What do freight forwarders do?

Entrusted by the ship operator, the shipping agent handles the operation of the ship and the procedures for entering and leaving the port. Shipping agency is divided into domestic shipping agency and international shipping agency. Domestic shipping agencies are usually handled by port management units. There are two forms of international shipping agency: the general agent who receives goods and the shipping agent who is not responsible for receiving goods. The business handled by shipping agents includes organizing cargo transportation, such as organizing cargo loading; Organize passenger transport; Arrange cargo loading and unloading; To serve the ship and crew and handle all kinds of formalities; Acting as an agent for financial related business, ship leasing and trade. , and engaged in maritime handling and salvage business. Its main business contents are as follows:

1. Passenger transport organization: handling passenger tickets, getting on and off passengers, etc.

Freight organization: collecting goods and booking shipping space on behalf of others; Draw the stowage map of export goods and prepare all kinds of freight documents; Issue bills of lading and bills of lading; Handling the transshipment business of sea combined transport goods, etc.

2. Cargo handling related to cargo handling, including contacting and arranging loading and unloading; Handling tally and cargo supervision, unloading, measurement and inspection applications; Apply for cabin inspection, fumigation, cabin washing and cabin cleaning; Handling cargo claims, etc.

3. Container management related to container management, including handling import and export customs declaration procedures for containers, and arranging container loading and unloading, stockpiling, cleaning, fumigation, quarantine, repair and inspection; Handle container handover and issue container handover documents.

4. Services for ships and crew include the declaration procedures for the import and export ports of ships, mainly including the customs procedures for the entry and exit of ships, the frontier inspection procedures for entry and exit, the inspection and quarantine procedures for entry and exit, and the declaration procedures for maritime agents; Apply for pilotage and arrange berths; Negotiate the purchase of marine fuel, materials, accessories, tools, fillers, fresh water and food; Arrange for the extraction of duty-free spare parts, and handle ship repair, inspection, shovel and painting; Handle the procedures of crew landing, visa, exchange and repatriation, forward crew mail, contact and apply for crew certificate, and arrange medical treatment and sightseeing for crew.

5. Other work includes handling maritime affairs and contacting maritime rescue; Collect freight and other related funds, and provide business consulting and information services; Handling the payment of ship dispatching fee and demurrage fee; Handling ship leasing, trading and handover, signing ship leasing and trading contracts, and operating and undertaking other businesses.