Not only is the material to be relocated conveniently packed and properly
labeled, but protection of the belongings as well as their safe and
efficient transit is also the responsibility of movers and packers.
Taking into account the type of goods and the customers' delivery
requirements, the most effective and economical methods of transport is
identified. Freight forwarding thus provides logistics and supply chain
management solutions. Some of the movers and packers also have an in-house
custom clearance department, which has experts in the field of custom
broking. This facilitates the entire freight forwarding process.
The services of shipping lines, airlines or road and rail operators may be
utilized. The service providers maintain visibility and control through all
phases of the journey. The entire documentation work is also handled by the
service provider only.
The most appropriate route for a shipment (taking account of the perishable
or hazardous nature of the goods, cost, transit time and security) is
planned and appropriate packing (taking account of climate, terrain, weight,
nature of goods and cost) and delivery, or warehousing, of goods at their
final destination is arranged.
The service providers either offer this service on their own or have a tie
up with a freight forwarder of repute. This enables the client get a
comprehensive portfolio of global freight forwarding services, which create
innovative supply chain solutions for multiple industries. These freight
forwarding services, singularly or bundled together, give access to global
network.
The transportation details like shipment booking, carrier routing, tariffs,
customs requirements etc are recored for perfect execution of the plan. The
services must be chosen, keeping in mind the right combination of cost and
transit time.
A few of freight forwarding services offered by the movers and packers are:
- Complete freight export documentation, consolidation and handling.
- Letter of Credit presentations at the required points.
- Cargo insurance coverage.
- Warehousing / packing / inventory / storage / bonded
- Inland transportation.
- NVOCC (Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier) for inter-modal
consolidations.
The built in tracking system monitors shipment transit times, and
automatically email you updates relating to your air freight forwarding,
ocean freight forwarding or road freight consignment.
