5616 x 3734 px | 47,5 x 31,6 cm | 18,7 x 12,4 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
4 février 2007
Informations supplémentaires:
Freight forwarders are among the most important elements of the shipping industry. Without freight shipping services, businesses and individuals alike would be hard pressed to deliver their goods around the world. Commercial cargo is one of the driving factors of the global economy, and such bulk shipments are only made possible by the services of freight forwarders. No matter what type of business you own, unless you have a reliable and competent freight shipping supplier on your side, you will not be able to keep your clients happy or run a smooth ship - they are that crucial to a company.Import/export companies are especially reliant upon the services of freight forwarders. Unless they can count on their shipments making to their ultimate destinations on time and under budget, they will not be able to keep their customers satisfied. A good freight shipping provider will not only offer their clients superior delivery services, but they will also have a logistics provider and customs broker on hand to take care of all the intricacies involved when shipping cargo overseas.Without freight forwarders to do the heavy lifting for the shipping industry, the global trade/supply chain would not be quite as big as it is now or run as smoothly as it does currently. It is only through their expert management and tracking of each and every shipment that business is able to be conduct on such a grand, international scale.In the future freight forwarders face the dilemma of keeping their costs down while still providing top-notch services to their clients. The rising cost of fuel and labour mean that at some point the industry will have to revise their work methods in order to continue offering a competitive service. Otherwise, businesses that find shipping costs eat into their bottom line too much, might decide that they will only service a more local clientele or find alternate means of providing for their customers.
