Transshipment Transshipment means that the goods have to be transfe

17、rred from one ship to another at an intermediate port before reaching the destination. Transshipment is allowed when there is no ship between the port of shipment and the port of destination, or no suitable ships available at that particular period. 常用表達(dá)1. asking for the shipment dateWhen can you sh

18、ip the goods?When can we have the goods?When can we expect the goods to be shipped?When is the earliest shipment we can expect?May I have your delivery date?Is it possible for you to ship the goods in May?Whats your last word as to the date of shipment? 2. instructing shipping dateShipment will be m

19、ade/ effected/arranged例句：剩余貨物將在11月上旬裝船 The remainder of the goods will be shipped in early November.2. instructing shipping date我們一收到信用證安排裝船 We will arrange shipment immediately after we receive your L/C.貨物將在收到信用證30天內(nèi)發(fā)運Shipment will be effected within 30 days after receipt of your L/D.3. direct vess

20、el 常用術(shù)語：直航船 direct shipment轉(zhuǎn)船裝運 transshipment 返回4. the season例句必須趕在8月交貨，否則趕不上季節(jié)。 You must have the goods shipped before August, otherwise, we cant catch the season. 4. the season由于圣誕銷售旺季即將來臨，買主催促我們立即交貨，否則他們就趕不上季節(jié)。 As the Christmas shopping season is drawing near, buyers urge us for an immediate ship

21、ment. Otherwise, they would behind the season. 5. earlier shipment例句：（1）你方能不能再提前提前一點交貨？(advance) Could you possibly advance shipment further more? （2）我希望你們能在收到我方信用證后馬上馬上裝運。(promptly) I hope that the goods can be shipped promptly after you get our L/C. 5. earlier shipment（3）三月初是我們能夠做到的最早交貨最早交貨日期。(ear

22、liest shipment) The earliest shipment we can make is early March. （4）還有另一種可能可以確保即期交貨即期交貨。 Theres still another possibility to ensure a prompt delivery of the goods. 6 partial shipment 例句我們可以分期裝運，也就是說，50%在9月份交貨，其余的在10月份交貨。 We can deliver the goods partially, that is, 50% in September, and the rest in

23、 October.6. partial shipment如果允許分批裝運的話，我們可以將現(xiàn)有貨物及時發(fā)送以滿足顧客需要。(the lot that is ready ) If the partial shipment is allowed, we can ship the lot that is ready to meet the need of customers. 7. make/effect shipmentThe shipment will be effected within one month after receipt of the L/C.We will effect ship

24、ment as soon as possible once the goods are ready.裝船將在收到信用證以后的一個月內(nèi)執(zhí)行。一旦貨物備妥，我們將立即裝運。7. make/effect shipment請立即開立信用證以便于我們能及時裝運。(effect shipment)Please open an L/C immediately so that we can effect shipment immediately.Return8. freight根據(jù)合同，運費由買方支付。(for ones account)ReturnAccording to the contract, the freight is for the buyers account. 9. book shipping space請盡快開信用證以便我們可以訂到艙位。Please open L/C as soon as possible so that we may book shipping space.10. delayAny delay in shipment will involve us in no small difficulty.任何裝運的延誤都將給我們帶來很大的困難。10. delay該船系因天氣惡劣而誤點。The shi