国际贸易实务练习题与答案Chapter 13.docx

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国际贸易实务练习题与答案Chapter13

Chapter13

一．ChapterSummary

1.Linertransportistheimporttransportofcargoesfromoneseaporttoanotheralongregular

maritimeroutesaccordingtoaschedule.Linerratesusuallyincludethestevedoringchargesfor

loadingandunloading.

2.Linertransportfreightcoversbasicfreightandvariouskindsofsurcharges.Basicfreightmaybe

collectedaccordingtoweight,measurement,weightormeasurement,ad,val.,weight/measureorad

val.Surchargesincludebunkeradjustmentfactor,portsurcharges,transshipmentsurcharges,heavylift

andlonglengthadditional,etc.

3.Chartertransportisatrampservice,pickingupcargoonlywhenitischartered（hired）fromtheship

owner.Therearetwotypesofchartertransport’voyagecharterandtimecharter.

4.Underavoyage-charterparty,thevesselremainsunderthecontroloftheshipownerwhois

responsibleforequippingandmanningthevessel.Sometermsusedspeciallyinvoyagecharter-party

are:

linerterms,FI（FreeIn）,FO（FreeOut）,FIO（FreeInandOut）,laydays,dispatchmoneyand

demurrage.

5.Timechartermeanstheshipowneragreestocharteravesseltothecharterforaspecifiedperiodof

time.

6.Railtransportisamajormodeoftransportintermsofcapacity,onlysecondtooceantransport.Itis

popularinmultimodaltransportandtransshipmentandwidelyusedinlandbridges.

7.Airtransporthasthebenefitsoffasterdelivery,bettersecurity,lesspackagingandlowerinsurance,

thoughitisgenerallyperceivedasexpensive.Therearethreetypesofairtransportservices:

schedule

airline,charteredcarriers,andconsolidatedconsignmentsbyfreightforwarders.

8.Intermodaltransportinvolvesthetransportoffreightinanintermodalcontainerorvehicle,using

multiplemodesoftransport（rail,ship,andtruck）,withoutanyhandlingofthefreightitselfwhen

changingmodes.

9.Containerizationhastheadvantagesoflowingcharges,risksandimprovingefficiency.Themodes

ofcontainerservicesincludeCY/CY,CY/CFS,CFS/CYandFS/CFS.Containercapacityismeasured

intwenty-footequivalentunits（TEU,orsometimesteu）.Mostcontainerstodayareofthe40-ft

（12.2m）varietyandareknownas40-footcontainers.

10.Thethreefunctionsperformedbyabillofladingare:

receiptforthegoods,evidenceofthe

contractofcarriageanddocumentoftitletothegoods.Thereareanumberofdifferenttypesofbillof

ladingincludingshipped（onboard）B/L,receivedforshipmentB/L,cleanB/LanduncleanB/L,

straightB/L,blankB/LandorderB/L,directB/L,transshipmentB/L,throughB/L,linerB/L,

charter-partyB/L,containerB/L,longformB/L,shortformB/l,ondeck,B/L,staleB/L,ante-dated

B/LandadvancedB/L.

11.ThethreerulesgoverningbillofladingaretheHague,Hague-VisbyandHamburgRules,The

HagueRulesweregenerallywellreceivedandhavebeenadopted58maritimenations.Thereare

someweaknessoftheHagueRules.TheHague-VisbyRules1968madesomeimportantamendments

totheHagueRules.HamburgRulesdraftedin1978andcameintoforceonNovember1,1992,and

severalmajoramendmentsweremadeintheRules.

12.Seawaybillisreceiptorthegoods,anevidenceofcontractofcarriage,butitisnotadocumentof

title.Thefunctionsofairwaybillarethesameasseawaybill.Multimodaltransportdocuments

evidencethecontractofcarriageofgoodsbyatleasttwomodesoftransport.

13.Shipmentclauseusuallyincludestimeofshipment,port（place）ofshipmentanddestination,partial

shipmentandtransshipment,etc.

二．ReviewQuestions

A.Briefdefinetheconcepts

1.linertransport

2.voyagecharter

3.charter-party

4.laydays

5.dispatchmoney

6.demurrage

7.timecharter

8.landbridgetransport

9.Intermodaltransport（multimodaltransport）

10.Billoflading

11.shippedB/L

12.ReceivedforshipmentB/L

13.CleanB/L

14.uncleanB/L

15.straightB/L

16.blankB/L

17.orderB/L

18.blankendoresment

19.directB/L

20.transshipmentB/L

21.throughB/L

22.LinerB/L

23.charterpartyB/L

24.containerB/L

25.longformB/L（orblankbackB/L）

27.OndeckB/L

28.staleB/L

29.ante-datedB/L

30,advancedB/L

31.seawaybill

32.Airwaybill

B.Questionsandproblems

1.WhatarethefunctionsperformedbyoceanBs/L?

2.Ininternationaltrade,whydotheimporterusuallyrequiretheexportertoprovide"cleanonboard

B/Lmadeouttoorderandblankendorsed"?

3.Whatarethedifferencesbetweena"throughB/L"anda"multimodaltransportdocument"?

4.Whatisthevirtueofcontainerization?

C.Multiple-choicequestions

1.Themostcommonlyusedmodeoftransportininternationaltradeis______

a.airtransport.b.roadtransportc.oceantransportd.railwaytransport

2.Ifanitemismarkedwith"M"inthetariff,thethelinerrateforthisitemiscollectedon____

a.itsunit.b.itsweightc.itscapacityd.itsmeasurement

3.FIOinthevoyagecharter-partymeansthattheshipowneris____

a.onlyresponsibleforthechargesofloading

B.Onlyresponsibleforthechargesofunloading

C.Responsibleforboththeloadingandunloadingcharges

D.responsibleneitherfortheloadingchargesnorfortheunloadingcharges.

