Transport and insurance

Transport and insurance :

1. Which factors can influence the choice of transport? Nature of goods transported, the distance
2. which is the most common form of transport by land? The road transport
3. why is road transport flexible? Psk dans tous les cas, le transport routier est utilisé, pour emmener les m/ses vers un port ou un avion, il est nécessaire de les transporter auparavant vis la route. Il s’accommode à toutes les circonstances, sans conditions d’horaires
4. what is TIR lorry and when and how is it used? Transport ou transit international routier, c’est un régime douanier conçu pour faciliter les mouvements des marchandises dans le TP international routier. Camion agrée TIR.
5. The most suitable form of land transport for long distances: the rail 
6. Container train: caisses mobiles,
7. The products can be transported bay pipeline: the liquid and gaz

• Convenient: pratique: e
• Economical: a
• Suitable: adapté b 
• Flexible: f
• Cost-effective: rentable  c    
• Limited:  d

FCL: full container load: chargement complet du conteneur

To fill : remplir / quickly: rapidement / freight, cargo: cargaison

Enough : assez  inland waterways : voie fluviale  / fuster : rapide / foot: pied

1: true

2:false [pic 1]

3: false

4: true

5: true

6: false

7: true

8: false

1)by air, we can transport fragile and perishable products and urgent and high value goods

2) because it can deliver quickly

3) yes, it is often higher to cover the cost of air freight

4) as it is quick and safe, you can save money on insurance and packaging

1)2010

2) Memphis/   3) exports/  4) strategic / 5) 85/ 6) 150 / 7) tonnes / 8) hectares / 9) parcels / 10) documents.

1) a company or individual who organizes transport

2) no, they can work on the domestics’ market

3) they negotiate the price, consolidate more than one shipment by freights consolidation

4) the deal with customs export and import documents

5) they can store and they can pack appropriately

6) it saves time and money and they can concentrate in their main business

Exercise 2 P 151: [pic 2][pic 3]

1. C
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. C

Exercise 1 P 153:

[pic 4][pic 5]

Vocabulary: [pic 6][pic 7][pic 8]

The environmental impact of freight traffic:

Greenhouse: effet de serre

1) road transport:  aviation is road transport emits a lot of greenhouse gases

2) rail and sea transport

3) road transport, aviation

4)rail transport, this is the most environmentally friendly form of transport

5)sea transport

6)road and air transport

7)road transport

Exercise 3:

[pic 9]

Transport documents:

The documents are necessary to identify the sender, the receiver, the goods transported and the route to be followed.

Consignor: destinataire , consignee: expediteur

Vocabulary P156 :

1. Consignment
2. Consignee
3. Consignor
4. The Carrier

Bill of lading : feuille de connaissement  

Endorsing : approuver/ to confer : accorder

Reading comprehension:

1. The consignor:  coffe e export sa, RVA pedro alves 270, Sao paulo, Brazil
2. Santos Brazil
3. Norfolk, Virginia USA
4. Sea lions/Voson
5. White refined sugar
6. In bags on pallets
7. 20.000kg
8. 18th December 2020

The air way bill: la letter de transport aerien  P158:

Reading comprehension:

1. Name of the airline: Nipon aiways
2. NBC co
3. Grayson co
4. Ic parts, 5Kg, 1 piece
5. Tokyo/  6) los angeles/ 7) insurance=0 / 8) USD = 14000

The proforma invoice: facture proforma 

Reading comprehension: P 160

1. Difference between proforma invoice and a commercial invoice: they contain same information but the proforma invoice: the good shown on it are not dispatched until payment or any other instructions
2. The customer, to complete information of all costs and charges
3. In order to imply for an import licence or for currency (la devise/ le change) in import restrictions are in force.
4. In order to make sure that the goods comply to EU norms and standards and to finalize payment detail.
5. USD= 6600
6. Payment should be a 30% down payment and 70% upon receipt of the copies of documents.

Vocabulary:

1. A licence 2) testrictions 3) in force 4) terms 5) to comply with 6) down payment

Invoice: facture

Reading vocabulary: 

1. The invoice it is non-negotiable commercial document in both national and international transactions.
2. Issued bay a seller to a buyer
3. A description of the goods or services including the quantity, the weight and/or the volume of the shipment, type of packaging and the insurance, unit price and total price and any discount. Payment terms tax information, shipment and the delivery terms.  

III)

1. the seller’s, name and address: CARE TUNE, Hopping hill, new Dunstone, Northampton NN6 5PD
2. the buyer: Richard Smith and Sons, 84 Aldwick Road Mexborough S64 9BS
3. the invoice number: P 49043847
4. two
5. 14.82
6. 29.64

Insurance:

1. True
2. True
3. False: the company must take out insurance
4. False
5. Doesn’t say
6. True
7. Doesn’t say
8. True

Vocabulary:

1. = c
2. =
3. =
4. = h
5. =g
6. =d
7. =e
8. =b
9. = a

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Shipping and export export documents:

Warehousing, transportation of goods, they can help importers and exporters to find the best form of transport, the route, they can negotiate the best cost, they can prepare the shipment, they can give advice regarding insurance and any claims, as well as packaging.

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