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Logistics and Freight Forwarding
Freight Forwarding is a specialist skill organizing shipments of raw supplies or finished goods from the supplier or manufacturer to the point of distribution or final market place.
Logistics and Freight Forwarding could be for you if you like:
- Complex problems
- Using computers
More about Logistics and Freight Forwarding
A forwarder is a master logistician who uses a variety of shipping methods including ships, airplanes, trucks, and rail to ensure that delivery is made in the quickest and cheapest way possible.
Freight forwarders often work internationally organizing the movement of goods between countries. They need to know each country’s export and import regulations as well as the details of waybills, licences, insurance, and other essential documents.
Recent medallists in Logistics and Freight Forwarding
WorldSkills Lyon 2024
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Yuxin Zhou
China
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Werrill, Wee Wong
Singapore
Gold -
Samuel França dos Santos
Brazil
Bronze
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