What is the difference between shipping forwarding and freight forwarding, and what is the differenc

In the process of sea freight, shipping forwarding and freight forwarding.

The most intuitive difference between is:

Freight forwarding, that is, the goods, is for the export of goods, and the main object of the service is the consignor. The departments involved in the whole process are: shipping company, commodity inspection.

Customs, terminals, customs brokers and fleets.

The ship generation, that is, the ship**, is for the whole ship, and the main object of service is the ship, and more specifically, the captain. (Of course, if the ship is its own ship, then there is no service object) The main departments involved are: customs, maritime administration.

Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Border Inspection Station, Pilot Station.

The objects of freight forwarding and shipping agency services are different, and the business departments involved in the operation process are also different.

The so-called shipping agency refers to the ship ** or shipping company **, which generally refers to the carrier (shipping company) authorized to issue documents on its behalf, book space and stowage, and manage the containers or ships owned by the carrier in its authorized area according to the instructions of the authorized person. Generally speaking, the shipping agency mainly works according to the requirements of the shipowner and is responsible for the shipowner.

Freight forwarding is the freight forwarding**, simply put, freight forwarding is the bridge and link between the customer (consignor or consignee) and the carrier (shipowner) to maintain the common interests of both parties. The main work is to pick up the goods, customs declaration, booking, responsible for the settlement of freight and miscellaneous expenses, etc.

Many large freight companies are often the shipping agents of certain shipping companies, playing a dual role.

The concept is different.

Shipping agency: the full name is the ship**, that is, the unit related to the ship, and its scope of work includes handling water diversion, quarantine, tugboat, berthing, loading and unloading, materials, certificates, etc. The shipping agency is responsible for the ship business, handling the import and export procedures of the ship, coordinating the ship and the port departments to ensure the smooth loading and unloading, and completing the entrusted matters of the ship, such as changing the crew, materials, food supply, ship repair, etc.

Sometimes the shipping party will also entrust the ship agent to sign the bill of lading.

Freight forwarding: the full name of freight **, refers to the acceptance of the customer's entrustment to complete a certain link of cargo transportation or related links, involving this work can be directly or indirectly found freight forwarder to complete, in order to save capital, they are oriented to the whole society service, is the bridge and link between the owner and the capacity provider.

2. Different responsibilities.

Shipping agency: Shipping agency mainly provides a series of specific services for ships and shipping companies.

Freight forwarding: In essence, it is the same as third-party logistics, which is not the actual carrier of the shipping company, but the entrusting party of the cargo owner, helping the cargo owner to deal with the connection and communication of the goods in the import and export logistics.

3. The service objects are different.

Shipping agency: serving the shipping company, is the bridge between the shipping company or the carrier and the port.

Freight forwarding: serving the majority of foreign trade, factories and shippers, is the link between shippers and carriers.

4. The business content is different.

Shipping agency: shipping agency business is a wide range of comprehensive business, including all should be handled by the shipping company itself business and a small number of should be handled by the owner of the cargo related to the business, freight forwarding: at present, a considerable part of the cargo people master a variety of means of transport and storage of goods warehouse, in the operation of its business including sea, land and air including cargo transportation.

Summary. Freight forwarding: mainly for the customs declaration and commodity inspection of goods and the operation of bills of lading.

Shipping agency: After the ship enters the port, the port shipping agency is responsible for various services and operations for the ship.

Freight forwarder is between the owner of the cargo and the carrier, accept the entrustment of the cargo owner, charge d'affaires chartering, booking, preparation of relevant documents, customs declaration, inspection, insurance, loading, dismantling and packing, issuance of bills of lading, settlement of freight and miscellaneous charges, and even document negotiation and settlement of foreign exchange, etc., mainly to do one-stop work such as export.

The shipping agency business has a wide range, mainly including ship entry and exit business, freight business, ship ** and ship service and other services. According to the different ways of entrustment, the shipping relationship is generally divided into two types: shipping and long-term. The former refers to the entrustment of the principal and the acceptance of the **person are limited to one time per ship, and the latter refers to the shipping ** with a long-term ** agreement between the ship owner and the **person.

After the ship enters the port, the port shipping agent is responsible for various services and operations for the ship. Freight forwarder is between the owner of the cargo and the carrier, accept the entrustment of the cargo owner, charge d'affaires, chartering, booking, preparation of relevant documents, customs declaration, inspection, insurance, loading, dismantling and packing, issuing bills of lading, settlement of freight and miscellaneous charges, and even document negotiation and settlement of foreign exchange, etc., mainly to do export ** and other one-stop work shipping agency business is very wide, mainly including ship entry and exit business, freight business, ship ** and ship services and other services and other services. According to the different ways of entrustment, the shipping relationship is generally divided into two types: shipping and long-term.

The former refers to the entrustment of the principal and the acceptance of the **person are limited to one time per ship, and the latter refers to the shipping ** with a long-term ** agreement between the ship owner and the **person.