Unit3
MARITIME TRANSPORT
B. Reread the text and say if the statements below are true or false. Correct the
false statements.
1. International navigation started to boom long before (after) World
War II. (False.)
2. Congestion is the process of handling transport documentation at
a port. (False.) (Congestion – long waiting time of ships)
3. Specialized ships were built to decrease turnround time of a ship.
(False.) (Specialized ships were built to decrease transport costs.)
4. A hold is a space where passengers stay during a voyage.(True)
5. There are many derricks at the port. .(True)
6. Sea-Land (ETC)is the leading transhipment company in the
world. (False.)
7. Timber is not handled at the port of Rotterdam. (False.)
8. Robot cranes and vehicles for horizontal transport do not operate
at the port of Rotterdam. (False.)
9. The Rotterdam port is not going to be modernized. (False.)
Ex. 5. Match these verbs and noun phrases and translate the expressions they make
into Russian:
1.to reduce pilgerage at terminals – сократить хищения на терминалах.
2 to equip stowage of goods –оборудовать укладку товаров
3. to include inland shipping terminals – включать терминалы внутреннего
судоходства
4.to carry out straddle carries – выполнять портальные перевозки
5.to design with quay cranes – быть оборудованным причальными кранами
6. to decrease damage to cargo – уменьшить повреждения груза
7. to cause congestion – быть причиной заторов
8. to shift vehicles – двигать транспорт
Ex. 6. Fill in the gaps with the words given below.
A.
damage, trucks, transported, insures, transit, insurance, transportation,
covered, shipment
Goods can also be transported by sea, by a shipping company. If the
goods are shipped, then transportation, must be arranged from the factory to the docks (or a quay). This can either be by road in trucks _
or
(
lorries) or by rail. The shipment must be insured (covered) against loss or
damage in
transit (while being, transported). Sometimes the exporter takes out insurance, and sometimes the importer insures the shipment
depending on the terms of their agreement. If the goods are damaged in transit, the
company is covered by the insurance.
B.
freight, cargo, shipping, transit, charges/costs, docks
Someone hasto payforall these things .While goodsarein transit , they
are called freight (or cargo), so the company pays cargo
rates
(or freight
costs) to the shipping company. The shipping
is loaded at the docks
,and for this the company pays handling charges.
Also the company must pay packaging charges/costs .
Ex. 7. Complete the sentences choosing the right word and changing its form
if necessary.
I. Their (sharing, division) in container service is not big.
2. They (divide, share) cash between the participants.
3. The road (is divided, share) at this point, and we must take the
leftturning.
4. The capital of the company (is shared, divide) between three
people,and each received his (share, division).
5. I don't want (to share, divide) a room with anyone.
6. We'll (divide, share) the travelling expenses with you.
7. We are (accepting, receive) French forwarders tomorrow, and we
havea good (reason, cause) to be in a hurry.
8. Have they (receive, accepted) our prices? - If they haven't, try to
findout the (cause, reason).
9. They didn't (accept, receive) our invoice yesterday.
10. The Sellers (have received, accept) FOB terms, and we are going
to signa contract tomorrow.
Ex. 14. Complete the sentences using correct tense and voice forms of the verb.
1. RonCon has been (manufacturing) containers since 1980. Their
containers were(used) by many transport operators last year.
2. Our department had been (developing) robot cranes since we first
(saw) them atthe exhibition Logistics and Transport-20...
3. Ten containers are (shifted) in one go at the port of St Petersburg.
4. They have been (packing) chemicals for 2 hours, I think
everything will be (packed) tomorrow.
5. Did Anyone (call) me yesterday? - No, there (was) a fax for you
to arrange insurance of the consignment for Chicago.
6. The tyres have been(taken ) over at the port by our freight
forwarders.
7. The warehouse is (equiped) with up-to-date cranes (designed) by
theDutch manufactures.
8. The delay in delivery of the equipment is (caused) by the
congestion in the port.
9. Transport costs will (decrease) if port equipment is (modernized).
10. Have You (arranged) unloading? - Certainly, in fact the vessel
i s b e i n g (unloaded )now. It will have been(completed) in
three hours.
Ex. 15. Put in prepositions where necessary and translate the sentences into Russian.
1.
The damage occurred during transit is being discussed now.
1. He says that the freight forwarders will take
the port
by loading.
2. I don't share
your point of
view of
opment
of transport
delay
the future devel­
in Russia.
3. There were serious congestions in
which caused
the goods to
the port
inNovorossiysk,
during discharge.
4. The warehouses are not equipped with up-to-date cranes so far,
that is why loading takes much time and causes
delays.
5. Who's arranged
their visit at them nanufacturing plant?
the invitation from
our Board of Directors.
-They arrived
6. The new terminal will be specially equipped for
handling tim­
ber. The process
of reconstruction is not completed yet.
7. The transport documentation will be handled
by the forward­
ers on behalf
of the manufacturers.
8. The cargo was sent to
the port
9. The goods have been packed
warehouse and sent to
by road.
Into two containers
In our
the port
.
B.
P.69
Listen to the conversation again and say if the statements below are true
or false. Correct the false statements.
1.
Mr Semenov(Mr. Brockett) is the General Manager of a tyre factory.(False)
2.
The tyres for Briansk were sold on CIF terms.(True)
3.
Freight forwarders (Mr Semenov) was dealing with the packing of tyres.
.(False)
4.
The consignment of tyres was not insured. .(True)
5.
The manufacturing plant did not need(needed) any copy of the Bill of Lad1• ng. .(False)
6.
The General Manager was not very busy. .(False)
B.p.72 Read the letter again and say what the letter says about
a)
the exhibition in Cologne;
b)
the problems which will be discussed at the conference;
c)
the equipment to be on display at the exhibition.