国际贸易与实务4-Practice of International Trade-International Cargo Transport.ppt

Super Chapter Seven International Cargo Transport Modes of transportation Ocean Transportation Air Transportation Rail Transportation Road Transportation Container Transportation International Multimode Transportation (IMT)国际多式联运 / International Combined Transportation (ICT) Parcel Post Transportation Inland Waterway Transportation Pipeline Transportation 5.1 Ocean Transportation Advantages Large capacity Low cost Easy passage: not restricted by road or rails Disadvantages Slow Vulnerable to bad weather Less punctual Types of ocean transportation Liner transportation Charter transportation 98% of world trade in volume terms conveyed by sea transport 5.1.1 Liner transportation Characteristics of Liner regular scheduled departures specified route routes with fixed base ports comparatively fixed freight rates 5.1.1 Liner transportation Types of liners Conference liners Freight rate quoted by shipping conference Stable freight rates Regular services Non-conference liners Freight rate quoted by independent carriers or vessel operators Less dependable service High flexibility 5.1.1 Liner transportation Liner Freight Inclusive of the loading and unloading cost Inclusive of other costs such as demurrage滞期费 or dispatch派遣 money Composition of liner freight Basic freight Surcharges and additionals Calculation formula of liner freight Total Freight = Total Quantity x Basic Rate x (1+Surcharge / Additional Rates) 5.1.1 Liner transportation Criteria for calculating basic freight W (weight ton) – calculated per metric ton on weight, suitable for heavy goods M (measurement ton)– calculated per cubic meter on measurement, suitable for light goods W/M – on the basis of either weight ton or measurement ton (both under the name of freight ton), subject to the higher one, suitable for goods with high value (Note: 1WT=1MT) Ad Val. (A.V.) – on the basis of value of the goods and expressed in a percentage of the FOB price or value, suitable for goods wit