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shipping agent

British  

noun

  1. a person or company whose business is to prepare shipping documents, arrange shipping space and insurance, and deal with customs requirements

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Sara's shipping agent found another airline which could transfer their pets for a lower price.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2024

The BTC terminal, which exports Azeri crude oil to international markets, will be closed on Feb. 6-8 while operators assess earthquake damage, a Turkish shipping agent said.

From Reuters • Feb. 7, 2023

Investigations are ongoing on the importer and shipping agent, the department said without providing further details.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2022

Four days after his booking was confirmed, the shipping agent wrote to tell him that she could not locate a container.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2022

Girard never received but that one letter from the young lady, but from his shipping agent in Martinique word came that Marie Josephine Rose had married, when sixteen, the Vicomte Beauharnais.

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