0 a person or company whose job is to organize the sending of goods from one place to another: --
wine shippers
1 a company that is responsible for transporting goods from one place to another, by air, sea, road, etc.: --
On three occasions the freight rates have been reduced, benefiting the shippers, the passengers, and the tourists.
Again the national aviation security programme requires cargo other than that from known shippers to be subject to security screening procedures.
It is important to note that each time an oil company hires such a shipper, the operator's credentials are checked carefully.
The average delay in the despatch of general cargo to the port is between two and four months for all classes of shippers.
The fact is that the mischief of flags of convenience has been compounded over the years by collusion between ship owners, shippers and indeed governments.
Licences will only be issued to legitimate shippers, merchants, brokers, dealers, and consumers.
They have been a convenience availed of by certain shippers and shipowners.
Railway rates likewise favored carload volume shippers over batch manufacturers' common crate and package lots.
