The primary, though not the only, difference between forwarders and brokers is that a freight broker never takes possession of items being shipped.

Freight middlemen are seeing a surge in business as growing economic demand and tight capacity sends companies rushing to find shipping space. Financial results from brokerage businesses, which ...

As a freight broker, you’ll work with manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors who need to get their products across town or across the country with the help of trucking companies.

The Baltic Exchange is looking into launching a freight index for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and is working with leading ship brokers to explore potential shipping routes that might be used as ...