Freight forwarding
The rising demand for exports and imports across the globe certainly calls for an increase in the activities of freight forwarders and such demands are certainly not going to stop or reduce anytime soon. These forwarders are therefore as crucial to the continuity of a business as is the company or producer of the goods.
Simply put, a freight forwarder is the intermediary between a manufacturing company and the transporters mostly across international borders. Some of the benefits of engaging the services of a forwarding company include:
- Organization/Documentation: This is a very important factor for every well meaning business that wants to have a feeling of control over their supply chain and can quickly bounce back incase of any unfavorable situation. If a shipment becomes lost, a lot of phone-calls and messages could be exchanged all in a bid to find the shipment with everyone around keeping on his/her toes. A freight forwarder on the other hand simply utilizes their skills/wide network to quickly fish out the problem and offer and immediate solution. They always have the proper documentation and channels. This allows for free flow of movement and better understanding at all intervals of the transportation stage.
- Custom Clearance: The freight forwarder is in a better position to handle all such custom clearance at various ports. They are better acquainted with the officials and processes so; feel free to let them handle all that trouble.
- Packaging/Transportation: : The freight forwarder knows the best methods/styles to package your goods because they are very familiar with the terrain and weather conditions of the countries the goods would be travelling through. A professional forwarder has the ability to handle negative situations like having to reroute shipments or delays at sea. For example, a particular shipment has to be delivered to a different port other than the one for your goods because of bad weather, how would you have managed the situation? This scenario is probably an everyday story to a typical forwarder who would have ensured a smooth delivery of your goods irrespective of any troubles. Their packaging services, transportation and warehousing options could therefore prove to be much cheaper/cost effective to the producing company.
- Insurance: Insurance is of utmost importance to such production companies when moving their goods. This is so because goods in transit face a lot of risks and hazards. (However, it should be clearly stated in the terms of agreement if the forwarding company is liable to bear such risks or not).
Why Should you choose us?
- We understand the basic regulatory/country-specific requirements for each step of the import or export procedure and accurately advise consignees and their agents. This is mostly expected in the area of documentation and what regulatory authorities would be interfaced with at every stage of the transaction and the estimated timeline(s) required and the cost of potential delays.
- We understand that every category of cargo has its unique safety requirements and the cost of not applying the appropriate measures. In other words, the safety requirements for perishables (fruits & vegetables) is different from those of dry cargoes and dangerous or hazardous materials or even medical vaccines.
- Our topnotch understanding and knowledge of the cost requirements will give room for cost-considering advice to consignees – including the nature of the cargo and the cost associated to them; dimensions, weight, and timeline for delivery and all key considerations for determining the cost of any airfreight.
- We understand the standard delivery timeline for every kind of shipment from or to any country of origin. As such we are equipped with accurate information on expected delivery time, enabling consignees to plan in line with it with almost no room for costly errors.
- Customer Service: This is as vital as the reputation of our company in our forwarding business. Our excellent customer service goes a long way in keeping us and our customers.
You need a company with the pedigree of excellence to handle all your freight concerns, ranging from procurement, freight management, delivery, and post-delivery management. Choose Edas Global Supply Chain Limited; we have capacity to handle large volumes of airfreight per time, we understand the technical intricacies involved in managing diverse cargo via multiple air routes across the world.
Email info@edasglobalsupplychain.com or call +2347089921886