FREIGHT FORWARDING in Doha Qatar

Whether you're relocating to Qatar, shipping a large container, or just eagerly awaiting your next shipment of Amazon goodies to your home in Doha, chances are you're dealing with a freight forwarder. These specialists act like travel agents for your packages, navigating the complex network of paperwork, logistics, customs, packing, transport, and delivery details that accompany a shipped or air-couriered package. Most companies function as intermediaries between cross-country and international transportation services and their clients - businesses or individuals that hire them to get their products to overseas customers through carriers, handlers, and customs officials. Their mandate is simple - to deliver goods from points A to B in a timely, efficient, and careful manner, ensuring that goods are undamaged, or offering adequate insured compensation in the event that they are not. 

FREIGHT FORWARDERS help businesses consolidate and streamline their shipping and air freight operations by operating as the main point-of-contact between the long chain of transportation companies and the client. They often help companies prepare and package their products for export, keeping in mind the laws and regulations of the product's final port. Domestic transport, for example, is much easier and requires less care than packages that bounce around countries in large cargo containers, often switching ships and transportation methods along the way. They also help companies with specialised packaging needs like cold storage or humidity-controlled environments transport their goods hassle-free. Freight forwarders also routinely repackage goods to keep costs down, especially if items are to be air-shipped. 

Physical packaging aside, FREIGHT FORWARDERS also help companies compile the necessary paperwork to ship and clear their goods. This includes labelling packages appropriately, and, where relevant, including the following: an itemized list of products in the shipping container, list of any hazardous items, the package's country of origin, the item(s)' correct weight, port of entry or final destination details, translating required details in the language of the destination country, and more. 

Freight forwarding companies also help businesses navigate the often frustrating network of paperwork and documentation that has to accompany any package. This often spans the bill of lading (essentially a receipt of freight services via a contract between a freight carrier and shipper and a document of title. This is a legally binding document providing the driver and the carrier all the details needed to process the freight shipment and invoice it correctly), a commercial invoice, a certificate of origin, the inspection certificate, the CMR consignment note (for road transport), the airway bill, export licenses, shippers' export declarations, export packing lists, multimodal bills of lading, delivery notes, and more. They also offer a gamut of additional services including: tracking inland transportation, warehousing, booking cargo space, negotiating freight charges, freight consolidation, advising and contracting cargo insurance, and filing of insurance claims