Concentrated shipping knowledge

Concentration refers to Consolidator consolidating several batches of individually shipped goods, consigning them to the airline, and using an aggregate air waybill to ship to the same destination, with the consignment shipper’s designated agent at the destination. Receiving goods, and then according to the air waybill issued by the centralized shipper, the mode of transport allocated to each actual consignee is also the most common mode of transport carried out in air cargo transportation, and it is one of the main businesses of air freight forwarders. Unlike freight forwarders, centralized shippers are similar to multimodal transport operators in multimodal transport. His responsibility is not only to deliver the goods to the airline at the origin, but to pick up the goods at the destination and transfer them to different consignees. The centralized shipper bears the entire transportation responsibility of the goods, and has a dual purpose in transportation. Character. He bears responsibility for freight transport to various consignors and ranks as a carrier. In his relationship with airlines, he also acts as a consignor for an entire shipment that is considered to be consigned. The most important type of air cargo transportation is the distinctive feature of centralized transportation operations, and it also brings great convenience to shippers, mainly as follows: 1. As the freight rate of air freight decreases as the number of consignments increases, so When the centralized shippers make a large number of shipments of several small batches of goods, they can secure lower rates. The centralized shipper will pay part of the fees for the destination agent, another part will be returned to the shipper to attract more customers, and the rest will be the revenue of the centralized shipper; 2. The centralized shipper's professional services will also make the consignment. Human income, which includes a complete ground service network, a broadened service program, and a higher quality of service; 3. Because the air waybill's master air waybill has the same effect as the central air waybill's waybill, the shipper will collect the foreign exchange under the consignment form. In advance of time, the turnover of funds is accelerated. However, centralized consignment also has its limitations, mainly referring to: 1. Valuables, moving objects, dangerous goods, diplomatic penalties, etc. shall not be subject to centralized shipping according to the provisions of the airline; 2. In the case of centralized consignment, The delivery time of the goods cannot be determined, so it is not suitable for the transport of perishable goods, emergency goods or other goods that require time; 3. For goods such as books that can enjoy preferential airline rates, the use of centralized shipping The form may not only not be able to enjoy the savings of freight, but also make the burden on the shipper's freight increased.