商务英语函电 (11)

1、Unit 11 Shipment商务英语函电商务英语函电Unit 11 ShipmentContentContentKnowledge ObjectiveKnowledge ObjectiveSkill ObjectiveSkill ObjectiveWarm UpWarm Up Business Situational Design Business Situational Design Specimen Letters Specimen Letters Notes Notes Trade Terms and Typical Sentences Trade Terms and Typical

2、 SentencesPractice TrainingPractice TrainingSkill TrainingSkill Training Summary of ProjectSummary of ProjectKnow the contents of bill of lading and the different types of B/LKnow the difference between shipping instruction and shipping adviceLearn expressions and words of shipmentKnowledgeObjective

3、Skill ObjectiveWarm UpBusinessSituational DesignSpecimen LettersNotesTrade Terms and Typical SentencesPractice TrainingSkill TrainingSummary of ProjectKnowledge ObjectiveKnowledge Objective商务英语函电Unit 11 ShipmentSkilled at writing letters and replying concerning with shipmentSkilled at writing letter

4、s of shipping instruction and shipping adviceKnowledgeObjectiveSkill ObjectiveWarm UpBusinessSituational DesignSpecimen LettersNotesTrade Terms and Typical SentencesPractice TrainingSkill TrainingSummary of Project商务英语函电Unit 11 ShipmentB/L bill of ladingDefinition:Bill of lading, means a document wh

5、ich evidences a contract of carriage by sea and the taking over or loading of the goods by the carrier, and by which the carrier undertakes to deliver the goods against surrender of the document. A provision in the document that the goods are to be delivered to the order of a named person, or to ord

6、er, or to bearer, constitutes such an undertaking.Functions of a B/L:1It is a receipt, i.e. an acknowledgement that the goods have been loaded (or received for shipment);2It contains or evidences the terms of the contract of carriage;3It serves as a prima facie document of title to the goods. Conten

7、ts of a B/L:The B/L must contains the following information:1Name of the shipping company;2A National Flag;KnowledgeObjectiveSkill ObjectiveWarm UpBusinessSituational DesignSpecimen LettersNotesTrade Terms and Typical SentencesPractice TrainingSkill TrainingSummary of ProjectWarm UpWarm Up商务英语函电Unit

8、 11 Shipment3Shippers name;4Order and notify party;5Description of goods;6Gross/net/tare weight;7Freight rate/measurements and weight of goods/total freight8Port of loading and discharge9Number of original B/L10Issuing date and place11Signature of a carrier12Freight clauseTypes of B/L:(1) Clean bill

9、 of lading. It indicates that the goods were received without any damage, irregularities or short shipment. Usually the words “clean on board” and “apparent good order and condition” will appear on the B/L.(2) Unclean bill of lading or Foul bill of lading. It indicates that the goods were received w

10、ith damages, irregularities or short shipment. And the captain will add “unclean on board” on the B/L. Generally speaking, such B/L will not be accepted by the banks.(3) Short form Bill of lading. It indicates that the terms and conditions of the carriage will not be added to the back of the B/L. It

11、 can be accepted unless otherwise stipulated in the L/C.KnowledgeObjectiveSkill ObjectiveWarm UpBusinessSituational DesignSpecimen LettersNotesTrade Terms and Typical SentencesPractice TrainingSkill TrainingSummary of ProjectWarm UpWarm Up商务英语函电Unit 11 Shipment(4) Long form bill of lading. In the lo

12、ng form bill of lading the terms and conditions of the carriage will be printed on the blank back of the bill of lading. It is widely used in the international ocean transportation.(5) Straight bill of lading. In this type importer/consignee/agent is named in the bill of lading. It is a document, in

13、 which a seller agrees to use a certain transportation to ship a good to a certain location, where the bill assigned to a certain party. It details to the quality and quantity of goods.(6) Order bill of lading. This bill uses express words to make the bill negotiable, e.g. it states that delivery is

