shipping agent
noun[C]
COMMERCE,TRANSPORTukus(alsoshipping and forwarding agent)apersonorcompanywhosejobis todealwitharrangementsanddocumentsforsendinggoodsfrom oneplaceto another:
Takeadvicefrom ashippingagentbefore youexportyourcar.
Examplesofshipping agent
shipping agent
The duties of a cargo broker are similar to those of ashippingagent, but may also vary.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Pilots must be engaged at least 24 hours prior to arrival (normally by theshippingagent).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was, among other things, a magistrate and ashippingagent.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Her father was ashippingagent, a business that he had inherited from his father.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Worked as a customs andshippingagentand was a member of the harbour board.
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Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was an active partner in the company, particularly as shipowner andshippingagent.
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Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Another document, a cutting from a newspaper, containing the address of an obscureshippingagent, was in my pocket.
FromProject Gutenberg
He was ashippingagentin the port.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Ashippingagentwas supposed to be putting in an objection.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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