Sea Cargo Forwarding Services

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

10:10 Oct 13, 2010
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
English term or phrase: Sea Cargo Forwarding Services
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
Mohamed A. Moustafa
United States
Selected answer:company that transports by maritime freight {of grain/live animals/oil, etc}
Explanation:
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/
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Catharine Cellier-Smart
Reunion
Local time: 05:21
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sea cargo forwarding services
company that transports by maritime freight {of grain/live animals/oil, etc}


Explanation:
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/

Catharine Cellier-Smart
Reunion
Local time: 05:21
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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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