1、,Unit Eight,Shipment,Part One: Teaching Aims 2)Name of commodity; 3)Number of packages; 4)Total quantity shipped; 5)Name of the vessel; 6)Sailing date of the vessel (ETD, ETA); 7)Total value of the shipment; 8)Gross weight and net weight. Nowadays, Shipping Advice is often sent by fax or email. If t

2、here is a stipulation regarding this in the L/C and/or the Contract, the sell should by no means neglect it. He must fulfill his obligations by giving the shipping advice in strict accordance with the stipulation, which is used as a negotiating document to be delivered to the bank.,V. Shipping Docum

3、ents When shipment is effected, the seller must deliver to the buyer a complete set of shipping documents as a sign of his performance of the contract and the basis of his negotiating. As to the types of the documents and the number of each of them, they are to be agreed upon by the buyer and the se

4、ller in a specific transaction. When goods are transported by road, rail, or air, the contract of carriage takes the form of a consignment note or railway bill of lading or air waybill. In sea transport, an ocean bill of lading or a charter party is adopted instead.,1. The Ocean Bill of Lading The o

5、cean bill of lading, used in sea transport, is an essential document in making a shipment. It serves three functions. First, it is a receipt of the goods given to the shipper by the shipping company/carrier. Second, it is evidence of the contract between the carrier and the shipper for the performan

6、ce of certain services upon certain conditions. Third, it is also a document of title to the goods, entitling the person named on it to claim the goods when they arrive at the port of destination. And when made out “to order”, it becomes in practice a negotiable instrument, used as security for loan

7、s and other purposes. When drawn in this way, it is known as an order bill of lading. The straight bill of lading, on the other hand, is made out to a specific consignee. Such a document is not negotiable.,2. The Air Waybill Besides transport by sea, road, or rail, carriage by air has become popular

8、 at present in order to speed up delivery. Instead of a bill of lading, an air waybill is entered into by the airline and the consignor. Like the bill of lading the airway bill serves as a receipt for the goods taken on board and is evidence of the contract of carriage. However, unlike the bill of l

9、ading, the air waybill is not a negotiable document or document of title. It cannot transfer ownership of the goods to which it refers. VI. Letters regarding Shipment Letters regarding shipment are usually written for the following purposes: 1) To urge an early shipment; 2) To amend shipping terms;

10、3) To send shipping instructions; 4) To give shipping advice; 5) To dispatch shipping documents and so on.,Part Three: Sample Letters (1),Study Useful Words we must hurry up. 我們時間緊迫，必須加緊。 Our firm is pressed for funds. 我們公司資金陷于困境/缺乏資金。 pressing a. 緊迫的，迫切的 e.g. pressing need 迫切的需要 a pressing task 一項(xiàng)緊

11、急任務(wù) Time is pressing. 時間很緊。,2. without delay 立刻 這是商務(wù)函電中常用的一個短語，代替at once, immediately等。其例句如下： e.g. We request you to make this settlement without delay. 我們要求你方立即結(jié)清此賬。 Please make shipment of the contracted goods without further delay. 請裝運(yùn)合同貨物，勿再拖延。,Part Three: Sample Letters (2),Study Useful Words h

12、and over (esp. of letter or document) 交付（信函、單證等） e.g. to deliver a letter/ parcel/document 送信/送包裹/交付單證 to deliver the post 投遞郵件 (2) transport (goods) to customer 交（貨） e.g. goods delivered on board 船上交貨價(jià)格 goods delivered free= free delivered goods 免費(fèi)運(yùn)送的貨物 to deliver an order 送指令，送訂貨 We deliver to you

13、r door. 我們送貨上門。 Your delay in delivering the goods ordered by us is causing us considerable inconvenience. 你方延誤交付我方訂貨給我們帶來極大不便。,delivery n. transferring of documents or goods 交貨；交付（信函、單證等） e.g. 常用的習(xí)慣表達(dá)如下： October delivery 十月份交貨 earliest date of delivery 最早交貨期 punctual delivery 按期交貨 immediate deliver

14、y 立即交貨 express delivery 快遞；快速裝運(yùn) delivery during the first half / ten days of May 五月份上半月/上旬交貨 delivery within one month upon/after receipt of L/C 收到信用證后一個月內(nèi)交貨,to allow 28 days for delivery to make delivery of the contracted goods 交付合同貨物 to take delivery of goods=to accept goods when they are delivere

15、d 提貨 e.g. 1) We will take delivery of the goods as soon as they are released from the Customs. 海關(guān)一放行，我們將立即提貨。 2) We take in three deliveries a day. 我們每天接收三批交運(yùn)的貨物。 3) We shall do our best to expedite delivery. 我們將盡力加快交貨。,Part Three: Sample Letters (4),Study Useful Words goods shipped 發(fā)運(yùn)的貨物；一次發(fā)運(yùn)的貨物；一批

