THE British International Freight Association has warned its members of Chinese independent forwarding companies soliciting partnership by email in offering cheap ocean rates to businesses in the UK.
BIFA warns of Chinese forwarders email soliciting cheap ocean rate offers
THE British International Freight Association has warned its members of Chinese independent forwarding companies soliciting partnership by email in offering cheap ocean rates to businesses in the UK.
Although some of these will be genuine requests, there will be agreements struck which fail to follow procedure. Then when cargo hits UK ports, original Bill of Lading is found to be missing and the Chinese forwarder demands large ransom for the release of these documents.
This then puts UK forwarders and customers in a costly dilemma where goods remain in situ without original documentation, cited a report from the American Journal of Transportation.
The association advises UK forwarders and customers to be careful in forming an agreement with overseas partner by not relying solely on signature in an agency agreement.
