Freight forwarder

How it is used

Often just 'forwarder'. Forwarders usually do not own ships or planes; they buy space from carriers and combine services into one door-to-door offer. Exporters and importers ask forwarders for quotes and send them shipping instructions.

Example sentences

1. Our freight forwarder will collect the goods and handle export clearance.

2. Can you ask two or three freight forwarders for quotes on the Mersin to Rotterdam route?

Common collocations

• appoint a freight forwarder
• nominated forwarder
• freight forwarding
• forwarder's quote

Related terms

• carrierA company that physically transports goods, such as a trucking company, a shipping line, an airline or a rail operator.
• bookingA reservation of space for a shipment on a specific vessel, flight or truck, made directly with a carrier or through a forwarder.
• customs brokerA licensed person or company that prepares and submits customs declarations and handles clearance formalities on behalf of importers and exporters.
• consolidationCombining several small shipments, often from different shippers, into one larger load, such as a full container or truck, to lower the cost per unit.
• 3PLShort for third-party logistics: an outside company that a business hires to run part of its logistics, such as warehousing, transport or order fulfillment.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• freight forwarder · International Trade

More terms: Freight and Shipping

• freight
• shipment
• shipper
• freight rate
• transit time
• demurrage
• chargeable weight