Freight forwarder, shipping operation, shipping operation of the difference

Freight forwarder is the abbreviation of freight forwarding agent, which means the business of delivering, delivering and delivering goods on behalf of others. Freight forwarders, some of whom are middlemen, that is, those who do not have their own ships or planes, or shipping companies or airlines, are freight forwarders whose duty is to deliver the goods entrusted by the consigner through the prescribed means of transport, freight forwarders from one place to another, for the Transport Company (sea, land, air) acting for the receipt of goods, pick up the company. The freight forwarding industry is in the international freight market, between the shipper and the carrier, and is entrusted by the shipper, chartering, booking shipping space, stowage, preparation of relevant documents, customs declaration, Inspection, insurance, container transport, unpacking, issuance of bills of lading, settlement of freight charges, and even presentation of documents for negotiation and settlement of foreign exchange.

Ocean freight operation generally refers to the freight forwarding company in the operation of the maritime business, the work of the main counterpart guests also used to be called customer service operations, import and export operations. Taking the container export cargo as an example, the process is as follows: Shipment is accepted and booking is made into a box Shipping operations generally refers to the freight forwarders with the shipping company inquiries booking personnel or shipping company operating personnel. In the case of freight forwarders, the operation flow is as follows: inquiry with the Shipping Company, Booking (below Booking) shipping company issue the Booking list (S/O) the cargo owner takes s/o to pick up the cargo declaration bill of lading, make up the bill of lading, make up the bill of lading, pay as if to pick up the bill of lading. Large freight forwarding company operating procedures will be subdivided, each operation has a person, a small freight forwarding company packing more than one business. Some large manufacturers also have shipping and shipping operations.