Our freight forwarding solutions can make life easier for your business by driving down costs and benefitting from our knowledge and expertise.

In what ways can global freight forwarding solutions make life easier for your business? 

Many people reading this will be familiar with the most rudimentary aspects of getting goods from one country or territory to another, even if our direct experience of this process doesn’t go much further than online shopping. 

If, however, your organisation requires the most efficient and trouble-free possible transportation of cargo in all manner of forms, and depends on this each and every day, this is where dedicated freight forwarding solutions can come into their own. 

A quick introduction to freight forwarding 

Before we go any further… what is freight forwarding? Well, it is the process of facilitating the safe and cost-effective shipping of goods from their starting point to their destination. 

A provider of freight forwarding solutions such as KTL UK, then, works to find the most efficient and economical ways of transporting goods. This is likely to entail such steps as negotiating prices, the storage of goods in readiness for their onward transportation, and handling the customs process. 

The freight forwarder, then, typically serves as an intermediary between the individual or organisation that is looking to transport certain goods, and the shipment companies that will initiate the transit of those goods from one location to another. 

So, what benefits can your business gain from the right freight forwarding solutions? 

Whatever the nature of the goods that you wish to have transported to a particular destination – and the leading freight forwarders such as KTL are accustomed to handling a broad variety of often specialised and sensitive shipments – you can tap into advantages such as: 

• The freight forwarder’s specialised knowledge and expertise. It probably isn’t among your core responsibilities within your business to know whether, for example, a particular shipment would be better suited to road freight, air freight, or sea freight. A company like KTL, though, can give you access to all these freight forwarding solutions, and coordinate whatever option or combination will best fulfil your organisation’s requirements. 
• You won’t need to approach shipping companies directly, which would be a time-consuming and potentially stressful task – and we’re sure your organisation has other things it wishes to concern itself with. Instead, you can leave the freight forwarding firm to manage relationships with whatever companies might be involved in handling your shipment. 
• The opportunity to greatly drive down costs. This is one of the main reasons why organisations needing to have goods transported around the globe turn to a freight forwarder, and it is a very good reason. After all, the best freight forwarders maintain strong relationships with carriers, and can negotiate highly competitive shipping rates, due to the considerable buying power they gain from the large volumes they handle. 
• The knowledge that backup plans can be quickly put into action if needed. All manner of factors can impact on a shipment and whether it is able to reach the destination where it is needed at the required time. These elements will often be outside of your business’s control, and that of the freight forwarder. Even in the event of such disruptions coming to pass, however, a reputable freight forwarding firm will be able to quickly put in place alternative arrangements, such as a different route to help ensure timely delivery. 

Are these benefits of working with a leading provider of international freight forwarding solutions ones that you would like your organisation to be able to access? If so, you are welcome to reach out to the KTL UK team to discuss how we can assist with your import and export requirements. 

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