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
Clecat, a European association that represents freight forwarders, agreed that the "most acute disruption has been on the Rhine".
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Freight forwarders can also pass on this cost to end customers, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
"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
Force & Co., weighers and forwarders; Daniel Reeve, of Reeve & Van Riper, mixers and hullers; and John H. Draper & Co., auctioneers.
From All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers
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