Unit 12 transport logistics

Words to remember:

ad valorem duty – адвалерне мито (розраховується відповідно до вартості вантажу)

advance payment – попередній платіж

air waybill – авіа вантажна накладна (коносамент)

bear risks – нести відповідність за ризики

be liable to tax – підлягати оподаткуванню

bilateral (multilateral) arrangement – двостороння (багатостороння) угода

bill of lading – транспортна накладна, коносамент

block train – маршрутний потяг

break bulk – розбивати велику партію на маленькі, розфасовка

bulk cargo – насипний вантаж

bulky cargo – великогабаритний вантаж

bypass – ігнорувати, діяти в обхід

carrier – перевізник; syn operator, forwarder

cash on delivery – післяплата, оплата при доставці

certificate of origin – сертифікат походження

(the) Chamber of Commerce – торгівельна палата

clear – сплачувати мито

commercial invoice – торговий рахунок-фактура

consign – відправляти вантаж; consigner – товаровідправник; consignee – товароодержувач; consignment – партія вантажу

cross-docking – наскрізна система складування, кросс-докінг

custody – володіння, контроль, зберігання

customs invoice – митний рахунок

dangerous goods declaration – декларація про небезпечні вантажі

damage – пошкодження, збиток

detention at customs – затримання на митниці

documentary credit – документарний акредитив

documents against payment (D/P) – документи за розрахунок готівкою

excise duty – акцизне мито, (the) Excise – акцизне управління

flat-rack container – контейнер-платформа

freight forwarder – перевізник (експедитор) товарів

general cargo – генеральний (змішаний) вантаж

hand over – передавати (вантаж, документи)

haulage contractor (haulier) – авто перевізник

heavy goods vehicle – автомобіль для перевозки важких вантажів

impose a duty – оподатковувати

insurance cover – об’єм страхової відповідності

intermodal transport – перевезення змішаними видами транспорту (один перевізник)

legal entity – юридична особа

manage the procurement – здійснювати закупки

manifest – декларація вантажів та пасажирів

multimodal transport – перевезення змішаними видами транспорту (декілька перевізників)

open account – відкритий рахунок

order picking – комплектація замовлення

perishable goods – швидкопсувний вантаж

piggyback transport – перевезення автопричепів залізничним чи автомобільним транспортом

preferential duty – преференційне (пільгове) мито

purchasing – закупка

pro forma invoice – рахунок-проформа

protective duty – протекційне мито

quote – встановлювати ціну; quotation – вартість, ціна

raise money – збирати гроші

reverse logistics – зворотна логістика (доставка від покупця продавцю товарів, які мають брак, чи ідуть на переробку та утилізацію)

seamless flow of traffic – наскрізне перевезення

sea train – залізничний паром

single-wagon – одиничний вагон

ship – перевозити (вантаж), відправляти (вантаж різними видами транспорту)

specify – встановлювати, деталізувати

storage of inventory – зберігання запасу товарів

take effect – набувати чинності, впливати

tanktainer (tank container) – контейнер-цистерна

terminate – закінчувати(ся)

third-party logistics (3PL) – виконання логістичних операцій третьою особою, комплексна стороння логістика

tracking and tracing – виявлення та відстеження

value-added service – додаткові операції

value-added tax – податок на додану вартість

Exercise 1 a) Read and translate five definitions of logistics.

1. Logistics means that you manage the procurement and movement of goods and the storage of inventory. 2. It means the delivery of the goods the customer needs at the right time, in the right place, and of the right quality. 3. Logistics is the activity of planning, organizing, and managing operations that provide services and goods. 4. Logistics is the purchasing, maintenance, distribution, and replacement of material and staff. 5. Logistics is the planning and support of operations such as warehousing, inventory, transport, procurement, supply, and maintenance.

b) Make a list of the different areas of logistics mentioned in a).

Exercise 2 Match the definitions with the words in the box.

carrier ▪ freight forwarder ▪ supplier

haulage contractor/haulier ▪ courier ▪ consignee

1. company which carrier goods by road; 2. person or firm named in a freight contract to whom goods have been shipped or turned over for care; 3. company that specializes in the speedy and secure delivery of small goods and packages; 4. company that transports or conveys goods; 5. company which supplies parts or services to another company; also called vendor; 6. person or business that arranges documentation and travel facilities for companies dispatching goods to customers.

Exercise 3 Read about the services logistics firms may provide with their short definitions.

Transsipment is loading goods from one means of carriage onto another. Break-bulk is packing goods in small, separable units. Cross-docking is direct flow of goods from receipt at warehouse to shipping, bypassing storage. Order picking is selecting and assembling items from stock for shipments. Reverse logistics is collecting and handling of used or damaged goods or of reusable transit equipment. Tracking and tracing is locating items in transit. Warehousing is receiving and storing goods. Collection is picking up goods at a named place.

b) Describe your company’s logistics services to the customer using the information from a) and the following expressions:

We can offer you a wide range of …

We can provide you with tailor-made logistics solutions for …

We specialize in …

As a specialist for/in … we can …

We have experience and expertise in providing …

Our team will be happy to handle/assist you …

With our dedicated team of logistics experts we can …

Exercise 4 Logistics uses lots of acronyms. How many do you know? Find the right variants.

FCL ▪ 3PL ▪ HGV ▪ DC ▪ LCL ▪ EDI ▪ RFID ▪ ISO ▪ GPS ▪ VAS

a less than container load; b global positioning system; c full container load; d radio frequency identification; e third-party logistics; f international standard organization; g electronic data interchange; h value-added service; i heavy goods vehicle; j distribution centre.

b) Translate the following sentences with some of the above-mentioned acronyms.

1. We specialize in solution for FCL and LCL. 2. A single company sometimes has several 3PL providers. 3. We provide VAS which complement and enhance all kinds of logistics operations. 4. The GPS device offers several programming options ranging from checking the position of the cargo every few minutes to checking only when on the move. 5. He also confirms that a HGV has just been loaded and is about to leave for another customer in Glasgow.

Exercise 5 a) Read and translate the text about types of cargo and choice of a mode of transportation.

A good transport system is needed if goods are to be traded efficiently. A consigner can choose to send his consignment to the consignee by water, land (road or rail), or air. However, consignment can be transferred from one form of transport to another, especially when containers are used (multimodal or intermodal transportation). When choosing the most suitable form of transport, the consignor has to consider: kind of goods, place of destination, cost, speed, and safety of each form of transport.

There exist several types of cargo:

• general cargo – goods sent packed in boxes, cases, chests and other containers;

• bulk cargo – large quantities of items such as sand, grain and coal when sent unpacked;

• bulky cargo – large individual items such as cars which have to be sent unpacked.

b) Which form or forms of transport would you choose for the following consignments, and why? What kind of cargo is involved in each case?

1. A large consignment of cars from Hamburg to Dresden. 2. A small consignment of flour from Wales to London. 3. A small consignment of china from London to Moscow. 4. An urgently needed consignment of tea from Bombay to Boston. 5. A cargo of timber (wood) from Germany to England via Rotterdam. 6. A consignment of diamonds from Cape Town to Cairo. 7. A large consignment of coal from Sheffield to Leeds. 8. A cargo of bananas from the Caribbean to Dublin. 9. A large consignment of lorries from London to Warsaw. 10. A small consignment of cheese from Switzerland to the USA.

Exercise 6 Match the different types of freight traffic (1-6) with the definitions (a-f).