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Ocean forwarders can ease the trip by seaBy Michael Berman Using ocean freight forwarders can eliminate many headaches when you're shipping container loads of cargo overseas. They can ease the pain of dealing with customs laws in each country and book your cargo on a reliable vessel.
Ocean forwarders or ocean freight brokers often specialize in dealing with specific regions or countries, keeping up with changes in customs laws, port fees and other obstacles that may greet your cargo when it reaches its destination.
Among the key functions ocean forwarders perform are:
1. Ocean forwarders book your cargo.
2. Complete documentation for export.
3. Arrange for cargo insurance.
4. Advise on import laws and regulations.
5. Advise you on packaging, marking, and labeling.
6. Arrange for products to be packed and containerized.
7. Export clearance.
Ocean carriers act as ocean freight forwarders
Many of the major ship lines can handle all of the duties of ocean freight forwarding and specialize in dealing with various countries and ports.
Try: Contact the carriers directly and see what ocean forwarding services they provide. For example Atlantic Container Lines (ACL) provides all of the services necessary if you're shipping to Europe. For worldwide ocean forwarding service, including to Europe, the Far East, the Middle East , South America and South Africa, check out Evergreen. Orient Overseas Containerline (OOCL) serves the Far East and Middle Eastern countries, and Hanjin serves Central and Eastern Europe, the Far East and the Mediterranean.
Use an independent ocean freight broker or forwarder
There are tons of qualified freight forwarders that specialize in shipping goods by sea.
Try: The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America provides a listing of all of its member throughout the U.S., all of which have to maintain high standards to retain their memberships. A few if the larger forwarders include The American Companies, Blue Water, and Diversified Freight Logistics.
Become familiar with the forwarder's operation
Know what tools your freight forwarder is using to book and track your cargo. Ask him how he books cargo and what transportation companies he uses. If shipments are containerized, can he offer you less-than-containerload (LCL) service, where you share space in a container with another shipper?
Try: Freight forwarding services may use research tools such as The Port Import Export Reporting Service (PIERS). They may also utilize links to individual ship line tracking services, such as those offered by Atlantic Container Lines and American President Lines.
- Make sure the freight forwarder you use is licensed by the Federal Maritime Commission.
- Ask for credit references, and check with carriers to see if the forwarder is financially stable and pays his bills on time.
- How large is the forwarder's organization? Does he have overseas offices that can represent you when the cargo arrives?
- Check to see if the forwarder has Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and other capabilities to handle documentation and other procedures.
- Is the forwarder large enough to provide everything you need including warehouse space and sufficient staff to handle high volume?
- The forwarder should also have adequate errors and omissions insurance, in case there's a problem with documentation when your cargo hits its port of destination.
- Make sure you use a forwarder that will take the time to explain everything to you before you hire him.
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Provider of a variety of services, including flatbed, heavy-haul, overdimensional and international air and ocean freight forwarding services to all points in North America.
Provider of air and ocean freight forwarding services, as well as groupage services covering all Europe, Asia and North America.
http://www.multimania.com/fretasia/
Provider of ocean and air freight forwarding, custom house brokers, project handling and door-to-door services.
Freight and Logistics company that arranges heavy freight hauling & transportation shipping services for companies in the U.S. and to Mexico & Canada.
Freight and Logistics company that arranges heavy freight hauling & transportation shipping services for companies in the U.S. and to Mexico & Canada.
Specialist in shipping of vehicles, trucks, construction equipment, generators and light and heavy machinery.
http://welcome.to/AEX_Shipping
A registered Indian M.T.O. with a computer integrated system and a comprehensive network of associates and agents covering the entire world.
Ocean freight consolidator of freight coming or going to Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia.
http://www.apx-ocean-freight.com/
Provider of air, ocean and highway transportation services. Specialist in same-day, international and next-day shipping services.
Provider of air and ocean freight forwarding, customs clearance, air charter services and warehousing and distribution.
http://www.airtradesfreight.com/
A forwarder and consolidator competing primarily in the Alaska segment of the general freight industry. Provides freight service between points in the lower 48 and virtually every destination in Alaska. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
All Continents Worldwide Transportation
Provider of customs clearance, storage and air and ocean freight forwarding services.
