Shipping agent
As a shipping forwarder one is forwarding agent from the groupage referred to the cargo from the seller ( shipper ) in advance to the loading station for the main run transported.
General
A forwarding agent is required if at least two transport companies are used in combined transport . The forwarding agent is then responsible in advance for the transport to the train station , for example , where he loads the freight onto the freight train . At the destination station brings deconsolidator the material for the follow-up and ensures the delivery of the receiver . Shipping carrier and deconsolidator be in accordance with § 460 para. 2 HGB as a carrier treated, unless the cargo as groupage is in their care.
tasks
The field of responsibility of the forwarding agent begins with the collection of the goods from the sender and continues with the loading for the main leg. In addition to the freight train, this main run can also be the cargo ship or the cargo plane . In addition, the shipping carrier monitors the shipment at the receiving carrier and checks, among other things, whether the receiving carrier has made the shipment in the local shop and whether it has been delivered. He is also responsible for the processing and reporting of refusals of acceptance and reports the refusals of acceptance received from the forwarding agent to the sender and processes the orders of the sender. The transport costs charged to the customer by the shipping agent are called cartage .