国际商务函电shipping

国际商务函电shipping

OverviewImportance

Withoutshipping,transactionscannotbeconcluded,deliverynoteffectedandcirculationofmoditiesbetweencountriesnotrealized、MethodsCarriageofgoodscantakeplacebysea,rail,air,road,inlandwaterwayandparcelpost、Seatransportisstillthemostwidelyusedmodeoftransportationininternationaltrade,withadvantagesofeasypassage,largecapacityandlowcost、ParitiesInvolvedintheShipmentTheconsignor/shipper托运人,发货人

Carrier承运人Consignee收货人Shipmentcoversratherawiderangeofwork,suchasbookingshippingspace,charteringships,makingcustomsdeclaration,etc、ModesofTransport

(InternationalCargoTransportation)InlandTrans、WaterTrans、Container(集装箱)Trans、

River-sea

bined

SeaTrans、Trans、

ICTInt’lMultimodalTrans、RailTrans、LandTrans、AirTrans、RoadTrans、PipeTrans、PostalTrans、

ClausesofShipment

Thebuyerandthesellershouldreachanagreementontimeofshipment,portofshipmentandportofdestination,shippingadvice,partialshipmentandtransshipment,dispatchanddemurrage(速遣费与滞期费),etc、andspecifytheminthesalescontract、Clearstipulationoftheshipmentclauseisanimportantconditionforthesmoothexecutionofthecontract、GeneralProcessofShipmentBeforeshipment,thebuyergenerallysendtheirshippinginstructionstothesellers,informingtheminwritingofthepackingandmarking,modeoftransportation,etc、

Thesellershouldsendshippingadvicetothebuyerimmediatelyafterthegoodsareloadedonboardtheship,advisingthemoftheshipment、

ShippingAdvice装船通知

Theshippingadviceisanoticetotheimporteronsummaryoftheshipment、IfatransactionisconcludedonaCIForCFRbasis,theexportershould,beforeoraftereffectingshipment,notifytheirdispatchtotheimporter、Moreover,theimportermayknowwhentoreceivethegoodsandarrangewithacustomsbrokerforthecargoclearance、Sometimes,copiesoftherelevantshippingdocumentsarealsosenttogetherwiththeadvicetoensurethatincasetheoriginalisbelated,theimportercantakedeliverywiththem、SampleShippingAdvice

Date:OurRef、No、:DearSirorMadam,

WearepleasedtoadvisethatyourOrderNo、__________covering_________dated___________underL/CNo_________hasbeenshippedvia___________,whichisestimatedtodepartfrom______on_________andestimatedtoarriveat__________on_________、

Enclosedpleasefindfollowingcopiesofshippingdocuments:______mercialInvoice

______PackingList

______BillofLading,Non-NegotiableCopy

______InsurancePolicy/Certificate

______InspectionCertificate(Report)

______CertificateofOrigin

______CustomsInvoice

______Beneficiary'sCertificate

Thankyouforyourpatronage、Welookforwardtothepleasureofreceivingyourvaluablerepeatorders、

Yoursfaithfully,ABillofLading货物提单Abillofladingisareceiptforgoodsshippedonboardavessel,signedbyapersonwhocontractstocarrythem,andstatingtheconditionsinwhichthegoodsweredeliveredtotheship、Itisadocumentoftitletothegoods,enablingtheshipperorownerofthegoodstoendorsetitletootherparties,sellgoodsintransit,andpresenttobankswithotherdocumentsinseekingpaymentunderdocumentarycredits、大家学习辛苦了,还就是要坚持继续保持安静Cotainers集装箱20’ftcontainer20尺柜Measurement:5、69m*2、13m*2、18mVolume:24-26cubicmetersGW:17、5tons40’ftcontainer40尺柜Measurement:11、8m*2、13m*2、18mVolume:54cubicmetersGW:22tonsFCL:FullContainerLoad整箱货LCL:LessthanContainerLoad拼箱货(散货)

Waystostatethetimeofshipmentinthecontract1、Adefinitetimeisgivenforshipment

ShipmentatorbeforetheendofMarch、ShipmentonorbeforeMay,15th、ShipmentnotlaterthanOctober31st、ShipmentduringJanuary、Shipmentwithinsixtydays、ShipmentduringJan、/Feb、TimeofShipment/Delivery2、WhenthepaymentismadebyL/C,thetimeofshipmentisusuallymadeinconnectionwiththetimeofreceiptofL/C、

TheBuyermustopentherelativeL/CtoreachtheSellersbefore15Oct、Shipmentwithin45daysafterreceiptoftherelative

L/C、3、RecentshipmentImmediateshipmentPromptshipmentShipmentassoonaspossible

TimeofShipment/DeliverySpecimenLettersurginganearlyshipmentamendingshippingtermsgivingshippingadvicedispatchingshippingdocumentsSampleLettersincludethefollowingsubjects:

