A freight forwarder or freight agent is responsible for coordinating shipments of goods worldwide.
It is an organization that, on behalf of its client, coordinates the different parts of the supply chain (supply, transportation, storage and distribution and even certain activities of the production process) and organizes, manages and controls said operations using physical infrastructure, technology and own or external information systems.
Shipments of dangerous goods are complex tasks that require special dedication given their nature.
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Reasons why customers have to work with small to middle size freight forwarders?
Incoterms® are rules created by the ICC (International Chamber of Commerce), internationally recognized, that define rights and obligations between buyer and seller and establish how the costs and risks will be allocated between the different parties of a transaction.
In the case of air transport, the main benefits are focused on the speed of the service, as well as reliability for delivery, while the main drawback is its high cost (compared to other types of freight transport such as maritime in the terrestrial).
What are the main advantages and disadvantages of air travel?
Maritime transport is, worldwide, the most used mode for international trade. It is the one that supports the greatest movement of goods, both in containers and in bulk, whether liquid, dry, with controlled temperature, general cargo or oversized.
The maritime transport of goods can be of different types:
The regular line modality: consists of the exploitation of merchant ships for the transport of goods, following fixed routes and frequencies, and offering a recurring service.
The contract of transport of goods is one by which the carrier is obliged to the shipper, in exchange for a price, to transfer goods from one place to another and make them available to the person designated in the contract.
Before indicating which are the agents that intervene in the maritime transport of goods, we must know if it is a full container or maritime groupage.
We offer policies made exclusively with the main Insurers in the world, mainly in Goods Transport Insurance, Civil Liability, Machinery Breakdown and other Material Damage.
If the merchandise has been sent in maritime groupage, it must be claimed from the consolidator at origin.
