Foreign Trade English: Transportation Common Statements (1)

　　We arrange shipments to any part of the world.

　　From what I've heard you're ready well up in shipping work.

　　What is your specific transport requirement?

　　It will cause a lot of problems in our transportation.

　　The two sides finally reached an agreement on the mode of transportation.

　　Today let's discuss the mode of transportation of the steel we ordered.

　　How do you usually move your machines?

　　The goods are now in transit.

　　A part of the goods were damaged in transit.

　　If the cargo space must be reserved,please send us the necessary application forms.

　　do you do any chartering?

　　Words and Phrases

　　transport

　　to be in transit

　　move

　　transportation business

　　transportation company(corporation)

　　transportation cost

　　mode of transportation

　　way of transportation

　　means of transportation

　　to do charter

　　cargo space

　　Transport by sea is the most important mode of transportation in the world today.

　　Usually,it is cheaper to have the goods sent by sea than by railway.

　　For such a big order,we propose to have the goods dispatched by sea.

　　Please dispatch the TV sets we ordered by sea.

　　Because of the high cost of railway transportations,we prefer sea tansportations.

　　Sometimes sea transport is troublesome to us.

　　Please have the goods transported by air.

　　To move the goods by railway is quicker.

　　We don't think it is proper to transport the goods by railway.

　　Can you have them sent by railway?

　　You may have some difficulties in arranging railway transportation,I guess.

　　We have arranged to transport the rice you purchased by rail.

　　We would prefer to have goods carried by road and not by railway.

　　Words and Phrases

　　to transport by sea

　　to transport by railway

　　transportation by sea,land,air,and mail

　　to arrange transport

　　to have some difficulties in