"Freight forwarding agent is freight forwarding agent (freight forwarding agent) short, refers to the operation of the entrusted by others, to provide on behalf of the transport formalities, on behalf of the lifting, on behalf of the hair, on behalf of the transport of goods service business. Freight forwarding agent, some of them are intermediaries is not their own ship or aircraft or shipping companies, airlines, are freight forwarding agent duty is, the principal entrusted by the goods, through the development of transport routes, from one place to another freight forwarding agent, for the transport company (sea, land, air) agents to receive and transport goods, soliciting for the goods of the company.
Freight forwarding industry in the international freight market, in between the owner and the carrier, accept the owner of the goods entrusted to do on behalf of the chartering, booking, loading, repairing the relevant documents, customs clearance, inspection, insurance, container transport, unpacking, the issuance of bills of lading, settlement of transportation and miscellaneous fees, and even the bill of lading negotiation and settlement of foreign exchange.
Ocean freight operation (ocean freight operation) generally refers to the freight forwarding company in the operation of maritime business, the work of the main counterparts of the guests are also customarily referred to as customer service operations, the process is divided into import and export operations. Container export goods, for example, the process is roughly as follows: consignment acceptance - booking - do box - customs loading - loading - unloading - notification of pickup - customs clearance -Exchange of documents -Pick up the goods.
The shipping operation generally refers to the personnel in the freight forwarding company who enquire and book with the shipping company or the operator in the shipping company.
Take forwarder as an example, the shipping operation process is roughly as follows: inquiring with the shipping company - booking (under Booking) - the shipping company issued a booking form (S/O) - the owner of the cargo to take the S/O to pick up containers for loading - customs clearance - bill of lading to replenish the material -Payment - B/L.
Large freight forwarding company operating procedures will be subdivided, each operation has a special person, small freight forwarding company a person packaged above business. Certain large manufacturers will also have shipping and shipping operations.
Teach you to read and understand the shipping company SO document English interpretation
Get the shipping company's booking form, mainly check the following information:
1. booking number
2. ship name/voyage
3. container type
4. discharge port and destination
5. replenishment time and cut-off time of heavy container and release note
6. time of making container
7. special requirements
English explanation of the shipping company's SO document:
Booking number
Vessel: name of vessel
Voyage: voyage
CY Closing DATE: Closing Date, Customs Closing Date
Closing Date/Time: Closing Date
SI CUT OFF date/time：截提单补料日期/时间
Expiry date：有效期限，到期日期
Sailing date：航行日期 ? Sailing date: Sailing date / ? The date when the ship leaves the harbour
ETA (ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL): Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA), Arrival Date (date of arrival of the vessel at the port of destination)
ETD (ESTIMATED TIME OF DELIVERY): the date of sailing (the date of departure of the ship from the port of embarkation)
ETC (ESTIMATED TIME OF CLOSING): Customs clearance date
Port of loading (POL): port of loading
Full Delivery Pickup Terminal: ? Full Delivery Pickup Terminal: ? POL: Full Delivery Pickup Terminal: ? POL: Full Delivery Pickup Terminal: ? POL: Full Delivery Pickup Terminal: ¡§Full Delivery Pickup Terminal ? ♪ ? Empty Cntainer Depot:Empty container depot
Loading port:Loading port
From City:Place of origin
EXP(export):Export
Final destination: port of destination, final destination
Place of Delivery (POD) or To City: destination, place of delivery
Port of discharge
Discharge port: Port of discharge
Load Port: Port of discharge
Dry: dry/free from liquid or moisture
Quantity: Quantity
cargo type: cargo type
container number：集装箱号码
container: Container
specific cargo container:特种货物集装箱
Number of container：货柜数量
container Size：Cargo container size
CU.FT ：Cubic feet
Cont Status:Container Status
seal number：seal number
seal No：seal number
seal type：seal type
weight: weight
Gross weight: Gross weight (usually including container weight and cargo weight)
Net Weight: net weight
Actual weight: actual weight, the total weight of the lorry, container and other means of transport after loading
Laden: heavy container
remarks: remarks
remarks for Terminal: yard/terminal remarks
piace of receipt: place of receipt
Commodity: cargo name
intended: expected
ETD: Estimated Time of Disembarkation
Booking NO: SO No./Booking No.
Shipper: Shipper
Container No（Number）:Container Number
Equipment Number: Container Number
Reefer Tetails:Reefer Tetails Parameters
contact: contact person, contact information
contact person
intended fcl container delivery CUT-OFF: the specified heavy container delivery time, the crate whole box delivery cut-off
intended shipping instruction CUT-OFF：designated document clearance time, shipping instruction deadline
DOC CUT-OFF: document clearance time (may not be additionally specified, according to the general rule of the shipping company)
(like the above are specifically referred to)
Cargo nature: cargo type
service contract NO: service contract number.
SI CUT: cut off the bill of lading to make up material or cut off customs
BKG Staff: ? BKG is the abbreviation of Booking, that is, booking staff.
Regional BKG#: booking region.
Sales Rep: Sales Representative
BILL of Lading#: Bill of Lading Number, Bill of Lading Programme
Empty Pick up CY:Empty Pick up Location
Empty Pick up Date: time of picking up the empty container, validity period of picking up container
Pre Carrier: preload
Est.Arrival Date:EIS arrival time
CY CUT: Customs clearance time (it is not clear whether it is the time to cut off the heavy container at the terminal or the time to cut off the Customs release note).
CY open: Whole container opening time
Port of delivery: Port of delivery
Receive Term: Receive Term
Delivery Term: Delivery Term
Ocean Route Type: maritime route type, mostly refers to Indian Ocean route type
EQ Type/Q'ty: Number of containers, type ? EQ is an abbreviation for Equipment.
Address: Address
Special cargo information: Special cargo information
Please see attached,if exists: 如果有,请见附档/如果存在，请参阅附件
Shipper'own container: Shipper's own container
Dangerous:危险或危险品 ? / Danger symbol
Internal: Centre's, internal
Released.
MT means tonne, which is called METRE TONE in English. Customer: customer
FCL full container load: whole container FCL: full container load FCL: full container, full container load
LCL less than container load: LCL, LCL cargo
Carrier:Carrier
Trucker: Tow truck company/transportation company
Tractor NO: licence plate number
Depot:Pickup Location
Pickup Location
Stuffing:Loading Location
Terminal:Return Location
Return Location:Delivery Location
Full Container Address: also heavy container location
revised: revised, has been corrected, has been revised
Size/Type:Container size size/type
Discharge Port:Discharge Port
Destination:Destination
Special Type:Special type
S/O No:Booking No.
Shipping Order No.:Shipping Order No.
Temp:Temperature
Vent:Ventilation
Humidity:Humidity
PTI:Detection
Genset:Generator
Instruction:Loading instruction
Special Requirement:Special Requirement
GWT: (Gross Weight of Cargo) Limit Weight/Cabinet, generally the total weight of the cabinet and the cargo.
SOC: Shipper's Container
Feeder Vessel/Lighter: Barge voyages
WT(weight): weight
G.W.(gross weight): gross weight
N.W.(net weight): net weight
MAX (maximum) : Maximum, maximum limit
MIN (minimum): Minimum, lowest limit
M or MED (medium): medium, intermediate
P/L (packing list): packing list, detailed list".
