Transport Documents

To see various transport documents, and to practice filling some in, go to the downloads page.

For information from the European Commission on the 
                                                               Single Administration Document (SAD)



Marking symbols for shipped goods.

Modes of Transport and Handling Equipment

To get a better idea of the different equipment, go to the Visual Dictionary Transport and Machinery.
You can hear the pronunciation as well. 

You can also put a term in Google Images:

Swap-body

container ship

grappler lift

To get an idea of what a Bogie is, click below.

Truck Bogie 

Locomotive Bogie

Rocker Bogie (Mars Exploration Rover) 

Be sure to watch the videos to see the equipment in action.

Benefits of Good Supply Chain Management

Read about the importance of the logistics industry in Hong Kong.
Watch the video and see how important it can be to plan your shipping wisely. 

For more videos, click on the links in the right hand column.

Emails

Try writing emails ex. 5 page 40 and exercise 14 p. 43.  Send your email to another student (or me) so he/she can answer your letter and correct your work.

If you need a copy of helpful phrases,  click here.

For practice, read the article on page 44. 

Test with Answers

First Test in Logistics English

For the first test, only one question will be open, the rest of the answers will be there for you. It will be matching and multiple choice, so you should know the grammar and vocabulary of the first two units, as well as the information I gave you in class (which is also on the blog) about marketing. 

See you on the 23rd.

Marketing is the entire process of developing and selling products or services.  If you want your share of the market, you must consider how to produce and satisfy the demand while making a profit.

1) Identify the consumer's needs. What does the consumer want?
2) Develop a marketing strategy that gets the product to the right market at a competitive price (creating an advertising campaign), supported by selling and distribution procedures. 

To download a copy of the marketing scheme, click here.

Value Added Services

Value-added service is a service adding extra features or functions to the basic service offered.

To understand more, see a list of value added services offered by a 3PL and a courier, such as DHL.

Use the dictionary or glossaries on the right to help.