Air transports services are divided into three categories: Scheduled Airlines(班机运输) Chartered Carriers(包机运输) Consolidated Consignments(集中托运)
Most air cargoes are carried on passenger airlines, like the Beoing 747-400F
Freight (运费)
General Cargo Rates (basic rates) 普通运价 Classification Rates 等级运价 Specific Commodity Rates 指定商品运价
Air Transport Rail Transport Road Transport
For high-value but low-volume consumer goods: electronics products high-value fashion semiconductor devices(半导体设备) optical instruments(光学仪器) jewellery watches
Railway Transportation
Advantages of rail transport
The modern railway system is a high capacity form of transport operating on a disciplined, controlled and reliable way. It is capable of attaining relatively high speeds and is most economical when complete train load is used. Besides, compared with most other modes of transport, it is less prone to interruption by poor weather. Rail transport is most convenient between countries connected by railway.
Air waybill (空运单)
空运承运人或其代理人签发的货物单据。它是承 运人收到的货物的收据，也是托运人同承运人之 间的运输契约，但不具有物权凭证的性质，因此 空运单也是不可以转让的。（AWB） Two types of air waybill: Master Air Waybill(航空主运单) House Air Waybill(航空托运单)
Air Transport
Air cargo transport has experienced fast development in the past decades.
Will expand at an average annual rate of 6.2% for the next two decades. Certain regions such as intra-Asian market and Europe-Asia/Pacific routes.
Air freighters can carry pallets and containers (集装箱运输) 将一定数量的货物装入集装箱内，以集装想 作为一个运送单位进行的运输。适用于空 运，海洋运输，铁路运输以及国际多运式 等。
Multimodal Transport(多式联运)
国际多式联运(International Multimodal Transport), 按照《联合国国际货物多式联 运公约》的定义：指按照多式联运的合同， 以至少两种不同的运输方式，由多式联运 经营人把货物由一国境内接运货物的地点 运至另一国境内指定交付货物的地点。
Benefits of air transport
(1) Faster delivery (2) Better security (3) Less packaging (4) Lower insurance (5) Faster settlement (6) Better service (7) Reduced stock (8) Expanded trade and new market
国际贸易运 输方式
Air Transport
Rail Transport
Road Transport
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Road Transport
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Disadvantages
Limited capacity, dimension and weight restrictions.(对容量，尺寸，重量有严格的限制) Very high operating expenses and high transport cost.(高额的营运费用和运输成本) Vulnerable to disruption when weather is bad.(恶 劣的天气环境对货物损坏很大) Expensive handling cost because of consignments tends not to be consolidated.(由于 不能合并运输，昂贵的管理成本) Sparsely located facilities.(当地缺少运输条件)
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Rail Transport
Rail transportation is a major mode of transportation in international trade between the countries on the same continent for example ,Asian- European Continent. Compared with ocean transport ,rail transport is secondary in carrying capacity but prior in speed .