The person for whom the owners of a ship agree to carry goods to a specified destination and at a specified price Also called consignor The conditions under which the transportation is effected are stipulated in the bill of lading
Shippers are people or companies who ship cargo as a business. a company that sends goods to places by ship
A transportation customer, marketer or local distribution company that holds a natural gas capacity contract on a pipeline The shipper is responsible for nominating and transporting natural gas
a cargo owner, the person for whose account the ocean transportation is provided, the person to whom delivery is to be made, a shippers' association, an ocean transportation intermediary that accepts responsibility for payment of all charges applicable under the tariff or service contract (OSRA)
{i} one who ships cargo, one who sends goods from one place to another (via ship, aircraft, etc.)
The company or person who has contracted with a carrier to ship parcels using that carrier's services
One who releases custody of material to a carrier for transportation to a consignee (See "Consignor ")
The shipper is the location where the product is picked up Even when shipping on customers' accounts, the fulfillment company will be the shipper and will receive payments and invoices for a number of extraordinary services, such as claims, refused shipments, COD's, extra customs charges, and dimensional weight charges
a merchant wholesaler who performs most wholesaling functions with the exception of storage and handling Instead, he/she forwards orders to the manufacturer, who ships directly to the customer Payment is made by the customer to the drop shipper, who has paid the manufacturer
a marketing intermediary who receives orders from customers and forwards them to a producer for shipment direct to the customer; the drop shipper takes title to the goods but never actually handles them Also called a Desk Jobber
Often the term shipper is used to describe a specific category of customer A shipper is any market participant which holds a contract to transport gas on a pipeline or local distribution company Shippers often include end-users, marketers, producers, and other local distribution companies