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TECNOLOGO GESTIÓN LOGISTICA

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Aprendiz: Nelson Fabián Hernández molina

Tutor: Juan Carlos Londoño Matta

Evidencia 5 Reading workshop international transport

Centro De Tecnologías Agroindustriales

Cartago Valle

01/04/2021
SERVICIO NACIONAL DE APRENDIZAJE SENA
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1Find the missing words

Choose the option that better completes the following passage:

When transporting freight internationally, it’s important to choose the

appropriate mode of transportation to ensure your products arrive on time and at
the right cost. Your decision to ship by land, sea, or air depends on a careful
evaluation of business needs and a comparison of the benefits each method
affords. Picking the best possible mode of transportation is critical to export
success.

a. Selling / irrelevant / ensure / decision / costs / comparison / noncritical

b. Transporting / important / ensure / decision / needs / comparison /critical
c. Transporting / irrelevant / support / comparison / needs / assessment /critical
d. Selling / relevant / ensure / decision / needs / comparison / critical

2. Matching headings

Headings are short sentences that summarize the information in a paragraph. You have
to pick the one that best summarizes the information in the following paragraphs. Match
each paragraph in the reading text to one heading. Be careful, there are always more
headings than paragraphs.

Headings

• Legal requirements needed to carry goods by road

• Rail transport uses
• Means of transportation
• Factors that influence company’s decision on which type of transport to use
• Rail transport benefits
• Difficulties of transporting goods by rail
• International transportation of goods by road
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• Paragraph 1: Factors that influence company’s decision on which type of

transport to use

Road, sea, rail and air are four ways of import and export. As a first step the company
has to consider all part of their project, firstly, it is important what has to be distributed
including size, weight and which type of goods. For example, for the transportation of
foods or fruits, speed is important and it’s important to choose the shortest and quickest
way. Sending cost is another element very important and depends on the agency.
Destination, countries’ law, value of goods, risk of transport are other elements to be
considered and depend on company, country of destination and customers’
requirements. So who wants to deal with international transportation has to balance
quality, cost, time and conditions.

• Paragraph 2: Difficulties of transporting goods by rail

Risks for rail transport:

• routes and timetables available can be inflexible, especially in remote regions

• can be more expensive than road transport
• mechanical failure or industrial action can disrupt services
• further transportation may be needed from a rail depot to the final destination,
increasing costs and affecting delivery schedules

• Paragraph 3: Legal requirements needed to carry goods by road

The international transport of dangerous goods by road is subject to international

legislation, in particular the European Agreement on the International Carriage of
Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR). Drivers of vehicles carrying dangerous goods must
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hold an ADR training certificate in handling dangerous goods. All commercial vehicles
that carry dangerous goods must pass the ADR test, and some of them need to be built
with special standards.

• Paragraph 4: Rail transport benefits

Rail transport is a cost-effective and efficient way to move goods. It offers the following
advantages: fast rail network throughout Europe. It is environmentally friendly compared
with other transport systems.
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CIBERGRAFIA

https://www.google.com/search?q=LOGO+SENA&safe=active&sxsrf=ALeKk03fR565O
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https://sena.territorio.la/content/index.php/institucion/Titulada/institution/SENA/Ventas/8
22202/Contenido/DocArtic/Material_Means_of_transportation.pdf