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shipping agent

British

noun

a person or company whose business is to prepare shipping documents, arrange shipping space and insurance, and deal with customs requirements

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"We buy from over 10 different labs and have a large selection. I have a professional shipping agent who packaged goods so has a very high delivery success rate to the UK."

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2024

The workers asked for the compensation in cash, and a shipping agent brought the amount to the vessel for the Burmese seafarers, Engels said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2023

The BTC terminal, which exports Azeri crude oil to international markets, will be closed on Feb. 6-8 while operators assess earthquake damage, a Turkish shipping agent said.

From Reuters • Feb. 7, 2023

He emailed a Chinese shipping agent, ECU Worldwide, and arranged to move a partial container load from Ningbo to Starkville for $5,485.31.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2022

Jonathan and the two doctors went to the shipping agent to learn particulars of the arrival of the Czarina Catherine.

From Dracula by Stoker, Bram

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