forwarder
Americannoun
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a person or thing that forwards
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a person engaged in the bookbinding process of forwarding
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See forwarding agent
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As a freight forwarder, it is well-positioned through its integrated platform spanning sea, air and cross-border transportation, as well as supply-chain solutions, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
"The port of Jeddah is not at all sized to handle such import volumes and a port congestion situation is emerging," Arthur Barillas de The, cofounder of freight forwarder Ovrsea, told AFP.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
Flexport is a fully licensed freight forwarder, meaning it manages end-to-end sea, air, rail and road freight shipments.
From Reuters ● Feb. 28, 2023
“It’s a massive traffic jam that is now unclogging,” said Phil Levy, the chief economist at Flexport, a freight forwarder.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2022
“We will be down as soon as we can,” said Jane; “but I dare say Kitty is forwarder than either of us, for she went up stairs half an hour ago.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
Greg Tompsett, a trade expert at Kuehne+Nagel, one of the world’s largest freight forwarders, said he is managing expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
"Higher tariffs raise costs for freight forwarders like us, as well as for factories, companies, and sellers. It just means everyone earns less."
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2025
Sorting through hundreds of millions of shipment records scattered across subsidiary names and freight forwarders in unstructured, error-prone data sets can be a Sisyphean effort.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2023
Exporters, freight forwarders and retailers started outbidding one another for a dwindling amount of space aboard cargo vessels from Asia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2021
Saigon is the business centre and port at which the Chinese middlemen meet the European merchants and forwarders.
From Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges by Redway, Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw)
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