14、 to be made to the further order of the consignee using words such as “delivery to A Ltd.” or “to order or assigns”. Consequently, it can be endorsed.KnowledgeObjectiveSkill ObjectiveWarm UpBusinessSituational DesignSpecimen LettersNotesTrade Terms and Typical SentencesPractice TrainingSkill Trainin

15、gSummary of ProjectWarm UpWarm Up商务英语函电Unit 11 ShipmentSituation:Tianjin Hongyun Beverage Company is a famous soft drink produce company in northern China. In recent years, it develops a new business scope of instant coffee drink and wishes to expand the sales of it. Now it had signed a contract of

16、importing 50,000 tons of coffee beans with Star Coffee Export Company in Togo. According to the contract, Hongyun Company had already opened the L/C in favor of Star Coffee Export Company on November 11, 2011.KnowledgeObjectiveSkill ObjectiveWarm UpBusinessSituational DesignSpecimen LettersNotesTrad

17、e Terms and Typical SentencesPractice TrainingSkill TrainingSummary of ProjectBusiness Business Situational DesignSituational DesignTask:Suppose you are the sales manager of Hongyun Beverage Company, and you are asked to send an E-mail to Mr. Mugabe, the export manager of Star Coffee Export Company

18、to urge the shipment. In this E-mail, you should mention the following points:1The corresponding L/C has been opened through BOC, Tianjin Branch;2Ask Mr. Mugabe to ship the goods as soon as possible upon receiving the L/C;3The name of designated ship is Egyptian Queen docked in Port Kpeme;4The raw m

19、aterial should be well protected against dampness;5The shipment should be finished before December 1st, 2011.商务英语函电Unit 11 Shipment1Letter of shipping instructionsSampleSampleGentlemen:In reply to your letter dated July10, we are pleased to advise that the confirmed, irrevocable letter of credit No.

20、326 for the amount of USD24,000 was established through the HSBC, London on July 15Upon receipt of it, please deliver our Order No.811 for laptop chips per S.S. “Elizabeth” ETA August 25, 2000 at Rotterdam and confirm by return that the goods will be ready in time.We also ask you to see to it that a

21、ll the goods are well packed, so as to avoid damage in transit. Since the laptop chips may be easily damaged by shock and dampness, please make sure that all the goods must be packed in seaworthy cases with plastic linings.We believe that the shipping instructions are very clear to you and await you

22、r shipping advice by fax.Yours truly,KnowledgeObjectiveSkill ObjectiveWarm UpBusinessSituational DesignSpecimen LettersNotesTrade Terms and Typical SentencesPractice TrainingSkill TrainingSummary of ProjectSpecimen LettersSpecimen Letters商务英语函电Unit 11 Shipment2 2Letter of shipping adviceSampleSample

23、Dear Mr Gray,We hereby inform you that the goods for L/C No.D5836 have been shipped. The details of the shipment are stated below: Commodity: Cotton ShirtQuantity: 1,000 dozenNet Weight：6 M/TGross Weight: 7 M/TOcean Vessel: S.S. SunrisePort of Loading: TianjinPort of Destination: LondonE.T.D : Nov 2

24、1, 2012E.T.A: Dec 18, 2012Shipping Marks:FELondonC/No.1-500We hope that the above-mentioned goods will reach you on time and in good condition.Yours sincerely,KnowledgeObjectiveSkill ObjectiveWarm UpBusinessSituational DesignSpecimen LettersNotesTrade Terms and Typical SentencesPractice TrainingSkil

25、l TrainingSummary of ProjectSpecimen LettersSpecimen Letters商务英语函电Unit 11 Shipment3 3 Letter of urging shipmentSampleSampleDear Sirs,Re: Your Sales Confirmation No.100 Covering 500 Cases ToysWe thank you for your letter dated 21st August in connection with the captioned goods. In reply, we take plea

26、sure in advising you that the confirmed, irrevocable letter of credit No.654 for the sum of USD5, 500, has been opened this morning through the First Commercial Bank Ltd., New York.Upon receipt of the L/C, please effect shipment of the goods booked by us as soon as possible. We are informed by the l

