Shadowing Practice: Who is Freight Forwarder ? - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Welcome to Daily Logistics.
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In this video, we are going to talk about freight forwarders.
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Without further do let's get started.
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Who is a freight forwarder?
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A freight forwarder is a party or a company that acts as the agent of the cargo owner.
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They can further describe as the companies specialized in providing logistics services to their customers.
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Also, name as international freight forwarders or freight brokers, or simply forwarders.
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These agents are third -party logistics service providers to the manufacturing or cargo distributing companies.
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Freight forwarders generally have networks of offices around the world.
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These freight brokers in different locations may belong to the same group of companies.
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Or they could be different companies
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that mutually agreed to work together as they do not have
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their own network to cover the freight forwarding work in different countries.
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Having a network helps them to cater to the demand of their customers in different countries without limiting their business.
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The more the network, the more they become strong players in the freight forwarding industry shippers
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and consignees find it very easy to work with freight brokers as they have a network of agencies in other countries
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the freight brokers do all the communications related to the cargo moving from origin to destination
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so the shipper
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and consignee don't have to worry about the logistics arrangements of
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their goods once the goods are handed over to the forwarder
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at the origin they make sure to deliver the goods to
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the agreed destination some shipping lines have their own freight forwarding companies to facilitate international trade
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and increase their control in the logistics industry and enhance customer satisfaction.
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For example, AP Mahler Maersk has merged with Damco to provide freight forwarding facilities by the Maersk Group.
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What are the freight forwarding services?
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Some of the services of freight agents are as below.
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Every agent may not provide all the services.
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But in general bellow services are available.
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Assist cargo owners to move goods from one place to another.
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Negotiate freight rates and make sure to allocate space from a carrier.
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Cargo packing, palletizing.
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Provide warehousing facility.
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Track cargo on the cargo owner's behalf.
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Arrange, provide inland transportation as appropriate.
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Handle export import documentation.
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CUS deck preparation and cargo clearance.
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Do freight broker and customs broker are same?
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No, they are not the same.
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But freight brokers can be customs brokers while customs brokers cannot be freight brokers.
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freight forwarding is a vast area it includes a lot of
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job roles the customs brokers job role is limited yet vital
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in the logistics industry now let's talk about the importance of
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freight forwarders as they are always at your service you may have not identified their importance
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having reliable freight brokers for your business will smooth the supply chain of your cargo
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as freight brokers take care of the goods from the shipper's
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doorstep to the consignee's doorstep trustworthy freight brokers become partners to
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the company nowadays what is the freight forwarders cargo receipt the
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freight forwarders cargo receipt is a document commonly known as fcr
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this document act as an acceptance by the forwarder on safe
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receipt of cargo the document is issued to the cargo owner
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or the shipper are you curious about fiata fiata stands for
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the international federation of freight forwarders association it is the non
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-governmental world body representing freight brokers at the country level freight agents have associations to raise their voice
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and all country level associations become members of fiata to have
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a loud voice around the world for more information on fiata
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please visit their website fiata .org i will put the link in the description are freight freight forwarder and NVOCC are same?
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They are not the same and most people think they are the same.
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Their responsibilities differ and have different roles before the law.
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You can watch our video about NVOCC to identify their role.
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That's all for this video.
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I hope you gained some knowledge about freight forwarders.
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Also, you can read the article about freight forwarders visiting our website dailylogistic .com
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thanks for watching see you in another video

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Este vídeo tiene 64 frases y 697 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:11. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 166 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. Solo el 73 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
freight sustantivo/fɹeɪt/transporte de mercancías
broker sustantivo/ˈbɹoʊkɚ/corredor, bróker
cargo sustantivo/ˈkɑɹɡoʊ/carga, cargamento
logistics sustantivo/ləˈd͡ʒɪstɪks/logística
custom sustantivo/ˈkʌstəm/costumbre, usanza
receipt sustantivo/ɹɪˈsiːt/recepción, recibimiento
destination sustantivo/dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/destino, destinación
doorstep sustantivo/ˈdɔː(ɹ)stɛp/lumbral
vast adjetivo/væst/vasto, enorme
curious adjetivo/ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/curioso, tener curiosidad
assist verbo/əˈsɪst/ayudar, asistir
deck sustantivo/ˈdɛk/piso, plataforma
belong verbo/bɪˈlɒŋ/pertenecer [with en or a]
commonly adverbio/ˈkɑmənli/comúnmente
vital adjetivo/ˈvaɪtəl/vital

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

  • Los sonidos de “th”: smooth /smuːð/, trustworthy /ˈtɹʌst.wɜː.ði/
  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, preparation /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, federation /ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən/, satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/, negotiate /nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: destination /dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/, preparation /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, federation /ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən/, satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/, facilitate /fəˈsɪlɪteɪt/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

  1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
  2. Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
  3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como freight, broker, cargo.

¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?

Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.

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