DearSirs,WithreferencetoourOrderNo、449of800metrictonsofpeanutoil,whichisstipulatedforshipmentinAugust,2009,wewishtoremindyouthatuptonowwehavenothadanydefiniteinformationfromyouaboutdeliverytime,althoughthetimeofshipmenthasexpired、Asourbuyersareinurgentneedofthegoods,thelongdelayhascausedusconsiderableinconvenienceandwemaybepelledtoseekanalternativesourceofsupply、IncaseyoushouldfailtoeffectdeliveryinSeptember,wewillhavetolodgeaclaimagainstyouforthelossandreservetherighttocancelthecontract、Pleasemakeyourbesteffortstogetthegoodsdispatchedwiththeleastpossibledelayforlong-establishedrelationship、Welookforwardtoreceivingyourshippingadvicebyfaxwithinthenextweek、Yoursfaithfully,Letter1Urginganearlyshipment

DearSirs,WeacknowledgereceiptofyourLetterofCreditNo、AD3786fortheamountofUSD4000tocoveryourOrderNo、478for20metrictonsofwheat、

ThesaidL/CcallsforshipmentonorbeforeAugust31、AstheearlieststeamersailingforyourportistheM、V、“Victory”scheduledtoleaveXingangonoraboutSeptember3,itis,therefore,impossibleforustoeffectshipmentatthetimeyounamed、

Underthecircumstance,wehavetoaskyoutobesokindastoextendthedateofshipmenttoSeptember10、Werealizethatthechangeofdeliverydatewillprobablymakeyouinconvenientandweofferoursincereapologies、

Inviewofourcordialmercialrelationship,wewouldbeverygratefulifyoucouldmakeaspecialefforttoplywithourrequest、

Wearelookingforwardtoyourkindlyreply、Yoursfaithfully,Letter2Amendingshippingterms

DearSirs,

ThankyouforyourinquiryofApril30,askingustoquoteshippingcontainerstoanyEMPforyourgoods、

Weprovidecontainersoftwosizes,10ft、and20ft、Theycantakeloadsuptotwotofourtonsrespectively、Theycanbeopenedatbothends,thusfacilitatingloadingandunloading、Forcarryinggoodsliabletobespoiledbydamporwater,theyhavegreatadvantagesofbeingbothwatertightandairtight、

Forfrozenorperishablegoods,weofferspecialtemperature-controlledcontainerstoensurethatsuchgoodsarriveattheirdestinationsinsoundcondition、

Thereisalsoasavingonfreightcharges,whenseparateconsignmentsintendedforthesameportofdestinationarecarriedinonecontainer,andanadditionalsavingoninsurancebecauseoflowerpremiumchargedforcontainer-shippedgoods、

Weencloseacopyofourtariffandlookforwardtoreceivingyourinstruction、

Yoursfaithfully,Letter3

DearSirs,WeareinpossessionofyourletterofAugust8,concerningtheOrderNo、A4677、Weareverysorryforhavingnotgivenyouanynewsaboutthedelayofshipmenttillnow、Owingtoanunexpectedshortageofcottonasrawmaterialinourmarket,itisimpossibleforustoship3000dozenshirtsinonelot、

Welearnyourclientsurgentlyneedthesegoods,sowerequestyoutoallowustomakeapartialshipmentfor50%ofthetotalquantityattheendofthismonthandtheremaining50%tobeshippedinSeptember、Ifnecessarywecanbeartheextraexpensesincurred、

Yourkindlyunderstandingofourpositionwillbehighlyappreciated,andwelookforwardtoyourfavorablereply、Yoursfaithfully,Letter4AmendingshippingtermsExcersisesPracticemakesperfectarrangeadvanceadviseclaimpeldispatcheffectexpediteforwardinforminurgentneedofliablelotloadpostponereservetransshipsecurescheduleshipment1

Fillintheblankswiththewordsandphrasesgiveninthebox、Changetheformswherenecessary、Exercises(1)Pleasenotethatourcustomersrequesttheshipmenttobemadeinfiveequal________,eacheverytwomonths、(2)Forsuchabigorder,weproposetohavethegoods________bysea、(3)OwingtoyourdelayinopeningtherelativeL/C,shipmentcannotbemadeintimeascontractedandshouldbe________toOctober、(4)Thegoodsorderedareready、Wewill________toshipthemimmediatelyafterreceiptofyourL/C、(5)I’msorrythatwecan’t________thetimeofshipment、(6)Toensurethefastestdelivery,youarerequestedto________theaboveorderbyairfreight、(7)Asthegoodsweorderedarefragilearticles,wehopethattheshipmentofthemshould________bydirectsteamertoavoiddamageintransit、(8)Please________thattheshipmentofthecargowassentyesterday,airwaybillNo、YA357、(9)WeacknowledgewiththanksthereceiptofyourfaxofMay15andweensureyouthatwe’lldoourutmostto________shipmenttomeetyourrequests、(10)Whenthegoodshavebeen________,youcangettheB/Lsignedbythemasterofthevessel、dispatchedlotsarrangepostponedadvanceforwardbeeffectedbeinformedexpediteloaded(11)ThegoodsunderourSalesConfirmationNo、KM345willbeshippedperS、S、“Victory”,which________tosailonSeptember20、(12)Sometimes,wehavetomakea____________becausethereisnosuitableloadingportintheproducingcountry、(13)Fruitsandvegetablesare_______toquickdeterioration、(14)Weshallregistera________forallthelossesincurredasaconsequenceofyourfailuretoshipourorderintime、(15)Wewouldliketosendyouasamplewithreferencetothelast________、(16)IfthegoodsarenotshippedinFebruary,weshall___________topurchaseelsewhereandmayhavetocountermandourorder、(17)Thisproblemshould___________forfurtherconsideration、(18)We________agreementfromourmanufacturerstomeetyourrequirements、(19)Nowitislateintheseasonandourend-usersare____________thegoods、(20)Wetakepleasurein________youthatwehavetodayshippedthegoodsunderyourOrderNo、566onboardS、S、“Seagull”whichsailsforyourporttomorrow、isscheduledtransshipmentliableclaimshipmentbepelledbereservedhavesecuredinurgentneedofadvising(1)Pleaseletusknowwhat______areinvolvedandthetime______fordelivery、A、procedures,needB、process,neededC、business,taken

