Under documentary credit， the buyer is entitled to take delivery of the goods from the carrier or its agent before settling the payment.

Currently， different types of multimodal transport operations involving different combinations are taking place.（）transport does not refer to multimodal transport.

“Shipment is to be made in the second half of a month.” means shipment to be made from （）.

The bill of lading serves as an evidence of the contract of carriage of goods by sea between the（）.

Usually， the straight bill of lading is non-negotiable， that is， the goods must be sent to the consignee named in the bill of lading by the carrier.

Banks have legal obligation to inspect the actual merchandise.

（） is the party which applies to the bank for the opening of a letter of credit.

（） is a system of unitized multimodal land transportation of transport by road and rail.

（） means that the seller delivers the goods， clears for export， to the carrier nominated by the buyer at the named place.

For transport of hazardous materials， truckers need a licence， which usually requires them to pass an exam.