forwarder
Goods transport agent
A forwarder is a person or company that arranges the shipment of goods, especially across international borders.
Freight forwarders coordinate logistics between shippers and carriers, handling customs documentation and routing: We hired a forwarder to get the machinery to Singapore.
More generally, a forwarder is anyone who forwards something—messages, mail, packages—to their destination.
Goods being transported
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
- cargoTransported goods
- containerThing for storing items
- freightGoods being transported
goods · merchandise · pallet · manifest · bill of lading · tracking · carrier · transit
One who acts independently
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
- middlemanAgent linking two parties
- 3PLThird-party logistics provider
- customs brokerAgent for import compliance
facilitator · coordinator · arranger · liaison · representative · negotiator · go-between · consultant
Obtain from overseas
- exportForeign-bound sale
- tariffTax on traded goods
- customs clearanceFormal import approval procedure
- dutyRequired moral task
quota · commodity · commerce · documentation · bonded · free trade zone
Of the sea
- oceanMassive saltwater body
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- portDocking place for ships
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
dock · container ship · charter · stevedore · demurrage · transshipment · CIF · FOB
Increase in velocity
- fast-trackAccelerate a process
- prioritizeRank by importance
- hastenTo accelerate or rush
- rushQuick sudden movement
expedited shipping · express · urgent · time-sensitive · same-day · next-day · air freight · hotshot
shipment
Goods being transported
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
- cargoTransported goods
- containerThing for storing items
freight · goods · merchandise · pallet · manifest · bill of lading · tracking · carrier · transit · customs
agent
One who acts independently
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
- middlemanAgent linking two parties
- 3PLThird-party logistics provider
customs broker · facilitator · coordinator · arranger · liaison · representative · negotiator · go-between · consultant
import
Obtain from overseas
- exportForeign-bound sale
- tariffTax on traded goods
- customs clearanceFormal import approval procedure
duty · quota · commodity · commerce · documentation · bonded · free trade zone
maritime
Of the sea
harbor · dock · container ship · charter · stevedore · demurrage · transshipment · CIF · FOB · liner
accelerate
Increase in velocity
- fast-trackAccelerate a process
- prioritizeRank by importance
- hastenTo accelerate or rush
rush · expedited shipping · express · urgent · time-sensitive · same-day · next-day · air freight · hotshot
- logisticsshipping, delivery, warehouses, warehousing, shipment
- shippingshipping, cargo ships, container ships, freight, package
- carrierscarrier, bag, backpack, suitcase, luggage
- sendersmailer, shipper, dispatcher, courier, messenger
- freightcargo, cargo ships, air freight, freight rates, bulk freight
- lumber industrysawmill, logs, timber harvesting, logging, lumber yards
forwardercarrier
One that transports
trucker · hauler · shipper · transporter · consignee
forwarderwithholder
One who keeps back
returner · retainer · blocker · interceptor · holder
- look forward toAwait something with pleasure
- move forwardTravel in intended direction
- looking forwardExpecting something eagerly
- looking forward toEagerly awaiting something pleasant
- fast forwardAccelerate playback speed
- look forwardAwait eagerly
forward, forwards, forwarded, forwarding, forwardness, forwarders