In logistics, ocean freight services refer to the movement of goods by sea by booking with a liner agent. In liner services, this is the arrangement of an additional component to the advertised carriers’ services in order to extend the reach of the principle and obtain a booking.
An example of arranging freight on behalf of a principle is where the standard service runs from Yantian, China to Rotterdam, Netherlands, but the end destination needs to be in Liverpool, UK. The liner agent will source carriage from Rotterdam to the Netherlands, and back, to make the booking viable for all parties.
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