What Is a Freight Forwarder and Do You Actually Need One?

International freight port terminal with cargo cranes and shipping containers representing global freight forwarder logistics operations (

A freight forwarder is a company that arranges the international movement of goods on behalf of an importer or exporter. They don’t own the ships, planes, or trucks. What they own is expertise and carrier relationships  across customs authorities, port operators, and logistics networks in multiple countries  to move your cargo from supplier to destination […]