What do Freight Forwarding Agents do?

So many people struggle to travel light. Indeed, when it comes to visiting far away climbs, there are few people able to fit their belongings into a standard size suitcase alone and who – rather than filter their possessions in an attempt to downsize their cargo weight – will arrive at the airport (golf set, guitar case and animal cage in tow) only to be turned away at the check- in desk. It is for times not dissimilar to these that freight forwarding agents come into force.

Freight forwarding agents are people who organise shipments for private individuals and commercial corporations to get large orders from the manufacturer to market or excess baggage to a final destination point. Freight forwarding agents will contract on your behalf, with a carrier to facilitate the movement of cumbersome goods.

Freight forwarding agents are not typically carriers per se but are experts in supply chain management nonetheless. In layman’s terms, freight forwarding agents are ‘travel agents’ for the cargo industry, or indeed, logistical solutions providers. Freight forwarding agents contract with asset- based carriers to transport cargo packages, ranging from raw agricultural food items to manufactured goods like sports equipment as fuel and time efficiently as possible.

International freight forwarding agents typically pre- arrange and initiate the movement of cargo to an International destination and, different from localised freight forwarding agents, have a more specialised knowledge that allows them to prepare and process the necessary documentation- including commercial invoices, shipper’s export declarations and bills of lading – to authorise activities that relate directly to International shipments.

Since the inception of many freight forwarding agents, freight forwarding and excess bag shipping has become better streamlined with many of the necessary processes being shortened with a greater knowledge of efficient transportation methods. If you are looking for reliable, professional, secure freight forwarding agents to facilitate your excess baggage shipping, visit forward – thinking Kamry Shipping Services LTD to find out more.

If you’re looking for freight forwarding agents for the Caribbean, go to KamryShipping.co.uk. They specialise in Excess Baggage Shipping and Carribbean Shipping.