本书内容涵盖国际物流概览、物流的政府涉入、各国物流业、国际物流的功能与中介、物流成本与效益、物流渠道种类、海洋货物种类与运输、出口单证与货物保险、出口货流、全球采买、救灾物流、国际供应链中的物流、国际物流常见问题等领域。全书共l3个单元,內容丰富,每单元有Text A(细读)和Text B(泛读)两部分。Text A(细读)让读者边读边思考,边读边提问,读懂,读透,掌握核心语言规律、重要词汇、特殊词语表达模式。Text B(泛读)设计检验读者的主题篇章阅读能力,并通过相关注释判断阅读的正确性。附录提供各单元练习的参考答案。
本书适于作高等院校物流英语、外贸英语、商务英语、国际贸易、国际保险与金融、国际经济管理等专业的课程英语教材,也可作为MBA学生的专业阅读选修课教材。本书也可用作国际物流行业和物流管理部门的工作人员的物流英语培训教材或自学参考书。

Unit1 Overview of International Logistics
Text A(细读)
1.0 What is Logistics?
1.1 Branches of Logistics
1.1.1 Military Logistics
1.1.2 Third—party Logistics
1.1.3 Production Logistics
1.2 Widely-accepted Definitions andConcepts of Logistics
1.3 International Logistics
Exercises l
1.4 International Supply ChainManagement
Exercises 2
1.5 Factors for Operation of Logistics
Exercises 3
Text B(泛读)
Reading Comprehension
Unit 2 Government’S Involvement in Logistics
Text A(细读)
2.0 Promoting Economies
2.l National Defense Concerns
2.2 Export Controls on StrategicMaterials
Exercises l
2.3 Governments’Boycotts
2.4 Governments’Controls on Imports
2.4.1 Government Support for ItsInternational Carriers
Exercises 2
2.4.2 Government Support inOther Ways
2.5 Po.rt State Control and Flags
2.6 Controls on International Aviation
Exercises 3
Text B(泛读)
Reading Comprehension
Unit 3 Logistics in Different Countries
Text A(细读)
Introduction
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Unit 4 Functions and intermediaries of logisrics
Unit 5 logisrics costs and Efficiency
Unit 6 Various channels for logisrics
Unit 7 Ocean cargo types and shipping
Unit 8 Export documentarion Cargo insurance
Unit 9 Export product movement
Unit 10 Global souring and procurement
Unit 11 Famine relief logisrics
Unit 12 logisrics in international supply chain
Unit 13 common in internarional logisrics
keytothe Exercises