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Freight forwarders and importers to be warned over potential free hand shipment losses

Recently, the increasing acceptance of  “free hand” container shipments in the freight forwarding industry, have resulted in increased liabilities for independent freight forwarders and potentially their clients (the importer) in certain situations. In these cases, the receiving forwarder, for a,small fee, takes control of the paperwork at the discharge port for the cargo to be […]