To put an extremely complex and long-winded process in simple words, freight forwarding is the management and execution of the movement of goods of any kind from one point of the globe to another, ensuring that it they are not lost, misplaced or damaged in transit. The distance between the source and the destination is usually far-flung, spanning different oceans and landmasses, requiring special logistical and organisational skill for the shipment to reach its end point from its source of dispatch.