Freight Forwarding: The Definition
July 17, 2006 by SwizStick
Filed under 3PL, Definitions, Odd News, Uncategorized
Freight forwarding means stuffing big ugly steel boxes with almost every product imaginable, banging them onto trucks and ships, and delivering the product intact and on time.
It’s a business of cubic metres, customs duty, lost dockets, risks and insurance, things going astray and awry, finding new clients and keeping the old.
Heh. That’s about as blunt and accurate a definition of freight forwarding as I have ever seen. I always joked that when I told people what I did for a living I was met with blank stares until I explained that I basically facilitated the movement of brown cardboard boxes from point A to point B.
I think I like this definition better.
Myriam on Thu, 27th Jul 2006 9:31 am
I’m currently updated my company’s terminology database and I think your definition will fit in
just perfectly! No point scouring through the Internet for boring definitions! Thanks!
tan on Tue, 27th Mar 2007 7:15 am
good good joke
Jaco on Mon, 24th Mar 2008 8:20 pm
I prefer this one
“Freight Forwarding and Logistic Services” means services of any kind relating to the carriage (performed by single mode or multimodal transport means), consolidation, storage, handling, packing or distribution of the Goods as well as ancillary and advisory services in connection therewith, including but not limited to customs and fiscal matters, declaring the Goods for official purposes, procuring insurance of the Goods and collecting or procuring payment or documents relating to the Goods. Freight Forwarding Services also include logistical services with modern information and communication technology in connection with the carriage, handling or storage of the Goods, and de facto total supply chain management. These services can be tailored to meet the flexible application of the services provided.”
3plwire on Mon, 24th Mar 2008 8:55 pm
Jaco..you’re right. That is a pretty thorough definition.
muhammad irfan on Mon, 10th Aug 2009 1:35 pm
I am looking a authentic book on Freight forwarding
and third party logistics.