Specializing in seafreight shipments to and from the UK as well as third country movements.
Company's scope is global, providing transportation and logistics services to and from most major markets around the world.
Provider of air and ocean freight forwarding, packaging and supply chain management services.
Provider of international air and ocean freight forwarding services.
http://www.discount-shipping.net/
Provider of air and ocean freight forwarding and cargo handling services.
Provider of domestic and international air and ocean freight forwarding and consolidation services.
Provider of stevedoring, ocean freight forwarding, container storage and repair, and air cargo services.
The company's primary business is freight consolidation, offering services to a number of destinations in the Caribbean. Also providing NVOCC services
http://www.antillesfreight.com/
Aqua Gulf Transportation and Logistics
Offers inland and ocean freight services between the US and Puerto Rico.
Provider of ocean and air freight forwarding, customs clearance, documentation and warehousing services.
Ocean freight services specializing in dry cargo transport.
Worldwide logistics and freight forwarding for oversized and project cargo.
Asia Shipping International Transport (HK) Ltd
Provider of air and ocean freight forwarding services.
http://www.asiashippinghk.com/
Ocean shipping service between the United States and Europe.
Provider of air and ocean freight forwarding and custom clearance services.
Global transportation and supply chain management company, offering multi modal freight forwarding to business-to-business shippers worldwide.
Provider of ocean, air and ground freight forwarding, customs clearance and warehousing services.
http://www.bdpinternational.com/
Provides a full range of supply chain services, including import/export freight-forwarding, ocean and air transportation, customs house brokerage and regulatory compliance, project services, warehousing and distribution management, and information managem
Provider of air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage and project-management services.
Provider of ocean and air freight forwarding services. Also offers warehousing.
http://www.britannicshipping.co.uk/
Ocean freight forwarder and freight consulting company specializing in transportation services worldwide.
Cabell Export Freight Forwarders
Provider of ocean freight forwarding services specializing in the transport of automobiles and boats.
A multinational service provider of forwarding and logistics services. Offices in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia.
Provider of road, ocean, air and heavy-lift cargo forwarding services.
Provider of air and ocean transport, customs clearance and overseas moving services.
Provider of air and ocean freight forwarding services, warehousing and customs brokerage services.
Provider of customs clearance, air and ocean freight forwarding and import and export consulting services.
Provider of air and ocean freight forwarding, container transport and NVOCC (non-vessel operating common carier) services worldwide.
http://www.Centurylogistics.com/
Provider of land, air and ocean freight forwarding services. Also, provides import and export services.
http://www.churchillfreight.com/
Provider of ocean and air freight forwarding, warehousing, customs clearance and documentation services.
Provider of shipping, forwarding and distribution services as well as container manufacturing and leasing.
http://www.chinashipping-hk.com/
Provider of ocean freight forwarding, supply chain management and customs clearance services.
Provider of international air and ocean freight forwarding and customs clearance services.
Provider of air, ocean and land freight forwarding, warehousing and customs clearance services.
http://members.tripod.com/~Behrendd/index.html
Door to door ocean freight forwarder. Services provided include general forwarding, project forwarding, warehousing, distribution, procurement and customs clearance.
Diamond International Logistics
Provider of truckload, less-than-truckload, warehousing, packaging, air and ocean freight forwarding and freight marshalling services.
http://www.diamondlogistics.com/
Provider of air, land and ocean freight forwarding. Also has customs clearance and logistics services.
Provider of air and ocean freight forwarding and customs clearance services.
http://www.direct-logistics.com/
Hamburg, Germany based maritime transportation company. Provides ship brokerage, chartering agent, ship managment and insurance services.
DTC - Deutsche Transport Companie
Provider of international air and ocean freight forwarding services.
Duncan International Air Freight
Provider of global air and ocean freight forwarding. Also offers consulting services.
Provider of ocean and air freight forwarding, marine insurance, trucking, warehousing and customs clearance services.
http://www.dynalinksystems.com/
Ocean freight forwarder based in Miami and specializing in freight to Latin America.
Provider of air and ocean freight forwarding, warehousing and customs clearance services.
Provider of air and ocean freight forwarding, customs clearance, warehousing and distribution services.
