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Freight Forwarding

What is Freight Forwarding?

Freight forwarding is the organisation and shipment of goods from one place to the other using a single or multiple carriers. The shipment of the goods occurs via air, land or sea. And the person or company responsible for organising the shipment is known as a “freight forwarder”.

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