ALL ABOUT SHIPPERS

Shippers are the owner of the shipments that will transport by any mode of transportation whether use air, sea, pipeline, rail or highway carrier. Nowadays, shippers may contract with third party logistics providers (TPL) or freight forwarders to procure and manage their freight shipments.

They will be responsible for arranging and managing that contract. But many shippers will also seek to contract directly with the carriers whether or not they are the importer or exporter. Incoterm provide for shippers to take control of the shipment and the goods (and liabilities surrounding the carriage of goods) either from their source or from a place of delivery. This may or may not include responsibility for payment of import or export duties, freight charges, insurance, or requirements under various rules of international trade. However, as the shippers and the owner of the goods they will have ultimate responsibility for the goods in their control or in transit and compliance with the relevant national and international rules of trade. A shipper needs to balance the risks associated from transport of their goods with the willingness to pay for the protection of the freight of any service failure, non-compliance with rules and regulations, or exposure to liabilities under contracts of carriage and related logistics services.

Make the right decisions and choices, and the shipper can dramatically improve the competitiveness of the supply chain and the profitability of the company. Make the wrong decisions will give the bad effect. The business of the shipper will come to be less competitive, potentially unprofitable and etc. The reputation of their company will have the impact too. The job of a shipper is to ensure the delivery of the freight to their customer in the right condition, at the right time, at the right price, legally, and in the most efficient way that optimizes the supply chain whether internal or external.