国际贸易英文课件-5.pptVIP

That’s all, thank you! Hello, boys and girls! Chapter 4 Transport 1. Ocean transport Students should know the advantage and disadvantages of ocean transport; Major types of cargo vessels; Division of merchant vessels; General procedures of ocean transport by liners; Shipping and forwarding agents, freight rates, bill of lading, clause of shipment, more or less clause, general considerations in cargo transport; Objectives Warm-up questions: Discussion questions as preparation for Chapter 4: List the advantages and disadvantages of ocean transport, air transport, rail transport and road transport according to your common sense knowledge. 1. Ocean transport: 1) Advantages and disadvantages (For discussions); 2) Major types of cargo vessels (Independent study); 3) Division of merchant vessels (Independent study); 1. Ocean transport: 4) General procedures of ocean transport by liners: ?? Find out freight rates. ???Select a shipping line and a particular vessel for reliable service and reasonable cost. ???Book shipping space. ??Register cargo on a shipping note (S/N), which describes the details of cargo, and send the shipping note to the shipping line. 4) General procedures of ocean transport by liners (continued): ??Register details on the customs forms. ? Arrange adequate packing, including shipping marks. ?? Receive calling forward notice (when to send in the cargo) from shipping line. ??Send cargo to the port of shipment with consignment note. ??Pay freight bill. ??Receive from the shipping line a bill of lading. ??Send B/L via shipping line or directly to consignee or to a bank acting as intermediary. 5) Shipping and forwarding agents: Definition: Forwarding agents are experts on the availability of different modes of transport for different kinds of markets, on the costs of transport and on the suitability of each mode. 5) Shipping and forwarding agents: Responsibilities/Jobs of an Agent: Booking s