Unit5 （课件）-《商务英语(外贸英语实务)》同步教学（大连理工大学出版社）

International Cargo Transport UNIT 5 Case Lead-in PART 1 Reading PART 2 Sample Conversations PART 3 Case Lead-in Part 1 　　A trading company A concluded a contract for exporting 3,000 tons of beans on an FOB Dalian/Tianjin basis with partial shipment not allowed. Shipment was approaching, but the goods still spread in different places, and it is hard to get them together. A had to load 1,500 tons at port of Dalian and Tianjin respectively on the same vessel. Is this way in conformity with the stipulation of the contract? 　　Transport allows goods to be conveyed from one place to another. Without transport, international trade would not be possible. Carriage of goods can take place by sea, rail, air, road, inland waterway, parcel post, container and multimodal transport. When negotiating a transaction, the seller and the buyer should reach an agreement on the mode of transport as well as time of shipment, place of shipment and place of destination, shipping advice, partial shipment and transshipment, etc. and specify them in the sales contract. Clear stipulation about transport is an important condition for the smooth implementation of the contract. Reading International Cargo Transport Part 2 Mode of Transport 　　If goods are to be sold in international trade, they must be transported from where they are made to where people can buy them. There are many modes of transport, and each has advantages and disadvantages. 　　Sea Transport 　　Sea transport has long been used and is still the most important mode of transport in international trade now. Two-thirds of the world total trade volume and over 80% of China’s imports and exports now are transported by sea. 　　According to the ways of operation, vessels can be divided into liners and tramps. Comparatively speaking, liners prove to be a more economical means of international cargo distribution. 　　(1) Liner: a vessel that operates over a regular route and stops at fixed ports according to an advertised schedule. Its