- •Block 1: Banking, Documentary Credit
- •Writing patterns
- •Vocabulary
- •Block 2: Banking, Documentary Collection, Some aspects of commercial banking
- •Writing patterns
- •Vocabulary
- •Block 3: Transportation
- •Consignment; to consign
- •Writing patterns
- •Vocabulary
- •Block 4: Marine Transportation
- •Liner vs tramp
- •Cargo, freight, load
- •Shipping conference
- •Baltic Exchange
- •Loading dates
- •8. Turn round
- •Writing patterns
- •Vocabulary
- •Block 5: Packing and Marking
- •Barrel, cask, hogshead, keg
- •2. Paint vs dye
- •3. Stevedore, stevedores
- •Writing patterns
- •Vocabulary
- •Block 6: Contract of Carriage
- •Carnet; tir Carnet; tir; cmr
- •Writing patterns
- •Vocabulary
- •Block 6: Insurance
- •Indemnification vs indemnity
- •Average
- •Average adjuster, average adjustment
- •4. Assessor
- •5. Underwriter
- •6. Interest
- •Writing patterns
- •Vocabulary
Vocabulary
LEAD-IN |
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vessel syn ship syn boat |
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liner syn scheduled liner |
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passenger liner syn passenger vessel syn passenger ship syn passenger carrier |
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route syn itinerary
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scheduled route
ant unscheduled route
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passenger service syn travel service |
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cargo syn freight syn load
syn hold cargo
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passenger cargo vessel syn passenger cargo carrier syn passenger and cargo ship syn passenger and cargo liner syn combination vessel |
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tramp syn tramp vessel |
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tanker
syn oil carrier |
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bulk carrier
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container vessel syn container ship syn container carrier |
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lifting gear |
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storage place |
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roll-on roll-off ferry
syn roll-on roll-off ship syn ro-ro vessel syn ro-ro ship |
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barge syn towed boat
syn to deliver via barge
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lighter syn stevedore barge (Am.E.)
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shipowner syn owner of a ship |
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shipping conference |
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to charter a vessel
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to charter on a time basis |
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time charter |
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to charter on a voyage basis |
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voyage charter |
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mixed charter |
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shipbroker |
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charter party |
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sailing card |
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freight account syn freight bill syn freight note |
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dock
syn dock dues
syn to lie in a dock |
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shipping note |
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Superintendant of a dock |
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dock receipt syn wharfinger’s receipt |
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tally |
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tallyclerk syn tallyman |
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to tally |
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on board [the ship, vessel] syn aboard
syn to take on board
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mate’s receipt |
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document of title [to the goods] |
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bill of lading (B/L)
syn order bill of lading
syn a shipped on board bill of lading
syn dirty bill of lading syn foul bill of lading syn unclean bill of lading |
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negotiable instrument syn negotiable document |
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to endorse
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master of a vessel/ship |
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paperwork |
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to obtain insurance syn to arrange insurance |
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advice note syn advice of dispatch syn notification of dispatch syn despatch note |
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clearing agents |
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groupage rate |
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forwarding agent syn forwarder syn shipping agent |
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LETTER 1.1 |
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freight rate syn rate of freight |
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time of transit
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sailings
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cargo space syn shipping space |
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to reserve cargo space |
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loading dates |
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to close for cargo |
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to make out a B/L “to order” |
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LETTER 1.2 |
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itinerary |
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to accept cargo syn to take cargo syn to receive cargo |
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to commence loading |
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opening date |
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port of call |
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voyage syn cruise syn passage |
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crated consignment syn crated cargo |
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at steamer’s option |
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LETTER 1.3 |
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to make arrangements |
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LETTER 1.4 |
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insurance certificate |
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through bill of lading syn transshipment B/L |
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freight prepaid |
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freight forward syn freight collect |
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“Freight Collect/Forward” B/L |
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“Freight prepaid/Paid” B/L |
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LETTER 1.5 |
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consecutively syn successively
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complete set |
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to sail |
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LETTER 2.2 |
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turn round
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slackness |
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LETTER 2.4 |
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to collide with
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to tow syn to tug
syn towage syn tuggage |
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tug syn tug-boat syn tow syn tow-boat |
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to lay up a vessel for repairs |
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to secure a vessel |
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to dock a vessel syn to lie up syn to lie in a dock syn to be in a dock syn to put a vessel in a dock syn to place a vessel in a dock |
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cargo capacity
syn dead weight tonnage syn dead weight capacity |
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bulk carrier |
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knot |
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fixture |
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