承运人代理 meaning in English

carrier's agent

With the reform and opening - up policy , the market - oriented economy has been further developed , so has the freight forwarder industry . with the years passing by , the freight forwarders are inclined to divide into two types : one , still as agent on behalf of shippers or carriers , undertakes services related to foreign trade and transportation ; the other , however , appears as an independent principal in the transportation contract . he is the carrier to the shipper and meanwhile a shipper to the ocean carrier
而且，与十年前相比，货运代理行业的经营人出现了一个明显的分化趋势：一种是仍然以托运人或承运人代理的身份，从事单证、码头、海关等配合外贸运输的服务业务；而另一种则以合同当事人的身份，分别同托运人和承运人签订运输合同，以当事人身份完全介入外贸运输的整个过程，对托运人来讲，其身份是承运人，对承运人来讲，其身份是托运人。