Freight forwarders and freight forwarders are middlemen. Those who don't have their own boats or planes are freight forwarders. The responsibility is to transport the goods entrusted by the consignor from one place to another through the established transportation route. Freight forwarders are companies that collect and transport goods for transportation companies (land, sea and air), so they play an important role in completing the trade between shippers and merchants.
Generally speaking, freight forwarding is a part of the logistics industry.