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noun
- 1. a company that receives and ships goods on behalf of other companies: "the freight forwarder chooses whether to ship a consignment by road, by rail, or by sea"
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- Freight forwarder
Service company that handles the shipment of goods
A freight forwarder or forwarding agent is a person or a company who co-ordinates and organizes the movement of shipments on behalf of a shipper (party that arranges an item for shipment) by liaising with carriers (party that transports goods). The carriers may use a variety of shipping modes, including ships, airplanes, trucks, and railroads, and often use multiple modes for a single shipment. Wikipedia