27、ocal shipping company that S.S. “Apollo” is due to sail from your city to our port on or about the 12th September and, if possible, please try your best to ship by that steamer.Should this trial order prove satisfactory to our customers, we can assure you that repeat orders in increased quantities w

28、ill be placed. Your close cooperation in this respect will be highly appreciated. In the meantime, we await your shipping advice by fax.Yours faithfully,KnowledgeObjectiveSkill ObjectiveWarm UpBusinessSituational DesignSpecimen LettersNotesTrade Terms and Typical SentencesPractice TrainingSkill Trai

29、ningSummary of ProjectSpecimen LettersSpecimen Letters商务英语函电Unit 11 Shipment4 4Letter of Advising the shipmentSampleSampleKnowledgeObjectiveSkill ObjectiveWarm UpBusinessSituational DesignSpecimen LettersNotesTrade Terms and Typical SentencesPractice TrainingSkill TrainingSummary of ProjectSpecimen

30、LettersSpecimen LettersDear Mr Parr,Re: Advising the shipment of 500 Cases ToysWe are now pleased to inform you that we have shipped the above goods on board S.S. “Apollo” which sails for your port tomorrow.Enclosed is one set of the shipping documents covering this consignment, which includes：(1) O

31、ne non-negotiable copy of B/L；(2) Commercial invoice in duplicate；(3) One copy of Certificate of Quality；(4) One copy of Insurance policy；The original documents are being sent to you through our banks.We are glad to have been able to execute your trial order as contracted and trust that the goods wi

32、ll reach you in good time to meet your urgent need and that they will turn out to your entire satisfaction.We take this opportunity to assure you of our prompt attention in handing your future orders.Yours sincerely，Simon Lebrun商务英语函电Unit 11 Shipment1Bill of lading (B/L) 提单2On board B/L 已装船提单3Clean

33、B/L 清洁提单4Unclean B/L 或 Foul B/L 不清洁提单5Straight B/L 记名提单6Bearer B/L 不记名提单7Order B/L 指示提单8Long form B/L 全式提单9Short form B/L 简式提单10Stale B/L 过期提单11Ante dated B/L 倒签提单12goods n.货物 注意：与commodity 商品的区别如：The goods you ordered have arrived.您订购的货物已经到达。如：The goods will be popular commodities in the foreign ma

34、rket.这些货物在国外市场上将成为畅销产品。在国际商务中，当涉及“货物”时，通常使用 “goods”；而在销售中，这些货物则被称作“commodity”，即商品。KnowledgeObjectiveSkill ObjectiveWarm UpBusinessSituational DesignSpecimen LettersNotesTrade Terms and Typical SentencesPractice TrainingSkill TrainingSummary of ProjectNotesNotes商务英语函电Unit 11 Shipment13transportation

35、n.运输to transport/ to carry/ to conveyWe must be careful in the transportation of chemicals.= We should transport chemicals carefully.14a forwarding agent 运输代理商15a carrier 承运人如：The carrier marked “clean on board” on the B/L.承运人在提单上标明“清洁提单”字样。16a shipping agent 船务代理人17cargo n.货轮18freight n.运费freight r

36、ates运费率 freight prepaid运费预付 freight collect运费到付KnowledgeObjectiveSkill ObjectiveWarm UpBusinessSituational DesignSpecimen LettersNotesTrade Terms and Typical SentencesPractice TrainingSkill TrainingSummary of ProjectNotesNotes商务英语函电Unit 11 Shipment19shipping documents装运单据如：The bank asks for the whol

37、e set of shipping documents.银行要求提交整套装运单据。20shipping advice装船通知 请注意与shipping instruction（装运须知）的区别装船通知是卖方在装船完毕后发给买方的通知，而shipping instruction （装运须知）则是在装运前买方发给卖方的在装船中的注意事项。如：After receiving the shipping instruction, the exporter shipped the goods promptly and sent the shipping advice to the importer.收到装