Provides customs clearance services, importing and exporting, warehousing and storage and distribution logistics.
Provider of international air and ocean freight forwarding services.
http://exportimportservices.com/
Provider of international air and ocean freight forwarding, less-than-truckload and truckload ground transportation and local cartage services.
Provider of international air and ocean freight forwarding and customs clearance services.
http://ffs888.tripod.com/FFS888_MYSITE
Provider of logistics, forwarding services and arrangements of transportation by rail, road, sea and rivers.
Provider of international air and ocean freight forwarding, customs clearance, warehousing and non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) services.
http://business.vsnl.com/flomic
South Asian ISO 9002 certified freight forwarder and NVOCC operator.
Freight Solutions International
Provider of international air and ocean freight forwarding, warehousing and value-added services.
Provider of customs clearance and international freight forwarding services.
http://www.freightwingsusa.com/
Ocean freight forwarding offering service from Miami, Florida, to Columbia.
Garroni International Logistics
Provider of full logstics services as well as ocean freight forwarding, air freight forwarding, intermodal services, custom brokerage service and warehousing worldwide.
Provider of ocean and air freight forwarding, project management, warehousing and third-party logistics services.
http://www.gatewayfreight.org/
The company covers the whole of the U.S. market through own offices and or sub-agents and is active in shipping, cargo management, shipping agents, consolidators, logistics, transportation for international and domestic shipments.
http://www.forwarders.com/GMS/
Provider of air, ocean and road freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution services.
Global Transportation Services
Provider of international air and ocean freight forwarding and customs clearance services.
Provider of international air and ocean freight forwarding, warehousing and logistics management services.
Provider of customs clearance, air and ocean freight forwarding, export trade consulting and tax consulting services.
Hercules Logistics and Forwarding
Provider of full logistics solutions including import, export, trucking, warehousing, distribution, consolidation, shipping, chartering and customs clearance services for the South China market.
http://www.hercules-logistics.com/
Provides international freight forwarding, customs brokerage and warehousing services.
Hyde Shipping operates between Miami, Florida, and Central America; their services include stevedoring, consolidating, and warehousing.
Provider of customs clearance, warehousing, order management, packaging and ocean and air freight forwarding services.
IET - International Exhibits Transport
Provider of international air and ocean freight forwarding, specializing in exhibition transportation.
Provider of logistics, air and ocean freight forwarding and liner agency services.
Provider of ocean freight forwarding, dry cargo transport and customs clearance services.
http://www.interbrokersonline.com/
Provider of international ocean freight forwarding, customs clearance and documentation services.
Provider of international ocean freight forwarding, warehousing, packing and crating and customs clearance services.
http://www.ctv.es/USERS/interlink
Provider of international air and ocean freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution, packaging and crating and shipment tracking services.
International Freight Forwarders
UK-based cargo agent and customs broker. Provider of imports and exports by air, road and sea as well as warehousing services.
International Freight Transport
International freight transport company handling the shipments of containers, break-bulk cargoes, shipping, and logistics.
International Freight-Forwarding
Canadian freight broker offers warehousing, logistics, local cartage, trucking, ocean transport, and more.
International Logistics Express
International logistics company providing air and ocean freight forwarding.
http://www.intl-logistics.com/
Provides domestic air services, ocean export and import services, NVOCC services and warehousing and assembly services.
http://www.internationaltransport.com/
International freight forwarding agent specialized in the herb, spices and dried fruit.
http://www.massilia-transit.com/
Provider of transborder and international air and ocean freight forwarding, as well as warehousing and distribution services.
Provider of full customs clearance and international freight forwarding services.
Provider of air and ocean freight forwarding, contract packaging and warehousing services.
http://www.kts-services.co.uk/
Provider of ocean freight forwarding, chartering, stevedoring, ship chandling and ship management services.
http://www.libertyshipping.com/
Provider of ocean freight forwarding and port and transit agency services.
Provider of air and ocean freight forwarding, non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC), customs clearance, warehousing and marine insurance services.
http://www.log-integrator.com/
Provider of air and ocean freight forwarding, customs clearance, warehousing and packaging services.
http://www.ifrance.com/logistik
International freight forwarders and customs brokers; ocean and air consolidators.
http://www.siteblazer.net/mmairfreightcomp/
Specializing in ocean freight forwarding of fruits and vegetables to global markets.
