Unit 15  Multimodal Transport

1. Multimodal transport means the carriage of goods by at least________        different modes of transport.                                (    )

A. one             B. two             C. three          D. four

2. ________ system concerns itself with shipment of containers overland as a part of

sealand or a sea-land-sea route.                             (     )

A. Sea/air                             B. Land bridge

C. Rail/road                            D. Piggyback

3. ________ is one of the main documents which is issued by an ocean carrier.  (     )

A. a through bill of lading               B. a seaway bill

C. a bill of health                       D, cargo declaration

4. The most suitable mode of transport for the .goods which have to be moved by a

vessel from a port in one country to a port in another country and then by rail to a second

port city in the second country is ________                          (     )

A. sea train         B. piggyback       C. mini-bridge    D. sea/air

5. The savings in cost resulting from the advantages of intermodal transport are usually

reflected in the ________ charged by intermodal transport operator.      (     )

A. through freight rates

B. the settlement of claims for loss of goods

C. cost of damage to goods

D. the cost of warehousing

6. Sea/air combines in itself the economy of sea transport and the ________ of air

transport.                                                  (    )

A. speed           B. fast             C. economy       D. value

7. The difference between the intermodal transport by rail/road/inland waterways-sea-

rail/road/inland waterways and the intermodal transport by mini-bridge is that the former

concerns the movement of goods ________                       (     )

A. among three countries               B. among four countries

C. among more than two countries        D. between two countries

8. Sea train is an innovation in the intermodal transport system involving the use of rail

and ________ transport.                             (    )

A. train            B. truck            C. ocean          D. ro-ro vehicle

9. Land bridge system is in operation for the movement of ________on certain important

international routes.                                                 (     )

A. containers                           B. trucks

C. trains                              D. long haul services

二、判断题 (Write "A' for true and "B" for false)

1. Goods moving in international trade often have to pass through the hands of more

than one carrier.                                                     (    )

2. Under the defferent system of segmented transport, the consignor enters into only one

contract with different carders.                                          (    )

3. The consignor or his agent doesn' t have to attend to warehousing of the goods at any

transshipment point.                                                   (    )

4. One of the advantages in the multimodal transport is to provide faster transit of

goods.                                                       (     )

5. Multimodal transport refers to a transport system usually operated by a carrier with

more than one mode of transport under the control of one operator.     (     )

6.  Maximizing time loss at transshipment points is one of the disadvantages, of

intermodal transport.                                   (     )

7. Intermodal transport reduces the disadvantages of distance from markets by providing

faster transit of goods.                                  (     )

8. The combination of transport by sea and rail or road plays a leading role in

intermodal transportation.                               (     )

9. Sea train is another innovation in the intermodal transport system which is the same

as roll-on, roll-off system.                                 (     )

1O. Under the conventional system of segmented transport, the consignor comes to

separate contracts with each carrier, who is responsible for the whole carriage of cargoes.(   )

三、多选题

1. Multimodal transport operations involve different combinations of transport, such as____(   )

A. sea/air                             B. air/road

C. mini-bridge/piggyback                D. sea/piggyback

2. _____ are considered as means of unitized intermodal transportation.      (     )

A. Landbridge                            B. Mini-bridge

C. Piggyback                          D. sea train

3. Multimodal transport is obviously ______ than segmented transport.        (    )

A. faster                              B. cheaper

C. more efficient                       D. more convenient

4. The combination of sea/air transportation has in itself some advantages, such as______(    )

A. reducing cost of exports               B. the high reputation of airlines

C. the economy of sea transport          D. the speed of air transport

5. The efficiency of intermodal transport is reached by ________     (    )

A. establishing only one agency to deal with

B. reducing the cost

C. reducing the disadvantages of distance from markets

D. reducing the burden of documentation and formalities

四、英汉互译

1.英译汉

( 1 ) shipping agency

(2) cargo declaration

(3) freight rate

(4) transshipment point

(5) sea train

(6) the settlement of claims

2．汉译英(写出英文全称)

(1)健康证书

(2)货检

(3)货物装卸

(4)陆桥运输

(5)小陆桥运输

(6)统一费用

(7)海上货物运输