ocean freight forwarder
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
Ocean freight forwarder.—The term “ocean freight forwarder” means a person that—
(A) in the United States, dispatches shipments from the United States via a common carrier and books or otherwise arranges space for those shipments on behalf of shippers; and
(B) processes the documentation or performs related activities incident to those shipments.
Source
- 2006–present46 U.S.C. § 40102Shipping · Definitions · in this part