shipping agent

noun

a person or company whose business is to prepare shipping documents, arrange shipping space and insurance, and deal with customs requirements

Words nearby shipping agent

shipowner, shippable, shipper, shippie, shipping, shipping agent, shipping articles, shipping clerk, shipping fever, shipping lane, shipping room

Example sentences from the Web for shipping agent

  • Osgood had become little more than its manufacturer, shipping-agent, and accountant.

    Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete |Albert Bigelow Paine

  • The shipping-agent yields assent; inserts a second aviso in the Spanish paper, addressed to marineros of all nations.

    The Flag of Distress |Mayne Reid

  • In all probability, the shipping-agent sleeps by the side of his ledger; or, if not, likely enough one of his clerks.

    The Flag of Distress |Mayne Reid