shipping agent
Freight logistics intermediary
A shipping agent is a person or company that handles logistics for moving goods by sea, air, or land.
They arrange transportation, prepare documentation, clear customs, and coordinate between shippers and carriers.
The shipping agent handled all the paperwork for our container from Shanghai.
Also called a freight forwarder or forwarding agent.
Agent for import compliance
- shipbrokerMaritime sales intermediary
- consigneeDesignated shipment recipient
- stevedoreShip cargo handler
- commissionPayment for services rendered
license · certification · maritime law · fiduciary · representative · intermediary · appointment
Advance arrangement secured
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- cargo handlingMoving goods onto vehicles
warehousing · consolidation · deconsolidation · port call · stevedoring · transshipment · demurrage · detention
Obtain from overseas
- exportForeign-bound sale
- customs clearanceFormal import approval procedure
- dutiesRequired tasks or charges
- tariffsTaxes on imports
quotation · freight rates · negotiation · contract · commodities · free trade zone · CIF · FOB
Cargo shipment receipt
- manifestClearly apparent or displayed
- customs declarationStatement of transported goods
- invoiceItemized billing statement
- packing listItemized travel preparation sheet
letter of credit · clearance papers · export license · delivery order · freight bill · commercial invoice · proforma
customs broker
Agent for import compliance
- shipbrokerMaritime sales intermediary
- consigneeDesignated shipment recipient
- stevedoreShip cargo handler
commission · license · certification · maritime law · fiduciary · representative · intermediary · appointment
booking
Advance arrangement secured
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
cargo handling · warehousing · consolidation · deconsolidation · port call · stevedoring · transshipment · demurrage · detention · storage
import
Obtain from overseas
- exportForeign-bound sale
- customs clearanceFormal import approval procedure
- dutiesRequired tasks or charges
tariffs · quotation · freight rates · negotiation · contract · commodities · free trade zone · CIF · FOB · brokerage
bill of lading
Cargo shipment receipt
- manifestClearly apparent or displayed
- customs declarationStatement of transported goods
- invoiceItemized billing statement
packing list · letter of credit · clearance papers · export license · delivery order · freight bill · commercial invoice · proforma
- supply chainsupply, supplier, delivering, suppliers, vendor
- logistics jobswarehouse supervisor, dispatcher, inventory clerk, inventory manager, logistics manager
- middlemenmiddleman, broker, brokers, dealer, wholesaler
- Trade Jobscustoms broker, cargo handler, customs officer, longshoreman, stevedore
- business jobsaccountant, consultant, analyst, manager, banker
- port jobsharbor master, harbor pilot, dockmaster, customs inspector, port authority
shipping agentcarrier
One that transports
shipping line · trucking company · freight carrier · shipowner · consignee
ship, shipping, ships, shipped, shipper, shippers, shipment, shipments, shipshape