4.Linertermsinthevoyagecharge-partymeansthattheshipowneris_____

a.onlyresponsibleforofloadingcharges

B.Onlyresponsibleforunloadingcharges

C.Responsibleforboththeloadingandunloadingcharges

D.responsibleneitherfortheloadingchargesnorfortheunloadingcharges.

5.Invoyagecharter,theshipownerisonlyresponsibleforloadingunder____

a.FIb.FOc.FIOd.Linerterms

6.Laydaysarecommonlyexpressedas____

a.Runningdays

b.Workingdays

c.Weatherworkingdays

d.Eighthour'sworkingdays

7.Whichofthefollowingmodesprovidesdoor-to-doorcontainerserviceorhouse-to-housecontainer

service?

a.CY/CYcontainerservice

b.CY/CFScontainerservice

c.CFS/CYcontainerservice

d.CFS/CFScontainerservice

8.Containercapacityismeasuredin___

A.FEU（Forty-footEquivalentUnits）

b.TEU（Twenty-footEquivalentUnits）

C.EEU（Eight-footEquivalentUnits）

d.NEU（Nineteen-footEquivalentUnits）

9.Thedocumentwhichcanbetransferredbyendorsementis____

A.railwaybill

B.Airwaybill

C.Seawaybill

D.Orderbilloflading

10.WhichofthefollowingareNOTrulesgoverningbilloflading?

a.TheHagueRules

b.TheHague-VisbyRules

c.TheHamburgRules

d.TheNewYorkRules

11.InthefiledofconsigneeofaB/L,"ToorderofABCCO.Ltd"ismarked.ThisB/Lis____

A.astraightB/L

B.AblankB/L

C.AnorderB/L

D.AdirectB/L

12.MarineBs/Lperformanumberoffunctionsexcept____

A.Evidenceofthecontractofcarriage

B.Receiptforthegoodsshipped

C.Doucmentoftitletothegoods

D.Non-negotiabledocument

13.WhichofthefollowingtermsontheB/LshowsthattheBillofLadingisacleanB/L?

A.Onecartonshort

B.Insufficientpacking

C.Inapparentgoodorderandcondituion

D.Misssafetyseal

14.Theissuanceof___isunlawful

A.StaleBs/L

B.OndeckBs/L

C.Ante-dateBs/L

D.Charter-partyBs/L

15.Theairfreightforwarderassemblesanumberofindividualshipmentsintooneconsignmentand

dispatchedthemononeairwaybill.Thistypeofairtransportserviceiscalled____

A.Consolidation

B.Scheduledairline

C.Charteredcarrier

D.Airexpressservice

D.Trueorfalsequestions

1.Oceantransportisaveryfastmodeoftransport.

2.FIOindicatesthattheshipownerisresponsibleforthecostsofloadinggoodsontothevesseland

unloadinggoodsfromthevessel.

3.Timechartergenerallydosenotincludeloadingandunloadingcostsinthecharterrate.

4.Invoyagecharter,thevesselisunderthecontrolofthechartererwhoisresponsibleforequipping

andmanningthevessel.

5.A"B/Lblankendorsed"referstotheB/Lwithoutanyendorsement

6.Allbillsofladingaretransferable

7.Abillofladingwithanotationof"insufficientpacking"isafoulbilloflading

8.Ashortformbillofladingisusuallynotacceptable

9.AccordingtotheGISG,intheabsenceoftermsastowhethertransshipmentisallowedornotinthe

contract,transshipmentistoconstruedasallowed.

10.Timechartermeansthatthechartererhiresthevesselforaperiodoftimewithoutcrew

11.Dispatchmoneyanddemurrageclausenormallyappearinthetimecharter-party

E.Calculation

1.CompanyAexported200cartonsofGoodsXtoAustralia.Thegrossweightandmeasurementfor

eachcartonwas80kgand100cm*4cm*25cmrespectively.Supposethatthefreightforthegoodswas

calculatedonW/M.ThebasicwasUS$80perfreightton.Surchargesincluding10%ofport

surchargesnd15%oftransshipmentsurchargeswerealsocollected.HowmuchshouldCompanyA

payforthefreight?

2.CompanyAexported20metrictonsofGoodsXtoJapan.Thegoodswerepackedincartonseach

containing20kilograms.Thetotalgrossweightofthisbatchofgoodswas22060kilogramsandthe

measurementofeachcartonwas42cm*28cm*25cm.TheexportpriceofthegoodswasUS$570per

M/TCFRKuwait.ThefreightwascollectedonW/M,thebasicfreightratewasUS$70,andport

surchargeswere20%.CalculatetheFOBpricefortheexports.

V.Answerstoreviewquestions

A.Brieflydefinetheconcepts

1.linertransport:

Thetransportofcargoesfromoneseaporttoanotherregularmaritimeroutes

accordingtoaschedule.

2.Voyagecharter:

Transportvesselorvehiclecharterforoneoraspecifiednumberoftrips（voyages）

3.Charter-party:

Writtencontractbetweentheshipownerandthecharter

4.Laydays:

Alsocalledlaytime.Thenumberofdaysallowedbytheshipownertoloadorunload

cargowithoutincurringdemurrageorlatecharges

5.Dispatchmoney:

Whensoagreedinthecharter-party,thisispaidbytheshipownertothecharterer

asaresultofthevess