38、运须知后，出口商迅速装船，并向进口商发去装船通知。KnowledgeObjectiveSkill ObjectiveWarm UpBusinessSituational DesignSpecimen LettersNotesTrade Terms and Typical SentencesPractice TrainingSkill TrainingSummary of ProjectNotesNotes商务英语函电Unit 11 Shipment21time of delivery发货时间22consignee n.收货人 consignor n.发货人23liner n.班轮24port

39、of shipment 装运港25port of destination 目的港 destination n.目的地如：The port of shipment and destination of these bananas are Hong Kong and Osaka respectively.该宗香蕉的装运港及目的港分别为香港和大阪。26certificate of quality 质量检验证书27insurance policy 保险单 policy n. 政策；保单28in duplicate 一式两份 in triplicate 一式三份如：This B/L is in dupl

40、icate.该提单一式两份。KnowledgeObjectiveSkill ObjectiveWarm UpBusinessSituational DesignSpecimen LettersNotesTrade Terms and Typical SentencesPractice TrainingSkill TrainingSummary of ProjectNotesNotes商务英语函电Unit 11 ShipmentKnowledgeObjectiveSkill ObjectiveWarm UpBusinessSituational DesignSpecimen LettersNot

41、esTrade Terms and Typical SentencesPractice TrainingSkill TrainingSummary of ProjectTrade Terms and Typical SentencesTrade Terms and Typical Sentences1We are glad to inform you that the goods you ordered in September have been shipped by M/S “Pacific” due to leave Shanghai port on December 10.我们很高兴通

42、知您，您于9月份订购的货物已经装上太平洋号货轮，即将于12月10日驶离上海港。2We would inform you when your order No. 2540 is ready for shipment.贵方2540号订单项下的货物已经装船准备发运的时候，我们会通知你方。3If you cannot make shipment within this month, we must ask you to accept cancellation of our order.如果一月之内贵方不能装船，则我方将取消原订单。4As the goods have not yet been disp

43、atched, we must ask you to ship them without any further delay.货物尚未启运，我方特此告知贵方，敬请即刻起运，避免延误。5Our customers are pressing us to ship the goods early.客户催促我方尽早装运货物。6You may rest assured that we will ship the goods next week without delay.我们一定在下周装运货物，敬请放心。商务英语函电Unit 11 ShipmentKnowledgeObjectiveSkill Obje

44、ctiveWarm UpBusinessSituational DesignSpecimen LettersNotesTrade Terms and Typical SentencesPractice TrainingSkill TrainingSummary of ProjectTrade Terms and Typical SentencesTrade Terms and Typical Sentences7The order No. 105 is so urgently required that we have to ask you to speed up shipment.第105号

45、订单所订货物我们要急用，请你们加快装船速度。8Im terribly worried about late shipment.我非常担心货物迟交。9We trust that you will make all necessary arrangements to deliver the goods in time.我们相信你方会尽全力按时交货。10We are anxious to know when you can arrange shipment.我们希望知道你们什么时候能够安排装运。11We wish you can ship the goods as soon as possible

46、to enable us to catch the brisk demand of Christmas gifts.我们希望你方早日装运, 以便使我方能够赶上圣诞节礼物的销售旺季。12Any delay in shipment will be detrimental to the interest of both parties.任何装运的延误都会对双方有害。13The contract stipulates that shipment be made in June.合同规定6月份装运。商务英语函电Unit 11 ShipmentKnowledgeObjectiveSkill Objecti

47、veWarm UpBusinessSituational DesignSpecimen LettersNotesTrade Terms and Typical SentencesPractice TrainingSkill TrainingSummary of ProjectTrade Terms and Typical SentencesTrade Terms and Typical Sentences14We wish to call your attention to the fact that the time for shipment is limited.我们提请你们注意，装运时间

48、已所剩无几。15We shall be very much obliged if you will effect shipment as soon as possible.如果贵方能尽快发货，我方将不胜感激。16We have to remind you that shipment of our order No. 12 is rapidly becoming overdue.我们必须提醒你们，我方12号订单的货物很快就要过装运期限了。17We are sorry to inform you that due to your late delivery, we have cancelled t

