• Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) – an entity, without owning or operating a vessel, providing a point to point service which may include several modes of transport and/or undertakes groupage of Less Container Load (LCL) shipments and issuing a corresponding transport document.
  • International Freight Forwarder – a local entity that acts as a cargo intermediary and facilitates transport of goods on behalf of its client without assuming the role of a carrier. It can also perform other forwarding services, such as booking cargo space, negotiating freight rates, preparing documents, advancing freight payments, providing packing/crating, trucking and warehousing, engaging as an agent/representative of a foreign NVOCC/cargo consolidator named in a Master Bill of Lading as consignee of a consolidated shipment, and other related undertakings.
  • Domestic Freight Forwarder – an entity that facilitates and provides the transport of cargo and distribution of goods within the Philippines on behalf of its client.