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I cling to the idea that Herman Melville had to work at the end of his career watching ships in a dock, as a shipping agent in New York. Any writer who thinks they should be given patronage because of their gift... you don't have to look too far in history to see that's just not the case.
Jess Walter

Meaning of "shipping agent" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHIPPING AGENT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHIPPING AGENT

noun
adjective
verb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shipping agent is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHIPPING AGENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of shipping agent in the English dictionary

The definition of shipping agent in the dictionary is a person or company whose business is to prepare shipping documents, arrange shipping space and insurance, and deal with customs requirements.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHIPPING AGENT

shippable
shipped
shippen
shipper
shippie
shipping
shipping articles
shipping channel
shipping clerk
shipping company
shipping container
shipping department
shipping documents
shipping forecast
shipping industry
shipping lane
shipping line
shipping losses
shipping ton
shippo

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHIPPING AGENT

agent
alkylating agent
chelating agent
chemical agent
county agent
estate agent
export agent
free agent
insurance agent
intelligent
newsagent
oxidizing agent
patent agent
reagent
real-estate agent
release agent
secret agent
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travel agent
wetting agent

Synonyms and antonyms of shipping agent in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «shipping agent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHIPPING AGENT

Find out the translation of shipping agent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shipping agent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shipping agent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

货运代理
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

agente de envío
570 millions of speakers

English

shipping agent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शिपिंग एजेंट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وكيل الشحن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

экспедитор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

agente de transporte
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শিপিং এজেন্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

agent maritime
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ejen perkapalan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Reeder
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

船会社代理店
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

선박 대리점
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Agen pengiriman
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đại lý tàu biển
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கப்பல் முகவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शिपिंग एजंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kargo şirketi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

agente di trasporto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spedytorem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

експедитор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

agent de transport maritim
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ναυτιλιακού πράκτορα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gestuur agent
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

speditör
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

speditør
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shipping agent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHIPPING AGENT»

The term «shipping agent» is normally little used and occupies the 110.264 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHIPPING AGENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shipping agent

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QUOTES WITH «SHIPPING AGENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shipping agent.
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Jess Walter
I cling to the idea that Herman Melville had to work at the end of his career watching ships in a dock, as a shipping agent in New York. Any writer who thinks they should be given patronage because of their gift... you don't have to look too far in history to see that's just not the case.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHIPPING AGENT»

Discover the use of shipping agent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shipping agent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rowing News
1 prefer to use my shipping agent cos i have been shipping with them for over 10 years, and this is my consignment here so i prefer to use my shipping agent. 2. The shipping agent only accepts shipping fee from shipper and you are the ...
2
Maritime Regulations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
(2) As a precondition to licensing, the shipping agent shall be required to hold a commercial registration, have previous experience of maritime commercial operations and ports' services and produce evidence of this with a certificate from the ...
Hussein M. El-Sayed, 1987
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The Law of Letters of Credit and Bank Guarantees
It reasoned that, since the agent employed was a shipping agent, there was no apparent authority for one of its employees to indorse the draft in blank because the court held that the authority of an agent who ordinarily is a shipper does not ...
Agasha Mugasha, 2003
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
Approval of a nomination for purchasing agent or shipping agent may be withheld for a period not to exceed 30 days pending completion of any investigation deemed appropriate. (5) Approval of a purchasing agent or shipping agent to act for ...
‎1979
5
Enterprise Interoperability IV: Making the Internet of the ...
shipping agent can thus discover which means of transport come into question for the route to Paris, taking into account the requirements resulting from the type of goods to be transported. Fresh fruits require cooling and temperature ...
Keith Popplewell, Jenny Harding, Chalmeta Ricardo, 2010
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Shipping and Logistics Law: Principles and Practice in Hong Kong
Gomer v Pitt & Scott (1922) 12 Ll Rep 115 X asked Y, a shipping agent, to 'see the policy' to ensure X's goods were properly covered by a marine insurance policy. Y agreed to do so gratuitously. Y obtained an oral assurance from X's bank ...
Felix W.H. Chan, Jimmy J.M. Ng, Bobby K.Y. Wong, 2002
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Intelligent Enterprises of the 21st Century
Shipping Agent: A shipping agent is associated with every transaction involving a specific shipping company. This agent relays messages from the shipping company's gateway agent (located at the shipping company's site) to agents and  ...
Jatinder N. D. Gupta, Sushil Kumar Sharma, 2004
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The American Clipper Ship, 1845-1920: A Comprehensive ...
The shipping agent was, in effect, the middleman in the entire shipping process and was the one who actively sought out the cargos for the ships whose owners he worked with. In return for his efforts, the shipping agent was generally paid ...
Glenn A. Knoblock, 2014
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The Other Side of the Tape: Tales of Lunacy and Stupidity in ...
While the amounts are bad enough, Bubble Junkies have a nasty habit of watching the shipping agent pack their parcel. This is naturally understandable. After all, it's their stuff that's being packed. However, these are the people that will give ...
Joseph Willish, 2009
10
Heterogeneous Agent Systems
... in(Part-supplier. msgbox :gefVa/-(Msg.Idl, "Part-supplier")), DoorKfer-parf(Part- id, Amount -requested), If we decide to order Amount_requested units of part Part -id, we must also use the shipping agent's prepare : schedule( shipping) service ...
V. S. Subrahmanian, 2000

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHIPPING AGENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shipping agent is used in the context of the following news items.
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A lifetime as a shipping agent in Falmouth remembered in book …
As a busy shipping agent constantly on call, Steve witnessed the dramatic, the amusing, the mystifying and, just occasionally, the scarcely credible. «Falmouth Packet, Jul 15»
2
ADM joint venture acquires Brazilian shipping agency
The company serves as a shipping agent for both inbound and outbound vessels, coordinating vessel clearance, loading/discharging operations, vessel ... «Supply Chain Digital, Jun 15»
3
Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd. Acquires Ship Management …
Our cooperation with Mr. Wang and his shipping-related companies in recent months ... As a general shipping agent, the Company serves ships coming to and ... «MarketWatch, Aug 14»
4
Singapore Alleges Shipping Company Helped N. Korea Smuggle …
Singapore-registered Chinpo Shipping Co. Ltd. was charged Tuesday with transferring $72,000 to a Panama shipping agent, knowing that the funds could be ... «Voice of America, Jun 14»
5
Sierra Leone removes nine Iranian vessels from shipping register
In mid-August, Tanzania announced it was de-registering 36 Iranian vessels and dropping the Dubai-based shipping agent it said had flagged them without the ... «Reuters, Sep 12»

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