| Air and sea freight forwarding services are vital in | | | | |
| the distribution of goods around the world, as they | | | | Air and sea freight forwarding companies operate at |
| are the main element in the importing and exporting | | | | all different levels and each freight forwarding |
| industry and without air and sea freight forwarding | | | | company are important in the efficient and timely |
| our society would look very different as it would only | | | | delivery of freight around the world. They must |
| include locally made foods and goods. | | | | manage a wide network of overseas markets as well |
| Sea freight forwarding has a long history and in | | | | as local logistics such as customs, warehousing, |
| Australia it was the first fleet who first started | | | | handling and distribution. |
| sending goods to Australia. Finding an appropriate inlet | | | | |
| to use as a port for ships was vital to those first | | | | |
| travellers to Australia, and since then many other | | | | Sydney based freight forwarding company Megatop |
| ports have developed. | | | | Cargounderstand what individuals and businesses |
| With the growth of technology came the growth in | | | | need from their air and sea freight forwarding |
| air freight forwarding. This type of freight forwarding | | | | services – organisation, speed, efficiency and |
| was a lot faster than sea freight forwarding, which | | | | reliable – which they guarantee as part of their |
| enabled goods to be imported and exported faster | | | | service. They operate in close vicinity to ports and |
| and more efficiently. Today both air and sea freight | | | | airports to ensure better oversight of air and sea |
| forwarding services are still used in the importing and | | | | freight forwarding jobs and also have their own fleet |
| export industry with air freight forwarding mostly | | | | of trucks and warehousing facilities, which means |
| used for perishables and goods that need to be | | | | they do not have to rely on third party companies. |
| delivered quickly and efficiently in a day or hours. Sea | | | | They use the latest freight forwarding technologies |
| freight forwarding is today mostly used for | | | | to ensure your freight is monitored at all times and |
| non-perishable goods, high volume goods and when | | | | their services are more efficient. |
| delivery times are a little more flexible. | | | | |