Freight Forwarding

Some of the major roles and responsibilities of these professionals include the following:

• To transit cost, time, and safety of the goods.
• Suggesting the best route for the shipment to the exporter.
• Arrange the booking of cargo space on ship, plane, train, or truck 
• Coordinate the insurance of the goods
• They perform necessary follow-up in case of an accident.
• Manage the transportation of the cargo and its packing and loading into the carrier.
• Obtaining or arranging cargo insurance.
• Preparing invoices or cost quotations for freight transportation.
• Verifying proper packaging and labels of goods.
• Checking adherence of documentation for customs, insurance, and regulatory requirements.
• They also arrange applicable duties and taxes.

A Freight Forwarding professional is an agent who is accountable for the transportation of goods and services on behalf of the cargo owner. These professionals ensure that all the basics are covered while transporting the goods to its final destination with the help of logistics and all business queries. Moreover, they are responsible for planning the most effective and efficient route for freight. 

• Warehousing associate
• Export and Import
• Shipping coordinator
• Freight Forwarder

• Learning Freight Planning
• Learning Freight Transportation
• Learning Surface Transport
• Containerisation
• Learning Inland Container Depots (ICD) and Container Freight Stations (CFS)
• Learning Sea Transport
• Learning Airline Transport
• International Freight Transport
• Learning Integrated Logistics
• Future Developments

Anyone who is interested to make their career in the logistics and trading goods and services can take this exam. Moreover, professionals already working as a Freight forwarder can take this exam to improve their skills. Furthermore, you really don’t need a degree to begin your career in freight forwarding.

• Communication skills
• Management skills
• Duties and taxes
• Transporting acts