Services offered are designed individually to the customer's needs and include all aspects of international shipping and forwarding.
Provider of ocean and air freight forwarding services. Specializes in transportation services to the Philippines.
Maritime Shipping Consulting & Insurance
Provider of ocean and air freight forwarding, customs clearance and quarantine services.
http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Plaza/4772
Provider of stevedoring, air and ocean freight forwarding, customs clearance and warehousing services.
http://www.mtt-priority.com.my/
Provider of air and ocean international freight forwarding services.
http://www.nipponexpressusa.com/
Offers a comprehensive array of freight forwarding and specialized shipping services.
Provider of air and ocean freight forwarding services.
http://www.skylandinttravel.com/oceanwide.htm
Provider of air and ocean freight forwarding, customs clearance and consulting services.
Provider of ocean and air freight forwarding, NVOCC (non-vessel operating common carrier) and customs clearance services.
http://www.overseasbrokers.com/
Ocean freight forwarding company offering FCL and LCL services.
Provider of ocean freight forwarding, customs clearance and bonded warehousing services.
Provider of cargo handling, freight forwarding and warehousing services.
http://www.raumastevedoring.com/
Provider of international air and ocean freight forwarding, marine insurance, transportation and warehousing services.
A forwarding and logistics group specializing in intercontinental airfreight and seafreight. In addition to handling traditional freight consignments, the Group provides logistics services for multinational companies, especially those in the automotive, e
Provider of distribution, warehousing, transportation, free-trade zone, maquiladora, freight forwarding, customs brokerage and integrated logistics services.
http://www.parkerandcompany.com/
Provider of ocean freight forwarding, warehousing, marine insurance, consolidation and breakbulk services.
Provider of international air and ocean freight forwarding, NVOCC and customs clearance services.
Provider of international air and sea freight forwarding, customs clearance and warehousing services.
Provider of logistics planning, packaging and crating, warehousing, consulting and international air and ocean freight forwarding services.
Provider of international air and ocean freight forwarding and customs clearance services.
http://www.brain.net.pk/~primez
Provider of customs clearance, warehousing, marine insurance and ocean and air freight forwarding services.
http://www.ecplaza.net/project
Qingdao Ocean & Great Asia Transportation Co., Ltd.
Provider of freight forwarding, container freight stations, on line services and undertakes the handling of inward and outward cargo movements.
Provider of air, ocean and ground freight forwarding services as well as providing a customs bonded warehouse facility.
Ocean freight forwarders shipping to Russia, North Europe and the Far East.
Provider of ocean freight forwarding services. Specializing in shipping to Russia.
http://www.oceanfreight.com/index.html
Provider of NVOCC (non-vessel operating common carrier), ocean and air freight forwarding services.
http://www.republicshipping.com/
Provider of air and ocean freight forwarding, air charter, packaging and storage services.
Provider of customs clearance, warehousing, non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC), air and ocean freight forwarding and logistics services.
Ocean freight forwarder and customs broker.
Provider of ocean, air and overland freight forwarding transportation and warehousing services.
Provider of air and ocean freight forwarding, NVOCC (non-vessel operating common carrier), customs clearance and warehousing services.
Includes 100% coverage of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. Offshore coverage includes: Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and Hawaii.
Provider of land, air and sea freight forwarding services.
Provider of project consolidation services as well as air and ocean freight forwarding services.
Provider of air and ocean freight forwarding and logistics services.
Ranks among the leading integrated logistics and freight forwarding companies with international operations; comprehensive range of services include international air and ocean freight, logistics management and European land transport.
Barbados based freight forwarding company handling 200 ship calls annually.
Ocean transportation company that provides direct, regular service between the United States and the Caribbean Basin, Central and South America.
http://www.seaboardmarine.com/
Provider of air and ocean freight forwarding, warehousing and logistics services.
Provider of air and ocean freight forwarding services, consolidation services and packing services.
Shine Cargo International Freight Forwarding and Consolidator
Provider of air and ocean freight forwarding services. Also has aircraft chartering and warehousing services.
