Managing the international shipments of your business can be quite a headache: coordinating inland, sea and air freight, insurance work, choosing the right packaging, carrying out customs formalities, verifying the legal implications, managing storage, distributing goods…
It is not only about making sure that the shipment arrives at its destination in perfect conditions, but also about making sure that the process runs out smoothly in an efficient way, both in terms of time and in terms of budget. We’re definitely talking about a complex task.
Therefore, if your business needs a comprehensive solution to take care of all the processes involved in your international logistics operations, your best choice is hiring a freight forwarder.
Advantages of hiring a freight forwarder
Freight forwarders coordinate the entire shipping process on behalf of those who import or export the goods. They are responsible for coordinating the entire international shipping process in a secure manner, making sure that their clients find the most efficient alternative in terms of time and agility, as well as making the process as cost effective as possible.
A freight forwarder, therefore, acts as an intermediary between the exporter and the importer to coordinate international logistics processes.
Efficiency also affects sustainability
The environment is a key factor to take into account in international shipping. Maritime transport, which accounts for 90% of freight forwarding operations worldwide, accounts for 2.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Reducing emissions from freight forwarding is therefore key to achieving global emission reduction targets, thereby making the logistics process sustainable.
Sustainable logistics with EccoFreight
At EccoFreight we work to make sustainable logistics accessible to our clients in a simple and accessible way. Since 2014 we have been a pioneering freight forwarder providing sustainable and innovative logistics services, with assessment and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions as the focus of our activity.
EccoFreight was founded by freight forwarding professionals with an extensive background in the logistics sector who knew for sure that achieving a more sustainable shipping process was possible, and started working together to make it happen.
The combination of expertise and technology is the key to EccoFreight: cutting-edge tools allow us to offer our clients a flexible and innovative service. With our EccoPrint tool we control and measure co2 emissions from logistics operations and provide a start point for our clients, who can then embark on the path towards more sustainable logistics. We select the least polluting shipping alternatives. Real alternatives that truly fulfil the logistics needs of each freight.
Leading companies in the consumer goods and energy sectors are already taking advantage of the benefits of our services. Can we help you? Do not hesitate to contact us.
