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WHAT IS A FREIGHT FORWARDER?

A Firm specializing in arranging storage and shipping of merchandise on behalf of its shippers. To know more click https://bit.ly/2rravRq

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WHAT IS A FREIGHT FORWARDER?

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  1. WHAT IS A FREIGHT FORWARDER? https://mygermany.com/

  2. A Firm specializing in arranging storage and shipping of merchandise on behalf of its shippers. It usually provides a full range of services including: tracking inland transportation, preparation of shipping and export documents, warehousing, booking cargo space, negotiating freight charges, freight consolidation, cargo insurance, and filing of insurance claims. 

  3. FREIGHT FORWARDER Freight forwarders usually ship under their own bills of lading or air waybils (called house bill of lading or house air waybill) and their agents or associates at the destination (overseas freight forwarders) provide document delivery, deconsolidation, and freight collection services. Also called forwarder.

  4. WHAT DOES A FREIGHT FORWARDER ACTUALLY DO? A freight forwarder does not actually move your freight itself. The freight forwarder acts as an intermediary between a shipper and various transportation services such as ocean shippingon cargo ships, trucking, expedited shipping by air freight, and moving goods by rail. A freight forwarding service utilizes established relationships with carriers, from air freighters and trucking companies, to rail freighters and ocean liners, in order to negotiate the best possible price to move shippers’ goods along the most economical route.

  5. What a Freight Forwarder Can Offer The services of a freight forwarder can vary between different companies but the main function of the freight forwarder is to act as an intermediary between the client who is hiring them and various transportation services that are involved in getting the product overseas to the customer, including carriers, customs and handlers.

  6. The next step is : • Packaging • Labeling • Documentation A freight forwarder can provide the exporter with all the necessary documentation as well as liaise with the transportation companies required to get the items to the customer.

  7. Address: Nordstrasse 5, 99427 Weimar, Germany Phone number +491624352081 To know more about freight forwarding click https://mygermany.com/

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