| To start with Freight Shipping Companies, first let us | | | | Defining Freight Shipping Company in simple words is |
| know what exactly is freight and freight shipping. | | | | a Transporter via Sea route. |
| Freight (or cargo) is goods or produce transported, | | | | Freight shipping companies are of good use when |
| generally for commercial gain, by means of Road, | | | | heavy items or of large quantity needs to be |
| Rail, Sea or Air. The transportation of freight by any | | | | transported to very far off locations like transporting |
| mode is known as freight/cargo shipping. | | | | goods to countries in other continent and the delivery |
| There are many companies which provide shipping | | | | time is not on urgency or limited. Freight shipping |
| solutions. Again, the solutions provided by the | | | | through sea is also very economical as companred to |
| companies either have limited services on the means | | | | air shipping. As mentioned earlier, if there is an |
| of transportaion or are have total end to end | | | | urgency on the delivery of the goods and the |
| solution. | | | | quantity in not much as well has a limited weight then |
| As per the segregation on the mode of | | | | the Air shipping companies come into play. |
| transportation/shipment, the companies also | | | | There are several companies across the globe that |
| segregate themselves. Many companies have only | | | | provide shipping solutions both on sea as well as air. |
| one mode shipment, for example some provide only | | | | The freight shipping companies may have their own |
| road shipment, some only sea/Air. There are many | | | | ships or aircrafts or cargo carriers to transport the |
| companies who provide two modes of shipment. | | | | goods or may also charter the same. Many other |
| Companies providing total solutions as in door to door | | | | companies just play a part of consultants for |
| logistics are also known as Multimodal Transport | | | | providing freight to the main transporters. On normal |
| Operators. | | | | call of talks, even the consultants are known as |
| While describing the term “shipping | | | | freight shipping companies. It is because, these |
| companies”, all the companies that provide | | | | consultants provide the end solutions by contracting |
| shipping solutions by any mode fall into this category, | | | | with the liners and then providing the Bill of Lading |
| but the commonly understood is sea shipping | | | | from their own company. The consulting companies |
| companies. | | | | play the role of end service providers on the |
| Detailing the work of the shipping companies (sea | | | | documented part for the customer and customer for |
| shipping), the field is vast. A shipping company can be | | | | the liners or charterers. |
| a liner, charterer, shipping agencies, transporter etc. | | | | |