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1、Section18货物运输ShipmentI.要点概述MainPoints1.Whatisshipping?1.Whatisshipping?Broadlyspeaking,shippingisphysicalprocessoftransportinggoodsandcargoandalmosteveryproductevermade,bought,orsoldhasbeenaffectedbyshipping.Shipping,asanindustry,isresponsiblefortransporting90%oftheworld’stradeandisbyfar
2、themostenvironmentallyfriendlyformoftransport.Theshippingindustryisatrulyglobalcommunity.BecauseoftheinternationalnatureofshippingitisregulatedbyUnitedNationsagenciesandtheInternationalMaritimeOrganizationinparticular.Manyothercloselyinter-relatedsectorsoftheshippingindustryinclude:liner
3、agents,charteringbrokers,portagents,saleandpurchasebrokers,maritimeinsurersandshipsurveyors,aswellasimport/exportbrokersandawiderangeofancillaryindustries.2.Whatarethebasictypesofshipments?Merchantshippingisessentialtotheworldeconomy.Basically,therearethreebasictypesofshipments:land,air,
4、andsea.Landshipping,alsocalledgroundshippingcanbemadeeitherbytrainorbytruck.Truckingiseasilythemostpopularformofshipping.EveninAirandSeashipments,groundtransportationisstillrequiredtotaketheproducttotheairportorseaportandthentoitsdestination.Groundtransportationistypicallymoreaffordablet
5、hanairshipments,butmoreexpensivethanshippingbysea.Shiptransportisprimarilyusedforthecarriageofpeopleandnon-perishablegoods,generallyreferredtoascargo.Seatransportremainsthelargestcarrieroffreightintheworld.Thoughslowerthanairtransport,modernseatransportisahighlyeffectivemethodofmovinglar
6、gequantitiesofnon-perishablegoods.Transportbywaterissignificantlylesscostlythantransportbyairfortrans-continentalshipping.Whenacargoiscarriedbymorethanonemode,thetransportistermedintermodalorco-modal.3.Howdoyoushipcargo?Onceyouhavedecidedshippingbyland,airorsea,youwillhavetochoosebetween
7、trainortruckforlandshipmentandplaneorshipforothermeansoftransport.Thentakeyourshipmenttothefacilityyouwillshipfrom,completethepaperworknecessaryforshippingyourcargo.Filltheformsandduplicatecopiesclearandwithbrevity.Weighorestimatetheweightofyourcargo.Producetwoformsofiden