49、he S/C we signed last month.很抱歉通知您，由于贵方延误发货，我方决定撤销上个月与贵方签订的销售合同。商务英语函电Unit 11 ShipmentKnowledgeObjectiveSkill ObjectiveWarm UpBusinessSituational DesignSpecimen LettersNotesTrade Terms and Typical SentencesPractice TrainingSkill TrainingSummary of ProjectTranslate the following expressions into Chin

50、ese. 1make delivery2under such circumstances3wish to draw your attention 4financial loss caused by your delay 5shipment instruction 6bear additional charges of loading7goods in sound condition 8full set of clean bills of lading 9shortage of shipping space 10being shipped in three equal lots1发货2在此情况下

51、3希望引起您的注意4由你方延误所造成的资金损失.5装运指示6负担装船的额外费用7处于良好状况的商品8全套清洁提单9舱位短缺10分三批等量装运Practice TrainingPractice Training商务英语函电Unit 11 ShipmentKnowledgeObjectiveSkill ObjectiveWarm UpBusinessSituational DesignSpecimen LettersNotesTrade Terms and Typical SentencesPractice TrainingSkill TrainingSummary of ProjectChoos

52、e the best answer.1We shall be glad if you will the matter at once and let us know the cause of the delay.A. look on B. look for C. look after D. look into2These cartons are well protected moisture by plastic lining .A. against B .of C. to D. up3We will not be held responsible for any damage which r

53、esults rough handling.A. in B. from C. off D. to4The goods are urgently needed. We hope you will deliver them without delay.A. in the case B. then C. therefore D. for5The goods under contract No. 15408 left here .A. in a good condition B. in good conditionsC. in good condition D. in the good conditi

54、onPractice TrainingPractice TrainingAABCC商务英语函电Unit 11 ShipmentKnowledgeObjectiveSkill ObjectiveWarm UpBusinessSituational DesignSpecimen LettersNotesTrade Terms and Typical SentencesPractice TrainingSkill TrainingSummary of ProjectChoose the best answer.6After inspection of the above shipment we fo

55、und 5 cases .A. losing B. missing C. lost D. missed7If we had received your L/C, we shipment.A .will effect B. have effect C. would have effectedD. had effected8The goods if your L/C had arrived by the end of December.A. would be shipped already B. must have shipped alreadyC. had been shipped alread

56、y D. would have been shipped already9We wish to invite your attention to our order No.937, we have opened in your favor an L/C.A. with which B. which C. about which D. for which10Before deciding which form of transport to use, a will take into account the factors of cost, speed and safety.A. consign

57、or B. consignee C. shipper D. ship ownerPractice TrainingPractice TrainingBCDAA商务英语函电Unit 11 ShipmentKnowledgeObjectiveSkill ObjectiveWarm UpBusinessSituational DesignSpecimen LettersNotesTrade Terms and Typical SentencesPractice TrainingSkill TrainingSummary of ProjectFill in the blanks with the fo

58、llowing words.from attention balance inquire necessarydisappoint which shipping what replyDear Sirs,We feel it (1) to invite your (2) to the subject order concluded with you last December and accepted by you in your letter of Dec 4, with (3) a copy of the contract was enclosed.According to the (4) s

59、chedule in the contract, two thirds of the order was to be shipped by the end of this January, the (5) to follow in February this year. We are very much (6) to have received no news (7) you about the first shipment. And, (8) is more, you havent even (9) our fax of last December (10) about the positi

60、on of our order.We anxiously await your reply.Yours faithfully,Practice TrainingPractice Trainingis necessaryattentionwhichshippingrestdisappointed fromwhatreplyinquiring商务英语函电Unit 11 ShipmentKnowledgeObjectiveSkill ObjectiveWarm UpBusinessSituational DesignSpecimen LettersNotesTrade Terms and Typic