D、formalities,taken(2)Wewishtostressthattheshipmentmustbeeffectedwithintheprescribedtimelimit,asafurther________willnotbeconsideredbyourclients、

A、extensionB、expansionC、protractD、prolong(3)Foralltheremainingitemsthestateddatesofdeliveryareapproximate,but_______

wouldthesedatesbeexceededbymorethantendays、A、innocaseB、inanycaseC、underanycircumstanceD、byallmeans(4)Theintroductionofcontainersintransportgreatly_______carriageofgoods、A、facilitateB、speedsC、facilitatesD、economizes(5)Ifyoucanallowusa5%discountandgiveprioritytoshipment,wewillregard_______asapersonalfavor、

A、youB、yourdiscountC、prioritytoshipmentD、itBDDAC2、Choosethebestanswertopletethefollowingsentences、(6)Wewilldoourbestto_______shipmenttomeetyourrequirementintime、A、plyB、makeC、expediteD、arrange(7)For_______moditiesasoil,sandandtimber,railischeaperthanroad、A、unpackedB、bulkC、unpackageD、largequantitiesof(8)______anychangeinthedateofdelivery,pleaseletusknowinadvance、A、ThereshouldbeB、ShouldtherebeC、TherewouldbeD、Wouldtherebe(9)Pleaseseetoitthatthegoodsweorderedareshippedassoonasthecoveringletterofcredit_______you、

A、getsB、es

C、arrivesD、reaches(10)Emphasishastobelaidonthepoint_______shipmentmustbemadewithinthevalidityoftheL/C、A、whatB、whichC、thatD、howCDCBB(11)Ourclientwishestohavehisgoods________byadirectsteamer、A、tobeshippedB、shippedC、shippingD、beingshipped(12)Pleasemakepreparationsforshipmentatanearlydate_______thegoodsbeforeChristmas、A、soastoreceiveB、inordertobeabletoreceiveC、withaviewtoreceivingD、sothatwemayreceive(13)Weregrettohearthatseveralbagsofthelast_______werebrokenintransit、A、goodsB、shipmentC、parcelsD、items(14)Pleasedoyourutmosttoarrange______bythefirstavailablesteamer、A、thegoodsshippedB、thegoodstoshipC、forthegoodstoshipD、forthegoodstobeshipped(15)Wewouldliketoexpressoursatisfaction_______receivingthefirstorderand_______promptshipmentofthegoods、

A、to,confirmB、with,confirmingC、at,confirmD、in,confirmingCBDDBExercises33、Supplythemissingwordsintheblanksofthefollowingletter、

DearSirs,Wearepleasedto_______that100casesofmedicinesandchemicalreagentsunderyourOrderNo、AC256arenowreadyfor_______、When_______yourorderyoustressedtheimportantof_________deliveryandweare_______tosaythatby_______aspecialeffortwehavebeenabletoimprove_______thedeliveryafewdays_______ofthetimeagreedupon、

Wenow______yourshippinginstructionsand,on______ofyourinstructions,weshallsendyouourshipping_______、Weare________yourearlyreply、

Yoursfaithfully,confirm/shipment/placing/prompt/glad/making/on/aheadawait/receipt/advice/anticipatingKEYExercises44、TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish、(1)我建议您方订单09268项下得货物用集装箱船只装运,避免装卸过程中可能造成得损坏。(2)我方已订妥“东风轮”得舱位,预计3月10日左右开航。(3)您方延误了我方第678号订单得装船,导致我方与客户卷入很大得纠纷。因此,我们要求您方告诉我们货物能装船得确切时间。(4)为了能使该货及时到达我方,以便在销售季节开始时赶上市场得大量需求,请尽快装运。(5)我方抱歉不能按贵方要求在4月初出运,因为驶往您港得直达轮每月只有20日前后停靠我港。(6)我们很高兴通知您们第116号售货确认书项下得这批货物已由海鸥号轮船运出,它于2009年10月1日驶往汉堡。