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Moving goods by sea

Moving goods by sea. Vocabulary . Surcharges: An additional charge or payment. Waybill: A list of passengers or goods being carried on a vehicle. Discharge: Unload (goods or passengers) from a ship. Consignment: A batch of goods destined for or delivered to someone.

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Moving goods by sea

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  1. Moving goods by sea

  2. Vocabulary • Surcharges: An additional charge or payment. • Waybill: A list of passengers or goods being carried on a vehicle. • Discharge: Unload (goods or passengers) from a ship. • Consignment: A batch of goods destined for or delivered to someone. • Vessels: A ship or large boat.

  3. Vocabulary

  4. Key Documents for transporting goods by sea Dangerous Goods Note (DGN) Standard Shipping Note Bill of Lading Sea Waybill

  5. Must a captain be the last one off a sinking ship?

  6. What do you understand by the following terms of shipping? Ex-Works - Title and risk pass to buyer including payment of all transportation and insurance cost from the seller's door. Used for any mode of transportation. FOB (Free On Board)- Free On Board and risk pass to buyer including payment of all transportation and insurance cost once delivered on board the ship by the seller. FAS (Free Alongside Ship) - Title and risk pass to buyer including payment of all transportation and insurance cost once delivered alongside ship by the seller. Used for sea or inland waterway transportation. The export clearance obligation rests with the seller. DAF (Delivered At Frontier) - Delivered at Frontier - Title, risk and responsibility for import clearance pass to buyer when delivered to named border point by seller. Used for any mode of transportation.

  7. Advantages of using sea transport You can ship large volumes at low costs - a freight forwarder can consolidate consignments to reduce costs Shipping containers can also be used for further transportation by road or rail

  8. Risks of using sea transport Shipping by sea can be slower than other transport modes and bad weather can add further delays Routes and timetables are usually inflexible Tracking your goods' progress is difficult You have to pay port duties and taxes Further transportation overland will be needed to reach the final destination Basic freight rates are subject to fuel and currency surcharges

  9. How goods are carried on ships In containers As break-bulk - refers to any non-bulk cargo that isn't containerised (such as goods on pallets, or in crates or drums or sacks), which is loaded directly into a ship's hold.  In bulk - Large shipments of certain commodities - such as coal, ore, wheat or oil - are typically carried in bulk, unpackaged in the ship's hold.

  10. The different types of ship Container ships Roll-on/roll-off vessels General cargo ships Bulk carriers Tankers

  11. Match the phrases with their meanings

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