Unit1TermsofShipmentintheContractsfortheInternationalSaleofGoodsDearsirs,Re:ContractNo.4567Referringtoourpreviousletters,wewishtocallyourattentiontothefactthatuptothepresentmomentnonewshascomefromyouabouttheshipmentunderthecaptionedcontract.Asyouhavebeeninformedinoneofourpreviousletters,theusersareinurgentneedofthemachinescontractedandareinfactpressingusforanearlydelivery.Underthecircumstance,itisobviouslyimpossibleforustoextendL/CNo.6789again,whichexpireson20thDecember,andwefeelitourdutytoremindyouofthismatteragain.Asyourpromptattentiontoshipmentismostdesirabletoallpartiesconcerned,wehopeyouwillletushaveyourtelegraphicshippingadvicewithoutfurtherdelay.Yoursfaithfully,TheEquatorialTradingCo.,Ltd.Dearsirs,40metrictonsNiccoliteWearenowpleasedtoinformyouthatwehaveshippedtheabovegoodsonboards.s.“Wusih”whichsailsforyourporttomorrow.Enclosedpleasefindonesetoftheshippingdocumentscoveringthisconsignment,whichcomprises:1.Onenon-negotiablecopyofB/L.2.Commercialinvoiceinduplicate.3.OnecopyofcertificateofQuality.4.OnecopyofInsurancePolicy.Theoriginalofwhicharebeingsenttoyouthroughourbankers.Wearegladtohavebeenabletoexecuteyourorderascontractedandtrustthatthegoodswillreachyouingoodtimetomeetyoururgentneedandthattheywillturnouttoyourentiresatisfaction.Weavailourselvesofthisopportunitytoassureyouofourpromptandcarefulattentioninhandingyourfutureorders.Yoursfaithfully,ChinaNationalImp.&Exp.Corp.Section5WordBank1.portsofcall挂靠港/停靠港2.expirydate有效期3.presentationofdocuments交单4.partialshipments分批装运5.shippingdocuments装运单据/运输单据6.linertransport班轮运输7.shippingbychartering租船运输8.sailingschedule船期表9.linerfreighttariff班轮运价表10.weightton重量吨11.measurementton尺码吨12.directadditional直航附加费13.transshipmentadditional转船附加费14.portadditional港口附加费15.portcongestionsurcharge港口拥挤附加费16.alterationofdestinationadditional变更卸货港附加费17.deviationsurcharge绕航附加费18.optionaladditional选卸附加费19.bunkersurcharge燃油附加费20.additionalforexcessofliability超额责任附加费21.dispatchmoney速遣费22.shippingspace舱位Section6UsefulExpressions1.装船日期1)ShipmentonoraboutMay20,2009.2)ShipmentnotlaterthanMay31st,2009.Or,Latestshipmentdate:May31st,2009.3)ShipmenttobemadeduringMay/June,2009.4)Shipmentwithin15daysafterreceiptofremittance.5)Shipmentwithin30daysafterreceiptofL/C.2.包装要求1)Thepackingmustbestrongenoughtowithstandroughhandling.2)Pleaseseetoitthatthepackingissuitableforalongseavoyage.3)Takingintoconsiderationthetransportconditionsatyourend,wehaveespeciallyreinforcedourpackingsoastominimizetheextentofanypossibledamagetothegoods.4)Weareafraidthatweshallhavetochargemoreforthedesignatedpacking,asitcallsforextralaborandcost.5)Thepackingshouldbedoublebagslinedwithkraftpaper.3.询问装船1)Weshouldbegladifyoucouldmanagetoshipthegoodsbys/s…sailingfrom…onorabout…2)PleaseshipthefirstlotunderContractNo.…bys/s…scheduledtosailonorabout…3)Theusersareinurgentneedofthegoodscontractedandareinfactpressingusforassuranceofanearlydelivery.4)Astheseasonisrapidlyapproaching,ourbuyersarebadlyinneedofthegoods.Unit2ThePracticeofInternationalOceanCargoTransportationDearSirs,ThankyouforyourinquiryofJune30,2009.WearepleasedtoinformyouthattheM.S.PrincessVictoriawillbeloadingatNo.2Dockfrom8thto11thJulyinclusive.FollowingheristheM.S.MerchantPrince,loadingatNo.5Dockfrom20thto24thJulyinclusive.ThevoyagetoAlexandrianormallytakesfourteendays.Thefreightrateforcrockerypackedinwoodencasesis£57.50perton.Weshallbegladtobookyourcasesforeitherofthesevesselsandencloseourshippingform.Pleasecompleteandreturnitassoonasyoucan.YoursfaithfullyForP&OlinesLTDM.PickupManagerSample2ShippingAgent’sAdviceofChangeinSailingTimeDearSirs,WeshouldliketodrawyourattentiontotherecentannouncementoftheGulfShippingCompanyregardingsailingfromportsinMiddleEast.Owingtothepoliticalsituation,noneofthecompany’spublishedsailingfromKuwait,JeddahorBeirutcanbeguaranteedtillfurthernotice.TheM.S.“COLOMBIA”,dueJeddahonMay11thwillsailtoschedule,butM.S“INDIAN”willnotcallatJeddahonMay18th.TheMiddleEastLine’svessel“REDSEA”willputinatKuwaitandJeddahbetweenMay20thandMay25th.Somedelaysininwardcargoesareinevitable,buteveryeffortisbeingmadetocleargoodsnowwaitingintheaffectedports.Outwardcargoeshavenotbeenaffectedbutmaysufferdelayifthesituationdoesnotimprove.Kindlycableusyourinstructionsfortheholdingorredirectionofconsignmentsnowawaitingshippingorintransittous.Yoursfaithfully,W.RanchiSection4Tips2.DifferentTypesofShippingServiceTheinternationalshippingmarketoffersfourtypesofservice,namely,conferencelines,non-conferencelines,non-vesseloperatingcommoncarriersandtrampservice.2.1ConferenceLineAshippingconferenceisagroupofshippinglinesoperatinginanyparticularrouteunderagreementtoprovideascheduledservicewithacommontariffandafixeditineraryofportsofcall.2.2Non-conferenceLinesInrecentyears,alongmostinternationalroutes,non-conferencelineshaveposedachallengetotheconferencesystem.Thisisattributabletothedevelopmentofcontainerizationandemergenceofmanyindependentcarriers.Asaresult,alongsomeroutes,theconferencelineshavebeenforcedtocometotermswiththenon-conferencelinesinregardtorates,andtermsandconditionofser