3. Complete the sentences using the necessary term from the box.

distribution container shipping rates consignee forwarder vehicles cargo Warehousing and Storage lading vendor

1. A crate, a box or rectilinear exoskeleton, designed for hoisting or loading, a wooden box and a corrugated box, made of corrugated fiberboard are __.

2. Land __ are classified broadly by what is used to apply steering and drive forces against the ground: wheeled, tracked, railed or skied.

3. Industries in __ subsector are primarily engaged in operating warehousing and storage facilities for general merchandise, refrigerated goods, and other warehouse products. These establishments provide facilities to store goods.

4. In a contract of carriage, the __ is the person to whom the shipment is to be delivered whether by land, sea or air.

5. Replacing of cargo in its transporting vessel is called __ and the receipt used by the carrier for this cargo is bill of __.

6. Generally, a supply chain __ manufactures inventory/stock items and sells them to the next link in the chain.

7. __ is goods or produce transported, generally for commercial aim, by ship or aircraft, although the term is not extended to intermodal train, van or truck.

8. The process of marketing and supplying goods, especially to retailers is called __.

9. You will be able to review the __ before you place your order to better control your expenses.

10. A __ contracts with carriers to move cargo ranging from raw agricultural products to manufactured goods.

4. Give synonyms to the following terms.

1. Transportation

2. Warehousing

3. Freight

4. Vehicle

5. Dispatch

6. Liaise

7. Quotations

8. Carrier

9. Courier

10. Supply

5. Circle the correct word or phrase.

1. Track needs regular quotations /maintenance to remain in good order, especially when high-speed trains are involved. 

2. Inventory management/stock control is the active control program which allows the management of sales, purchases and payments.

3. Haulage contractors/freight forwarders will pick up, transport, weigh and deliver whatever you like to your site(s).

4. The warehousing/maintaining of goods must be more than incidental to the performance of services, such as price marking.

5. Drum, similar to a can but definitely cylindrical and not necessarily metallic, is a container/freight widely used in transporting goods.

6. We always liaise/consult with our customers to cooperate, consult and discuss in order to come to a common solution.

7. Customs clearance/freight forwarding involves the preparation of documents or electronic submissions, the calculation and payment of taxes, duties and excises, and facilitating communication between government authorities and importers and exporters.

8. Most often, vehicles/lorries are manufactured, such as bicycles, cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles, trains, ships, boats and aircraft.

9. A vendor/courier often manufactures inventorial items, and sells those items to a customer.

10. When it comes to customs clearance/freight forwarding our company is truly a single source who can handle your overseas air shipments and ocean shipments from any point on the globe to another with one contact offering multi-modal shipping, global tracking and worldwide logistics capabilities, all at competitive rate.