freight forwarder

American  

noun

1. a person or firm that arranges to pick up or deliver goods on instructions of a shipper or a consignee from or to a point by various necessary conveyances and common carriers.

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Etymology

Origin of freight forwarder

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

"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, a tech-enabled freight forwarder, has seen rates drop from highs of around $20,000 per container to $10,000.

From Slate • Jul. 9, 2022

Now, consumers are returning to their previous habits with the balance between goods and services spending back to where it stood in May 2020, according to data adjusted for inflation from Flexport, a freight forwarder.

From Washington Post • May 27, 2022

The supply chain depends on all of the links working together, said Phil Levy, chief economist for freight forwarder Flexport.

From Reuters • Mar. 16, 2022

Phil Levy, the chief economist at Flexport, a freight forwarder, said that the organization’s data “does not show things getting much better. Not yet.”

From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2021