"Forwarding agent" redirects here. For the concept used prior to the modern postal system, see Forwarding agent (philately).
This article is about freight forwarders. For companies that forward mail and parcels but not cargo, see Commercial mail receiving agency.
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A freight forwarder or forwarding agent is a person or a company who co-ordinates and organizes the movement of shipments on behalf of a shipper (party that arranges an item for shipment) by liaising with carriers (party that transports goods). The carriers may use a variety of shipping modes, including ships, airplanes, trucks, and railroads, and often use multiple modes for a single shipment. A freight forwarder does not move the goods but acts as an agent in the logistics network and will carry out freight consolidation, rate negotiations, shipment tracking, customs and other documentation, among other tasks. FIATA describes a freight forwarder as the "Architect of transport".
International freight forwarders typically handle cross-border logistics and have additional expertise in preparing and processing customs documentation and performing activities pertaining to the regulations of different countries. Freight forwarders typically have information with respect to commercial invoice, shipper's export declaration, bill of lading and other documents required by the carrier or country of export, import, and/or transshipment.
Modern freight forwarders offer an end-to-end process i.e. shipping the goods from the place of origin to the final destination and may offer additional services such as warehouse planning, cargo insurance and customs brokerage. Together with tracking, freight forwarding agents often have real time information on the freight. Some forwarders may specialize in niche areas such as rail-freight, and collection and deliveries around a port.
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(Emery) was an American air freightforwarder and air cargo carrier founded in 1946. "Emery was a pioneer in the early air freight business – first renting...
This may be part of an overall shipbroking using a cargo broker, a freightforwarder, third party logistics broker (3PL), and even a fourth-party broker...
FreightForwarder: A person whose business is to act as an agent on behalf of the shipper to arrange transportation services. A freightforwarder frequently...
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waybill can also be created by a freightforwarder. When the shipment is booked, the airline issues a MAWB to the forwarder, who in turn issues their own...
to logistical operations. A logistics center might be a warehouse, freightforwarder, or a repair depot. The United States Air Force (USAF) is serviced...
includes a "received-for-shipment" bill of lading issued by, say, a freightforwarder or a storage depot/warehouse. A "combined bill of lading" may be issued...
A forwardfreight agreement (FFA) is a financial forward contract that allows ship owners, charterers and speculators to hedge against the volatility of...
Mainfreight acquired Australian freightforwarder ISS Express lines, subsequently establishing an Australian international freight business. In April 2007, Mainfreight...
pricing offered. If a shipper in the United States uses a broker, freightforwarder or another transportation intermediary, it is common for the shipper...
Transportation Company of the year, Association of Ghana Industries (AGI). FreightForwarder of the Year, National Aviation Awards 2017 GACL in a letter dated...
not incur. The forwarderfreight rates are usually maintained in multiple spreadsheets and usually each forwarder has a different freight rate format to...
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used to identify an ocean carrier or self-filing party, such as a freightforwarder, for the Automated Manifest System used by US Customs and Border Protection...
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Australian transportation company Toll Domestic Forwarding, an Australian freightforwarder Toll Ipec, Australian transportation company Toll Resources & Government...
and logistics firms. Sometimes a freightforwarder will come between two carriers to act as an agent. Also, the freight will go through clearances and currency...
the influx of overseas Filipino workers in the country. The first freightforwarder to offer balikbayan box services was Rico Nunga, who started REN International...
management and freight brokerage firm NEMF Logistics, air and ocean freightforwarder for Puerto Rico NEMF World Transport, and cross border freight service...
and freight have become interchangeable in casual usage. Technically, "cargo" refers to the goods carried aboard the ship for hire, while "freight" refers...
Freight transport, also referred as freight forwarding, is the physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo. The term...
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