It's easy to cause a delay in shipment or even lose the goods completely when we arrange such combined transport.

　　这种联运方式货物容易丢失，也常误期。

　　It's simpler and cheaper for both of us to arrange multimodal combined transport.

　　安排联运对我们双方都既简单又经济。

　　Insurance covers both sea and overland transportation.

　　保险应包括水陆两路的运输。

　　If the goods are to be transshipped from one means of transportation to another during the course of the entire voyage， it's called "combined transport".

　　如果货物在运输途中交换交通工具，这便是“联运”。

　　Words and Phrases

　　Train-Air-Truck （TAT；TA） “陆-空-陆”联运；或“陆空联运”

　　combined transportation 联运

　　Combined Transport Documents （CTD） 联合运输单据

　　multimodal combined 联运，多式联运

　　through B/L 联运提单

　　through transport 联运

　　direct vessel 直达船只

　　entire voyage 整个运输过程中

　　formality 手续

　　（四）

　　Who will bear the extra freight charges？

　　多出的运费由谁负担？

　　Please quote your current tariffs.

　　请报你公司的最新运费表。

　　Freight for shipment from Shanghai to Hongkong is to be charged to your account.

　　从上海到香港的运费由贵方负担。

　　The bill of lading should be marked as "freight prepaid".

　　提单上应该注明“运费预付”字样。