外貿英語之詢問與解答運輸問題（3）

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We think it necessary to move the articles by way of combined transportation.

我們認為聯(lián)運貨物十分必要。

Sometimes, the way of combined transportation has the complicated formalities.

有時聯(lián)運的手續(xù)十分繁瑣。

The two sides agreed to employ "combined transportation" to ship the goods.

雙方決定聯(lián)運貨物。

Since there is no direct vessel, we have to arrange multimodal combined transport by rail and sea.

由于沒有直達船只，我們只好安排海陸聯(lián)運。

I don't like this kind of combined transportation.

我并不喜歡這種聯(lián)運方式。

It's easy to cause a delay in shipment or even lose the goods completely when we arrange such combined transport.

這種聯(lián)運方式貨物容易丟失，也常誤期。

It's simpler and cheaper for both of us to arrange multimodal combined transport.

安排聯(lián)運對我們雙方都既簡單又經濟。

Insurance covers both sea and overland transportation.

保險應包括水陸兩路的運輸。

If the goods are to be transshipped from one means of transportation to another during the course of the entire voyage, it's called "combined transport".

如果貨物在運輸途中交換交通工具，這便是“聯(lián)運”。

Words and Phrases

Train-Air-Truck (TAT;TA) “陸-空-陸”聯(lián)運;或“陸空聯(lián)運”

combined transportation 聯(lián)運

Combined Transport Documents (CTD) 聯(lián)合運輸單據

multimodal combined 聯(lián)運，多式聯(lián)運

through B/L 聯(lián)運提單

through transport 聯(lián)運

direct vessel 直達船只

entire voyage 整個運輸過程中

formality 手續(xù)