Ocean freight forwarder specializing in less than cargo loads.
Provider of air and ocean freight forwarding, NVOCC (non-vessel operating common carrier), customs clearance and project cargo shipping services.
Provider of air and ocean freight forwarding services.
Provider of international air and ocean freight forwarding services. ISO 9002 certified.
Provider of non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC), consolidation, freight forwarding and break-bulk agent services.
http://www.geocities.com/springer_ph
Provider of ocean freight forwarding services, project freight, international and domestic air freight forwarding and cargo insurance services.
http://www.srinternational.com/
Originally founded in 1984 from the traffic division of Sumitomo Corporation of America is a Logistics Provider, NVOCC, and licensed Freight Forwarder.
Provider of air and ocean freight forwarding, non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC), consolidation, project cargo and marine insurance services.
http://www.eckorea.net/co/sunocean
Provider of international freight forwarding, bonded warehousing and customs clearance services for customers in the US and Canada.
In addition to transportation logistics, company offers customs brokerage, government compliance assistance, banking services, letters of credit, plus customized electronic tracking programs.
Provider of warehousing, stevedoring, ocean freight forwarding and chartering services.
Door to door freight shipping between the United States, Asia, and Mexico.
Provider of air and ocean freight forwarding, brokerage, warehousing and value-added information technology services.
http://www.towergroupasia.com/
Provider of air and ocean freight forwarding, customs clearance, bonded warehouse and packaging services.
http://transcom-transport.com/
An international freight forwarder, specializing in international transports to and from Central and Eastern Europe.
http://www.transforwarding.com/
Provider of customs clearance, consulting and air and ocean freight forwarding services.
http://www.trans-global.co.za/
Operational activities include all the different modes encountered in the shipping field, from protecting to full liner agents, covering all kinds of port and cargo loading and handling activities including bulk, break bulk and containerized cargo.
Provider of air and ocean freight forwarding, truckload and less-than-truckload, expedited and heavy haul services.
http://www.startingpointlogistics.com
Provider of air, ocean and land freight forwarding, packaging and documentation services.
Provider of ocean freight forwarding, stevedoring and import services.
United Transport Service (UTS)
Provider of import and export forwarding and consolidation, packing, pick-up and delivery, customs clearance and household goods handling services.
Unsworth International Containerline
Provider of air and ocean freight forwarding, warehousing and customs clearance services.
Provides complete freight forwarding services from the US to any where in the world with special rates to Europe, South America and the Middle East. Specializing in shipping cars, containers, and less than container loads in anywhere in the world.
Provider of air- and ocean-freight forwarding and customs-clearance services.
Provider of customs clearance, air, ocean and land freight forwarding and consulting services.
The WAKO group of companies offers sea freight forwarding, consolidation, NVOCC, and logistics operations as well as air and ground services in China.
Provider of air, ocean and land freight forwarding and express courier services.
Marine division provides a comprehensive range of services to the shipping community and all concerned with overseas trade.
Provider of international air and ocean freight forwarding services.
Provider of customs clearance and air and ocean freight forwarding services.
http://www.worldclassshipping.com/
Provider of marshaling, consolidation, documentation, insurance and air and ocean freight forwarding services.
Owns many subsidiaries engaged in various transport related services such as sea & air forwarding, customs brokerage, off-dock container terminals, warehousing, trucking, container care, ship chandlers and insurance.
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Companies that do business in several countries often find that they can benefit from using the services of freight forwarding professionals. Freight forwarders should have a lot of experience shipping a variety of documents and cargo. This makes it possible for them to conform to shipping regulations and use the most efficient means of sending freight from one location to another.
Even if your company does not send or receive large shipments of cargo internationally, you might still need the expert services offered by freight forwarders. These companies often have the means to ship letters of credit, insurance documents, security bonds, and other documents safely. Their extensive shipping networks allow them to move letters around the world securely. Many businesses feel that this is the safest way to send important documents.
Some of the freight forwarding professionals focus on specific types of services. They might, for instance, specialize in hazardous materials, air freight, or ocean freight. You can start the search for a company that meets your specific needs by following the links on the left. Business.com makes it easy for you to explore and compare your options, allowing you to choose a freight forwarding specialist that suits your needs best.
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