物流英语chapter 2 Transportation

3. In road transport market, operators are able to use existing roadway infrastructure and do not need to put in a big capital investment ahead of time. Hence, there are lots of competitors offering the same kind of service with competitive prices. 在公路运输市场中， 承运人可以使用现有的公路设施，无须先进行大量的 资本投入。因此这个市场中竞争者很多，他们以有竞 争力的价格提供相似的服务。
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Diversity of Transportation Modes



Road transportation Please read the paragraphs about road transportation and discuss: what are the most important characteristics of road transportation? Answer: capable of providing a door to door service flexible enough to perform “just-in-time” delivery for higher-value / lower-volume cargo over relatively short distance Intense competition
Competition between Transportation Modes


each of transportation mode has its key operational and commercial advantages (See Table 2-1). As a result, modes can compete or complement each other in terms of cost, speed, accessibility, frequency, safety, comfort, etc.


6. As a result, modes can compete or complement each other in terms of cost, speed, accessibility, frequency, safety, comfort, etc. 因此，运输方式之间能够在成本、 速度、可得性、经常性（服务频率）、安全性 和舒适程度等方面相互竞争或补充。

2. Intermodal transportation occurs when two modes or more work closely together on a regular basis, utilizing the advantage of each others. 多式联运是指两种或两种以上的运输方式利用各自优 势，进行常规的合作。
General Introduction of Transportation



What is transportation? Transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another. major modes of transportation: Railway transportation, road transportation, waterway transportation, air transportation and pipeline transportation Intermodal transportation occurs when two modes or more work closely together on a regular basis, utilizing the advantage of each others.
Rail transportation




Please read the paragraphs about rail transportation and discuss: what are the most important characteristics of rail transportation? Answer: offers cost-effective transport over long distances good for cargos with high volume and low value Consumes less energy
Waterway transportation




Waterway transportation includes maritime transportation and river transportation. The most important characteristics of waterway transportation include: big capacity, good for large quantity of cargos connects ports from different continents the cleanest among all transportation modes



To understand the nature of transportation To learn the five modes of transportation To know about the important feature of maritime shipping To get familiar with intermodal transport
Chapter Two Transportation
Text 3: Introduction of Transportation Text 4: Maritime Shipping Supplementary reading: Intermodal Transportation
Learning objective

4. Rail offers the cost-effective transport of large quantities of cargos over long distances. It is especially good for cargos with high volume and low value, such as coal, timber and grain.铁路为大宗货 物的长距离运输提供经济的运输服务。体积大、价值 低的货物，比如煤炭、木材和谷物，特别适合使用铁 路进行运输。
Pipelines transportation




The most important characteristics of pipeline transportation include: designed for a specific purpose only, to carry one commodity from a location to another effective in transporting large quantities of products link isolated areas of production with major centers of refining and manufacture
Topic for Discussion: 讨论话题

1. Discuss the important role transportation plays in logistics system.

2. The picture below shows us the capacity differences of a variety of transport modes, please discuss: why are these differences important to us?
Rhine / Danube Mississippi / Great Lakes / St. Lawrence
Bosporus Suez Hormuz
Gibraltar
East / Southeast Asia
Panama
Nile Bab el-Mandab
Malacca
Amazon
Good Hope
Text 4 Maritime Shipping


Key terms maritime shipping 海洋运输 bulk cargo 散装货物 break-bulk cargo 件杂货 bulk carrier 散货船 general cargo ship 杂货船 roll on-roll off (RORO) vessels 滚装船 charter services 不定期租船服务 liner services 班轮服务
Text 3: Introduction of Transportation
Key terms: transportation 运输 transportation mode 运输方式 road transportation 公路运输 rail transportation 铁路运输 waterway transportation 水路运输 air transportation 航空运输 pipeline transportation 管道运输 intermodal transportation 多式联运
Magellan
Air transportation



The most important characteristics of air transportation include: It offer rapid, flexible delivery expensive compared to the charges of land and ocean freight mainly for valuable or perishable goods air freight services tended to be unreliable
5. It offer rapid, flexible delivery, but it is also perceived as expensive compared to the charges of land and ocean freight. Bulky cargo with low unit value can not afford to ship by air. 它能提供快速、灵 活、机动的运输服务，但是大家认为和水陆货物运输 相比，航空费用昂贵。低值而体积大的货物难以承受 航空运输的价格
Notes:

1. Transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another. Railway transportation, road transportation, waterway transportation, air transportation and pipeline transportation make up the major modes of transport in modern society. 运输是人和物品在两地之间的移动。现代社会 的主要运输方式包括铁路运输、公路运输、水 路运输、航空运输和管道运输。