Freight Forwarder

• freight forwarder - coordinates the transportation of goods on behalf of exporters
• freight forwarding - process of transporting exports and imports
• What are the 4 types of cargo?

  • General cargo
  • Refer Cargo
  • Dangerous/Hazardous
  • Awkward Cargo
• what are the 7 freight forwarder activities/services?

  • Tracking Shipments
  • Filling Documents for Customer Clearance
  • Warehousing
  • Negotiating Freight Rates
  • Scheduling Cargo Space
  • Consolidating Freight
  • Supplying Cargo Insurance
• Cargo - refers to goods, merchandise or materials that are being transported
• type of cargo that is not hazardous or perishable nature - general cargo
• type of cargo that is hazardous due to their potential for causing harm or damage. - dangerous/hazardous
• a type of cargo that is perishable or sensitive to temperature changes - refeer cargo
• what are the types of packages?

  • bag
  • carton
  • drum
  • box
  • wooden crate
  • pallet
  • skid
• 1 of the world's first freight forwarding company established in 1836 - Thomas Meadous & Co. Ltd
• Father of Containerization - Malcolm Mclean
• what are the 8 types of containers?

  • dry
  • refeer
  • tank
  • flat track
  • open top
  • intermediate bulk shift
  • ventilated
  • platform
• a container that is used for oversized, irregular or heavy cargo/equipment - flat track
• a container that is uniquely and overweight cargo - open top
• 2 equipment for transportation

  • chassis
  • track unit
• 2 container mode

  • full container load
  • less container load
• a container mode that is reserved for 1 consignee/importer - fcl
• a container mode that is multiple consignee or shippers - lcl
• CFS stands for?

  container freight station
• 2 facilities for loading

  • container terminal
  • container yard
• responsible for consolidation - at loading port
• responsible for disconsolidation - at discharge port
• 3 types of intermodal transport

  1. truck
  2. rail
  3. barge
• 3 shipment terms

  1. placement of receipt
  2. pre-carriage
  3. port of loading
• will be unique and never be repeated - ocean vessel/voyage
• 2 types of ocean vessels

  1. mother vessel
  2. feeder vessel
• a method of directly shipping goods/direct route - direct shipment
• a shipment that has no direct link - transshipment
• connecting port that have transshipment connection - transshipment port
• what ETD stands for?

  estimated time departure
• what ATD stands for?

  actual time departure
• ETA stands for?

  estimated time arrival
• ATA stands for?

  actual time arrival
• ETB stands for?

  estimated time bert
• ATB stands for?

  actual time bert