Савчук. Foreign trade

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1.Hold # 2. Lower hold after part ladder platform damaged, three ladder rungs bent.

2.Hold # 3. Lower hold 2 pipe guards damaged.

3.Hold # 4. Hand railings bent 2 meters.

4.On the main deck, railings in way of hold # 1 damaged for a length of about 3 meters.

Kindly have the damage repaired before completion discharging (loading).

Yours faithfully,

(4)

Dear Sirs,

Please be advised that on completion of discharging m/v “____” the shortage of 20 sets of ___ under B/L # 565 has been found.

This is to declare that the cargo ___ was delivered in full compliance with the quantity shown in the B/L and shortage take place owing to miscalculation of your tallymen.

Under present circumstances please arrange rechecking of the said cargo inside the warehouse and also during delivery of it to the consignees.

Please inform me and shipowner of the result of rechecking and accordingly rectify the outturn –report.

Yours faithfully,

(5)

Dear Sirs,

Please be informed that damage caused to my ship during discharging has been repaired and I have no claims to the port authorities.

Yours faithfully,

Answer the following questions:

1.What is a container?

2.What is a stevedore?

3.What’s a ship’s hold?

4.What’s a quay?

5.What is a shed?

6.What is a container ship?

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7.What is a break-bulk ship?

8.What is a turnaround?

9.What’s a containerization?

10.What’s pilferage?

11.What is a stowage factor?

12.What’s a measurement ton?

13.What’s RO-RO vessel?

14.What’s barge carrying vessel?

15.What types of ships do you know?

16.What are the advantages of barge carrying vessels?

17.What are the disadvantages of RO-RO vessels?

BUSINESS TALKS

Act as an interpreter:

A:Good morning, Mr. A., any news?

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A:There are a very few steamers of such a size and position in the market and

it will therefore be very difficult to cover this order. I might arrange a vessel of about 9000 tons ready to load about 22nd October.

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A:There are some f.o.b. orders quoting in the market at a low rate but owners aren’t interested unless tempting rates are offered and my opinion is that owing to the scarcity of tonnage on the market, Shippers will have to pay higher rates.

B:H ', ' " ' “North Star”?

A: The point is, a holiday interferes but we calculate the vessel will complete

loading about the 20th May. With overtime, we might complete loading about the 18th.

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A:If the weather is favourable, we might guarantee to finish loading on the 18th, but the expenses will amount to about $900.

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A: I`ll do my best and shall keep you advised as to how matters go.

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There are kinds of problems for traders: increasing costs and inefficient services.

Freight is just one of the expenses which traders have to cost into the price of the goods to their customers. Increasing freights lead to increasing prices which decrease sales. This is especially hard for exporters selling goods like cotton, coffee and copper. The prices of these commodities sometimes decrease even when the freight rates are rising.

The second problem is caused by liner companies and ports failing to modernize. Traders have to pay demurrage for the time goods delayed and their customs may get tired of waiting and buy goods elsewhere.

Demurrage is a charge made by the shipowners for the detention of his ship for loading and discharging after the stipulated lay-days have expired.

The time allowed to the charterer for loading and discharging a ship is called lay-days. Lay-days are reckoned either by running days or working days.

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