forwarder
noun
for·ward·er
ˈfȯr-wər-dər 
also ˈfō-,
or ˈfȯ-,
Southern also ˈfär-
: one that forwards
especially
: an agent who performs services (such as receiving, transshipping, or delivering) designed to move goods to their destination
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The survey, which gathered responses from a diverse range of stakeholders including freight forwarders, beneficial cargo owners, third-party logistics service providers, and carriers, revealed the significant effort and time that goes into the planning and research of freight routes.
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Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 20 June 2023
These investments present a potential alternative for shippers and particularly their freight forwarders who are weary of the chronic volatility of the West Coast ports.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 20 June 2023
Marine and aviation biofuels cost several times more than regular fuels. DHL, one of the largest forwarders in the world, moves hundreds of billions of dollars worth of freight each year by ocean, air and land.
—Paul Berger, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2023
Other methods of combating the issue include working with a freight forwarder or logistics company (18 percent), improving forecasting (16 percent), finding new manufacturing or vendor partners (13 percent), and streamlining assortments (11 percent).
—Greg Petro, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
Patricia Anne Daly was born on Aug. 4, 1956, in Brooklyn and raised in Queens, where her mother was a teacher and her father worked as a freight forwarder for an import-export company.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2022
The Danish forwarder has been among the most aggressive firms in the shipping sector at buying and integrating underperforming peers in the highly-fragmented market for managing the freight transportation and logistics behind global trade.
—Paul Berger, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022
Those components get trucked by the Vietnamese Railways, loaded, and then transported to the Haiphong port, where a freight forwarder ensures the container is loaded on an Ocean carrier.
—Steve Banker, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
The freight forwarder Seko Worldwide said in a report this past week that there are restrictions for trucks traveling in and out of Shenzhen and that trucks from Shenzhen to Hong Kong have stopped operating, except for essential goods to Hong Kong.
—Costas Paris, WSJ, 19 Mar. 2022
Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 20 June 2023
These investments present a potential alternative for shippers and particularly their freight forwarders who are weary of the chronic volatility of the West Coast ports.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 20 June 2023
Marine and aviation biofuels cost several times more than regular fuels. DHL, one of the largest forwarders in the world, moves hundreds of billions of dollars worth of freight each year by ocean, air and land.
—Paul Berger, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2023
Other methods of combating the issue include working with a freight forwarder or logistics company (18 percent), improving forecasting (16 percent), finding new manufacturing or vendor partners (13 percent), and streamlining assortments (11 percent).
—Greg Petro, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
Patricia Anne Daly was born on Aug. 4, 1956, in Brooklyn and raised in Queens, where her mother was a teacher and her father worked as a freight forwarder for an import-export company.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2022
The Danish forwarder has been among the most aggressive firms in the shipping sector at buying and integrating underperforming peers in the highly-fragmented market for managing the freight transportation and logistics behind global trade.
—Paul Berger, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022
Those components get trucked by the Vietnamese Railways, loaded, and then transported to the Haiphong port, where a freight forwarder ensures the container is loaded on an Ocean carrier.
—Steve Banker, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
The freight forwarder Seko Worldwide said in a report this past week that there are restrictions for trucks traveling in and out of Shenzhen and that trucks from Shenzhen to Hong Kong have stopped operating, except for essential goods to Hong Kong.
—Costas Paris, WSJ, 19 Mar. 2022
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First Known Use
1549, in the meaning defined above
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forwarder
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for·ward·er
ˈfȯr-wərd-ər
: one that forwards
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