Foreign Trade English: Transportation Common Statements (2)

　　We think it necessary to move the articles by way of combined transportation.

　　Sometimes,the way of combined transportation has the complicated formalities.

　　The two sides agreed to employ"combined transportation"to ship the goods.

　　Since there is no direct vessel,we have to arrange multimodal combined transport by rail and sea.

　　I don't like this kind of combined transportation.

　　It's easy to cause a delay in shipment or even lose the goods completely when we arrange such combined transport.

　　It's simpler and cheaper for both of us to arrange multimodal combined transport.

　　Insurance covers both sea and overland transportation.

　　If the goods are to be transshipped from one means of transportation to another during the course of the entire voyage,it's

　　called"combined transport".

　　Words and Phrases

　　Train-Air-Truck(TAT;TA)

　　combined transportation

　　Combined Transport Documents(CTD)

　　multimodal combined

　　through B/L

　　through transport

　　direct vessel

　　entire voyage

　　formality

　　Who will bear the extra freight charges?

　　Please quote your current tariffs.

　　Freight for shipment from Shanghai to Hongkong is to be charged to your account.

　　The bill of lading should be marked as"freight prepaid".

　　Words and Phrases

　　transport charge

　　cargo freight

　　carriage

　　carload rate

　　carriage expense

　　carriage free

　　carriage paid

　　carriage forward

　　cartage

　　cartage note

　　Liner's freight tariff

　　Basic Rate

　　Heavy Lift Additional

　　Over Length Additional

　　transportation expenses

　　A.V.(Ad.Val)

　　cash and carry

　　Freight ton

　　Weight ton

　　Measurement ton

　　This is one set of the shipping documents coverning the consignment.

　　We'll send you by air a full set of non-negotiable documents immediately after the goods are loaded.

　　when the goods have been loaded,you can get the B/L signed by the master of the vessel.

　　We'll send you two sets of the Shipped,Clean Bill of Lading.

　　Words and Phrases

　　a full set of

　　non-negotiabel

　　immediately

　　master

　　two(several)sets of

　　transport document

　　shipping documents

　　Bill of lading(B/L)

　　On board B/L

　　Shipped B/L

　　received for Shipment B/L

　　Direct B/L

　　Transhipment B/L

　　Through B/L

　　Clean B/L

　　Unclean B/L或Foul B/L

　　Straight B/L

　　Open B/L

　　Bearer B/L

　　order B/L

　　Long Form B/L

　　Short Form B/L

　　On Deck B/L

　　Stale B/L

　　Ante Dated B/L

　　Advanced B/L

　　Freight at Destination B/L

　　Freight prepaid B/L

　　to order to

　　Additional Words and Phrases

　　transportation facilities

　　transportation insurance

　　transportation permit

　　transportation system

　　transportation tax

　　transport by container

　　transport chain

　　cargo worthy

　　cargo by rail

　　cargo by road

　　cargo mark(shipping mark)

　　cargo receipt

　　time charter

　　time charter trip

　　single voyage charter

　　return voyage charter

　　voyage charter