1、37.What is transportation insurance?Why is it SO important? 参考答案: Transportation insurance is a type of insurance used for the cargoes transported.The cargoes are not transportedonly by marine ships,but also by air,road,rail and inland water way.In overseas trade,the geographical gaps aregreat,and the transport multi.modal-that is to say,we must combine road,rail,sea and air in almost all cargo move-ments to some extent.Similarly the time gap is great between production and consumption.In bridging both the geo—graphical gap and the time gap serious risks have to be run.And it is in this frameworks that the insurance under writ-ers operate to carry the risks which otherwise would have to be borne by the producers. Transportation insurance is a type of insurance used for the cargoes transported.The cargoes are not transportedonly by marine ships,but also by air,road,rail and inland water way.In overseas trade,the geographical gaps aregreat,and the transport multi.modal-that is to say,we must combine road,rail,sea and air in almost all cargo move-ments to some extent.Similarly the time gap is great between production and consumption.In bridging both the geo—graphical gap and the time gap serious risks have to be run.And it is in this frameworks that the insurance under writ-ers operate to carry the risks which otherwise would have to be borne by the producers.----------------------------------------2、38.What ale the 3 major functions of the bill of lading? 参考答案: The Bill of Lading is one of the most important documents and has three major functions:(1)It serves as a cargo receipt signed by the carrier and issued to the shipper or consignor;(2)It constitutes a contract of carriage between the carrier and the consignor;(3
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