Freight Forwarder
• Freight Forwarder is a multi-function agent/operator who undertakes to handle the movement of
goods from point to point on behalf of the cargo owner.
• A freight forwarder, forwarder, or forwarding agent, is a person or company that organizes shipments
for individuals or corporations to get goods from the manufacturer or producer to a market, customer
or final point of distribution. Forwarders contract with a carrier or often multiple carriers to move the
goods.
• A forwarder does not move the goods but acts as an expert in the logistics network. The carriers can
use a variety of shipping modes, including ships, airplanes, trucks, and railroads, and often use
multiple modes for a single shipment. For example, the freight forwarder may arrange to have cargo
moved from a plant to an airport by truck, flown to the destination city and then moved from the
airport to a customer's building by another truck.