A freight forwarder,
forwarder, or forwarding agent, also known as a non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC), is a person or company that organizes shipments for individuals to get goods from the manufacturer or producer to a market, customer or final point of distribution.
express carriers: The cargo carried consists mostly of small packages.
Networks of express carriers, though not necessarily globally integrated yet, are developing even in the poorer regions of the world. According to Boeing, the integrated carriers, though globally not a dominating segment, are gaining in market share;
FedEx Cooperation. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services.
FedEx Express provides fast and reliable delivery to every U.S. address and to more than 220 countries and territories around the world.
FedEx uses a global air-and-ground network to speed delivery of time-sensitive shipments, usually in one to two business days with the delivery time guaranteed.
perishable goods. Goods such as food products that must be used within a short period of time.
Perishable good cargo includes shipments that are perishable and may spoil or decay because of changes in altitude, temperature, humidity, climate, or other environmental conditions or because of expiration. These include;
* Human foodstuffs,
* Vegetables and fruits
* Fresh/frozen meat
* Fresh/frozen fish
* Eggs for human consumption
* Flowers
* Live organs/fresh blood samples for humans
* Plants, etc