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Freight transport, also referred as freight forwarding, is the physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo. The term shipping originally referred to transport by sea but in American English, it has been extended to refer to transport by land or air as well. "Logistics", a term borrowed from the military environment, is also used in the same sense.
Intermodal freight transport involves the transportation of freight in an intermodal container or vehicle, using multiple modes of transportation, without any handling of the freight itself when changing modes. The method reduces cargo handling, and so improves security, reduces damage and loss, and allows freight to be transported faster. Reduced costs over road trucking is the key benefit for inter-continental use. This may be offset by reduced timings for road transport over shorter distances.
The Toll Group is an Australian-based subsidiary of Japan Post Holdings with operations in transportation, warehousing and logistics in road, rail, sea and air. It has two divisions; Global Forwarding, Global Logistics.
Consolidated Freightways (CF) was an American multinational less-than-truckload (LTL) freight service and logistics company founded on April 1, 1929, in Portland, Oregon, and later relocated to Vancouver, Washington. Affectionately known as "CornFlakes", Consolidated Freightways was also the founder of the Freightliner line of heavy trucks, now owned by Daimler Trucks. At its height, the company possessed over 350 terminals, employing more than 15,000 truck drivers, dock workers, dispatchers and management. Consolidated Freightways was once the nation's number one long-haul trucking company and the 3rd largest-ever US bankruptcy filing, ceasing business in 2002.
A freight forwarder, or forwarding agent, is a person or a company who, for a fee, organizes shipments for the shipper by liaising with carriers. A forwarder does not move the goods but acts as an agent in the logistics network.
PKP Cargo is a logistics operator and a part of the PKP Group in Poland. It is the largest railway freight carrier in Poland and second largest in the European Union. PKP Cargo is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The company's largest shareholder is PKP S.A. with a 33,01% share.
3Way International Logistics Inc. is a freight forwarding company located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada near Toronto Pearson International Airport. The names derives from the way they can send their shipment by either Land, Air or Ocean. The company was founded by Florencio Mario Simao Martins in May 2001.
Mainfreight Limited is a New Zealand logistics and transport company headquartered in Auckland. Mainfreight commenced operations in Auckland in 1978 and is the largest freight company in New Zealand. It has been listed on the New Zealand Exchange since 1996.
The FIATA International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations is a non-governmental organization representing freight forwarders worldwide. According to the FIATA Annual Report 2021, FIATA counted 109 Associations Members representing the freight forwarding industry within a territory and 5959 Individual members, representing freight forwarding and logistics companies.
Freight companies are companies that specialize in the moving of freight, or cargo, from one place to another. These companies are divided into several variant sections. For example, international freight forwarders ship goods internationally from country to country, and domestic freight forwarders, ship goods within a single country.
Kuehne + Nagel International AG is a global transport and logistics company based in Schindellegi, Switzerland. It was founded in 1890, in Bremen, Germany, by August Kühne and Friedrich Nagel. It provides sea freight and airfreight forwarding, contract logistics, and overland businesses. In 2010, Kuehne + Nagel was the leading global freight forwarder, accounting for nearly 15% of the world's air and sea freight business by revenue, ahead of DHL Global Forwarding, DB Schenker Logistics, and Panalpina. As of 2022, it has nearly 1,300 offices in 106 countries, with over 78,000 employees.
The Hong Kong Association of Freight Forwarding & Logistics Ltd, or HAFFA, is a non-profit organization which promotes, protects and develops the carriage of goods generally, and the businesses of cargo forwarding agents and logistics service providers in particular.
The British International Freight Association, also known as BIFA, is the prime United Kingdom trade association representing UK freight forwarders. These are companies that forward goods internationally on behalf of importers and exporters. It is a not-for-profit organisation owned by its members and managed by a small Secretariat. The board has seven non-executive directors and three executive directors.
Röhlig Logistics is an owner-run intercontinental sea and air freight business. Röhlig has over 150 offices in over 30 countries on all continents with more than 2,500 employees. In 2022, the company generated gross sales of € 1.9 billion with an EBIT profit of € 85 million.
Uganda Clearing Industry & Forwarding Association is a member-owned institution with over 200 companies licensed by URA. Its secretariat is located in Nakawa, Kampala on Jinja Road, opposite Spear Motors.
FUCAFF is the acronym for the Federation of Uganda Customs Agents & Freight Forwarders, an exclusive umbrella association for member clearing firms or companies registered in Uganda. With the slogan Fostering Tax Compliance with Stakeholders, it was formed in 2009 after UCIFA and its offshoot UFFA to coordinate with URA.
UFFA is an acronym for Uganda Freight Forwarders Association formed in 2001 from UCIFA. As a member of FIATA, it aims at promoting professionalism and integrity in the freight forwarding industry in Uganda. Membership to UFFA is for both local and foreign companies involved directly and/ or indirectly in freight logistics.
Dimerco is a Taiwanese freight company.
Toll Domestic Forwarding (TDF) is a division of the Toll Group specialising in freight forwarding by road, rail and sea within and between Australia and New Zealand.
Farrow, legally known as "Russell A. Farrow Limited.", is one of the largest independently owned customs brokerage in North America. Established in 1911, Farrow now has 29 offices and warehousing locations throughout Canada, the US, Europe and Asia. The firm is a fully integrated customs brokerage and logistics provider specializing in Canadian and US customs clearance, international freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution, ground transportation, and international trade consulting.
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- ↑ "Leading corporates extend contracts with Khimji Poonja Freight Forwarders". Economic Times. 21 February 2012.
- ↑ "Khimji Poonja Re-Attains ISO Standard 9001:2008". Logistics Week. 20 February 2012.