College of business and Economics
Department of Logistics & Supply Chain Management
POST GRADUATE SCHOOL
Course Title – Transport and Logistics System Management
PREPARED BY: - NEBIYU ASSEFA
SUBMITTED TO: - EYOEL.A (ASST PROF)
,JANUARY 2021
Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
, Table of Contents
Acknowledgement.................................................................................................................i
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the study..................................................................................................1
1.2Definition of Transportation.............................................................................................1
CHAPETR 2: Functions of an international freight forwarder
2.1 Definition and role of an international freight forwarder ……………………………..…... 2
2.1.1 Typical functions performed by a freight forwarder ……………………………………………………………. 2
CHAPTER THREE: Multi-modal shipment and cost analysis
3. Multi-modal shipment and cost analysis …………………………………………………… 3
3.1 Multimodal shipments …………………………………………………………….……. 3
3.2 Cost analysis …………………………………………………………………….……. 3
3.3 Types of Cost Analysis ………………………………………………………………. 4
CHAPTER FOUR: Government program for promoting various modes of shipment
4.1 Different government programs for reliable and consistent various mode of shipment.
4.1.1 Transit Agencies:
4.1.2 Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO)
4.1.3 Special Grant Programs for transportation:
CHAPTER FIVE: International modes of transport
5. International modes of transport and convention related to them
5.1 Carriage of Goods by Sea:
5.2 Carriage of Goods by Road:
5.3 Carriage of Goods by Rail
, 5.4 Carriage of Goods by Air
CHAPTER SIX: Terms of sale and payment related documents
6. Terms of sale and payment related documents
6.1 Methods of Payment in International Trade
6.1.1 Payment Risk Diagram
CHAPTER SEVEN:
7. Rules and regulations of INCOTERMS as stipulated by the ICC
7.1 Transfer of Liability
7.2 Categories of Incoterms
CHAP TER EIGHT:
8. Transport documents vis-à-vis terms of sale
8.1 Transport Documents: Contact Merchandise Route (CMR), Bill of Lading (B/L) and
Air Waybill (AWB)
8.1.1 Contact Merchandise Route (CMR) Document
8.1.2 Bill of Lading (B/L)
8.1.3 Air Waybill /AWB/
8.1.4 Multimodal Bill of lading /FBL/
8.1.5 Cargo Insurance Certificate
Department of Logistics & Supply Chain Management
POST GRADUATE SCHOOL
Course Title – Transport and Logistics System Management
PREPARED BY: - NEBIYU ASSEFA
SUBMITTED TO: - EYOEL.A (ASST PROF)
,JANUARY 2021
Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
, Table of Contents
Acknowledgement.................................................................................................................i
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the study..................................................................................................1
1.2Definition of Transportation.............................................................................................1
CHAPETR 2: Functions of an international freight forwarder
2.1 Definition and role of an international freight forwarder ……………………………..…... 2
2.1.1 Typical functions performed by a freight forwarder ……………………………………………………………. 2
CHAPTER THREE: Multi-modal shipment and cost analysis
3. Multi-modal shipment and cost analysis …………………………………………………… 3
3.1 Multimodal shipments …………………………………………………………….……. 3
3.2 Cost analysis …………………………………………………………………….……. 3
3.3 Types of Cost Analysis ………………………………………………………………. 4
CHAPTER FOUR: Government program for promoting various modes of shipment
4.1 Different government programs for reliable and consistent various mode of shipment.
4.1.1 Transit Agencies:
4.1.2 Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO)
4.1.3 Special Grant Programs for transportation:
CHAPTER FIVE: International modes of transport
5. International modes of transport and convention related to them
5.1 Carriage of Goods by Sea:
5.2 Carriage of Goods by Road:
5.3 Carriage of Goods by Rail
, 5.4 Carriage of Goods by Air
CHAPTER SIX: Terms of sale and payment related documents
6. Terms of sale and payment related documents
6.1 Methods of Payment in International Trade
6.1.1 Payment Risk Diagram
CHAPTER SEVEN:
7. Rules and regulations of INCOTERMS as stipulated by the ICC
7.1 Transfer of Liability
7.2 Categories of Incoterms
CHAP TER EIGHT:
8. Transport documents vis-à-vis terms of sale
8.1 Transport Documents: Contact Merchandise Route (CMR), Bill of Lading (B/L) and
Air Waybill (AWB)
8.1.1 Contact Merchandise Route (CMR) Document
8.1.2 Bill of Lading (B/L)
8.1.3 Air Waybill /AWB/
8.1.4 Multimodal Bill of lading /FBL/
8.1.5 Cargo Insurance Certificate
