Freight forwarder knowledge every day | Freight forwarder, cargo owner and carrier Freight forwarder is the abbreviation of freight forwarder (FreightForwarder) - freight forwarder is not a shipping company, not an airline, not a transportation company, not an actual carrier. Since it is an agent, it naturally makes people think of middleman. That's right, freight forwarder is the bridge and link between cargo owner and actual carrier, that is, middleman. Actual carriers generally do not have direct contact with cargo owners. Some cargo owners with particularly large cargo volumes may directly ask carriers for prices, but the specific operations still have to be handled by freight forwarders - freight forwarders are middle roles that serve both cargo owners and carriers. Freight forwarders are agents of cargo owners and arrange matters related to cargo transportation on behalf of cargo owners. The shipping agent is the agent of the shipping company and handles booking, signing, changing orders, releasing containers and other related services on behalf of the shipping company. The main work of freight forwarders is booking, customs declaration and inspection, land transportation, warehousing, handling, delivery, etc., and they can't do everything. Customs declaration is not necessarily done by customs brokers. Freight forwarders registered with the customs can also act as agents for customs declaration. Some freight forwarders specialize in customs declaration and focus on customs declaration. The cargo owner must book a space with the carrier (shipping company, airline, railway company) through a freight forwarder. After the carrier receives the order from the cargo owner (consignor), it must ultimately be operated through a freight forwarder. Ocean freight LCL bookings are not made with shipping companies, but through LCL freight forwarders. Shipping companies do not directly accept LCL cargo. The LCL bill of lading that the cargo owner receives is not the shipping company bill of lading (shipper's bill MBL), but the bill of lading issued by the LCL freight forwarder itself (freight forwarder's bill HBL). #freight forwarder knowledge #freight forwarder #bulk ship #sea transportation #freight forwarder knowledge sharing #engineering vehicle export #pump truck export #crane export #excavator export #reliable freight forwarder Show More