6.2.3Alteration in Shipping Arrangement(课件）-《商务英语函电》同步教学（中国人民大学出版社）

PACKING & SHIPMENT Project 2 Shipment Aims be familiar with the basic knowledge of shipment key words, terms and sentence patterns be able to put what has been learnt into practice Main Points shipping arrangement shipping advice and B/L writing guide students’ practice Aims and Main Points Shipment is one of the indispensable terms of a sales contract. The importer and the exporter should reach an agreement on time of shipment, port of shipment and port of destination, shipping advice, partial shipment and transshipment, dispatch and demurrage, etc. and specify them in the contract. Upon conclusion of a contract, the party responsible for shipping arrangement as provided under the contract will have to perform his obligation of making shipping arrangements. In practice, shipment covers rather wide range of work, such as buyers’ sending shipping instructions, appointing shipping agent, clearing the goods through the customs, booking shipping space or chartering a vessel, sellers’ sending shipping advice, completing shipping documents. Background Information The exporter and the importer should reach an agreement on terms of shipment and get them specified in the contract. Proper terms of shipment will greatly facilitate shipping arrangement. Terms of Shipment Time of Shipment Modes of Shipment Ports of Shipment & Destination Shipping Documents Time of shipment is one of the main clauses of sales contract, which refers to a period or a deadline for a consignment to be loaded on board a vessel at the port of shipment. To make punctual shipment is an important obligation of the exporter to fulfill the contract. Timely delivery of the goods to the destination can not only meet market demand, reduce the backlog of goods and costs, but also help improve the international competitiveness of domestic products and promote conclusion of business.