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shipping agent

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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When the vessel arrived in August, it needed repairs and its purported owners, Ahmed al-Masri and Semra al-Masri, were handling matters with the local shipping agent, an industry source said.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

Sara's shipping agent found another airline which could transfer their pets for a lower price.

From BBC Feb. 20, 2024

The shipping agent said the details are all new requirements that the safety administrations did not ask for before.

From Reuters Jun. 5, 2023

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

After Yomtov I went to Grunbach, the shipping agent, to see whether my luggage had arrived, as I had understood from Kazelia that it would get here in a month's time.

From Ghetto Comedies by Zangwill, Israel

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