16、貨物 e.g. 1) The first/initial shipment ex M.V. “Peace” has arrived in good/perfect order/condition. 2) The last shipment of your order left Xingang on July 19th. 3) We have found a shortage in the shipment. Compare the following sets of expressions: shipment in/during May 五月裝運(yùn) (This implies “partial

17、shipments disallowed”.) shipments in/during May五月裝運(yùn) (This implies “partial shipments allowed”.),shipping n. the act or business of sending or transporting goods 裝運(yùn)，發(fā)運(yùn)，裝船 e.g. 1) We await your shipping instructions. 2) We shall advise you of the shipping marks within a few days. 3) The shipping space

18、 for sailing to Colombo up to the end of this month has been fully booked up. 4) Enclosed please find a full set of shipping documents for the goods under our S/C No.367. 5) The new packing is suitable for long distance shipping/voyage/transport/transportation. 這種新式包裝適合長途海運(yùn)。,2. freight n. 運(yùn)費(fèi)；運(yùn)送的貨物；運(yùn)

19、輸 e.g. ocean freight 海洋運(yùn)輸；海運(yùn)運(yùn)費(fèi) freight forwarder = carrier= freight agent 運(yùn)輸行；運(yùn)輸公司；承運(yùn)人；貨運(yùn)代理行 freight rate 運(yùn)費(fèi)率 volume of freight 貨運(yùn)量 freight ton tonnage 容積噸(數(shù)) freight forward 運(yùn)費(fèi)由提貨人支付 freight paid 運(yùn)費(fèi)付訖 freight prepaid (=advanced freight) 運(yùn)費(fèi)先付 to pay freight 付運(yùn)費(fèi) dead freight 空艙費(fèi) You must deliver the

20、goods on board S.S. “Fengqing” within the time limit as instructed. Otherwise, dead freight, if any, should be borne by you. 你方必須在指定的時間內(nèi)將貨物裝上“風(fēng)慶”號輪。否則，空艙費(fèi)將由你方負(fù)擔(dān)。 vt. 運(yùn)輸, 裝貨于 e.g. We freighted the goods to the warehouse by truck. 我們用卡車把貨 物運(yùn)到倉庫。,More Useful Words & Phrases,1. partial shipment: shipmen

21、t by installments 分批裝運(yùn)，分裝 若貨物不能在同一時間備齊，應(yīng)在合同中訂明允許分批裝運(yùn)。 如：partial shipment allowed/permitted 允許分批裝運(yùn) 其反義的表達(dá)： partial shipment not allowed / disallowed / prohibited 不許/禁止分批裝運(yùn) （指一次成交的商品，只許一次裝出。） e.g. 1) shipment during May/June/July, with partial shipments and transshipments allowed 5/6/7月份裝運(yùn)，允許分裝和轉(zhuǎn)運(yùn) (in

22、 a contract clause regarding shipment) 2) As direct steamers to your port are few and far between, partial shipment and transshipment should be allowed.,2. transshipment n. the moving of cargo from one ship to another 轉(zhuǎn)船，轉(zhuǎn)運(yùn) e.g. transshipment allowed/permitted 允許轉(zhuǎn)船 其反義的表達(dá)： transshipment not allowed

23、/ disallowed / prohibited 不許/禁止轉(zhuǎn)船 The cargo has been shipped/loaded on S.S. “Daqing” for transshipment at Hongkong into S.S. “Victoria”. 貨物已裝上“大慶”輪，在香港轉(zhuǎn)“維多利亞”輪。 transship v. transfer from one ship or conveyance to another（使）轉(zhuǎn)船，（使）轉(zhuǎn)運(yùn) e.g. The goods are to be transshipped at Bremerhaven.,3. to charter

24、 a ship: 租船 與之同義的還有：to nominate/name a vessel/ship 派船，指定船只 4. to book shipping space: 預(yù)定艙位 如果交易是按照CIF條件或CFR條件達(dá)成的，賣方則應(yīng)承擔(dān)租船訂艙的責(zé)任。出口貨物數(shù)量較大，需要整船運(yùn)載的，應(yīng)辦理租船手續(xù)；對出口貨物數(shù)量不大，不需整船裝運(yùn)的，則安排租定班輪和租定部分艙位運(yùn)輸。 5. to arrange insurance: 投保，辦理保險(xiǎn) 關(guān)于“辦理保險(xiǎn)”，還有以下習(xí)慣搭配： to take out / effect / cover / provide insurance (on sth.) e

25、.g. Please take out insurance on the contractual goods. Weve covered insurance on these goods for 10% above the invoice value against All Risks. 我們已經(jīng)將這些貨物按發(fā)票金額加百分之十投保綜合險(xiǎn)。,Part Four: Reminders for Writing Letters about Shipment,(1) Letters about shipment Open the letter in a positive way. Especially

26、when negative information is conveyed, great care should be taken. Explain the problem in great detail to try to persuade the reader into accepting the request or to make the reader fully aware of the request. Close the letter by expressing good wishes to encourage the reader to cooperate.,(2) Letters about shipment instructions,Tell the recipient (seller) that the relevant L/