Oct 13, 2010 10:10
13 yrs ago
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English term

Sea Cargo Forwarding Services

English Other Ships, Sailing, Maritime
I have an excel sheet where this specific construction occurs about 200 times, but each time with a different modifier, such as "grain/live animals/oil, etc sea cargo forwarding service.
So, I want to know exactly what it stands for so that I can unify the translation throughout the document.
Thanks

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company that transports by maritime freight {of grain/live animals/oil, etc}

A company that offers forwarding services is one that dispatches shipments (in this case by sea) on behalf of exporters for a fee.

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Note added at 10 mins (2010-10-13 10:21:49 GMT)
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sorry the correct answer should read "company that transports {grain/live animals/oil, etc} by maritime freight

see for examples :
http://www.maritimecargo.com/default.asp?PageID=1
and
http://www.indianindustry.com/shipping-agents/12613.html
and
http://in.88db.com/chennai/q-Sea Cargo Services/1/
Peer comment(s):

agree Jack Doughty
24 mins
thank you Jack !
agree Travelin Ann : I would refine slightly, as the forwarder arranges the transport, but does not do the transporting - third party// Understood what you meant, but felt the Asker might need to understand the detail
2 hrs
yes effectively I didn't mean transport literally, thank you for pointing that out Ann :-) !
agree jccantrell : And use small letters as it is not a name but just a description.
4 hrs
Good point. Thank you JC !
agree Stephanie Ezrol
13 hrs
thank you Stephanie !
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