Forwarding Agent

A forwarding agent is a service provider who arranges the transportation of goods and merchandise. For this purpose, the freight forwarder generally organizes transport capacities as a merchant, but does not necessarily have to own them. Depending on the mode of transport, a distinction is made between air freight forwarding, overseas forwarding, truck forwarding, etc. Cf. carrier, self-entry. Source: logipedia / Fraunhofer IML