Unit11（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）

Shipment Arrangement UNIT 11 Case Lead-in PART 1 Reading PART 2 Sample Conversations PART 3 Case Lead-in Part 1 　　A Chinese company A exported 250 metric tons of beans to a Japanese company B on a CFR basis. The contract stipulated one of Japan’s main ports as the unloading port. But the price of beans had been declining since the conclusion of the contract. 　　Before the shipment of the goods, A booked the shipping space on an Osaka-bound vessel and asked B to make his final decision as to where he will receive the goods. B insisted on a small port in the northeast of Japan as the unloading port, while A preferred Osaka or Kobe. They didn’t make any concession, and B cancelled the contract without A’s agreement. How would A avoid such disputes properly? Did B have the right to cancel the contract? Why? 　　Shipment is a very important part of foreign trade because goods have to be delivered to the importer abroad. Usually, there are three parties involved in most movements of goods: the consignor, the carrier and the consignee. Shipment arrangements cover a rather wide range of work, such as appointing a shipping agent, choosing transport means, booking shipping space or chartering ships, calculating and paying freight, sending shipping instructions and shipping advice, loading, etc.. Reading Part 2 Shipment 　　 Upon the conclusion of a contract, the party responsible for the arrangements of shipment will have to perform his obligation of making shipping arrangements. In practice, shipment involves a wide range of activities. Chinese Reading Part 2 装　运 　　缔结合同后，根据合同需要负责安排装运的一方应履行职责，安排装运。实际业务中，装运涉及到一系列活动。 English Reading Part 2 Freight Forwarding Agents 　　 Large traders are able to afford their own shipping staff and try to handle all the shipping arrangements themselves. But it is more economical for small traders to use freight forwarding agents. Freight forwarding agents are experts in the transportation field with an up-to-date and specialized knowledge of different