What are the services included in freight forwarding?
Freight forwarders act as a ‘One Stop Shop’ for logistics services. They offer different transport modes such as sea/ocean freight, rail freight, road transport and air freight. Freight forwarders use their trusted contacts with carriers and partners from air transport specialists and trucking companies to shipping lines in order to negotiate the best possible price and optimum routing. Freight forwarding services cannot be underestimated in the global transport of cargo. Normally a freight forwarder handles a large volume of shipments, even from one international destination to another, so they are a key part in triangular operations. At least three companies are involved in triangular operations (manufacturer, intermediary and final customer), each located in different countries, although there is a single delivery of goods and a single transport. Value-added services: Advice on optimising transport costs: freight charges, special documentation costs, customs clearance expense...