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ENVOYER MARCHANDISES [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cargo (Water Transport)
  • Maritime Law
  • Transport of Goods
CONT

When shipping goods, a consumer will first contact a NVOCC or an Ocean Freight forwarder. A NVOCC charges a fee to make the necessary arrangements with other companies to process documents and to package and ship goods. An Ocean Freight Forwarder arranges for booking the cargo on a vessel and packages your items along with others to fill up a freight-car-size container.

OBS

ship: send ... from one place to another by a ship, train, truck, etc.: Did he ship it by express?

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
  • Droit maritime
  • Transport de marchandises
Key term(s)
  • envoyer des marchandises

Spanish

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