Freight forwarder

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A freight forwarder or forwarding agent is a person or company that coordinates and organizes the movement of shipments on behalf of a shipper (the party that arranges goods for shipment) by liaising with carriers (parties that transport 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 typically does not physically transport the goods but acts as an agent in the logistics network and carries out freight consolidation, rate negotiations, shipment tracking, customs-related and other shipping 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...

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