FREIGHT FORWARDER AS A LOGISTICS OPERATOR

Špedicija je vrlo bitna gospodarska djelatnost kojom se bave špediteri. Posao špeditera je da organiziraju dopremu, otpremu i provoz određene robe njihovih nalogodavatelja uz pomoć prijevoznika, te da se bave svim ostalim poslovima u vezi s dopremom, otpremom i provozom robe. Ovu djelatnost najvećim dijelom regulira FIATA – Međunarodni savez špediterskih udruženja. Cilj rada je upoznati bitne elemente kojim će se uvidjeti razvoj špedicije, razlike između špeditera i logističkog operatora, čime se oni bave te koje uvjete špediter treba zadovoljiti da bi postao logistički operator. Također, na temelju stvarnih primjera špediterskog uključivanja u segmente logističkog tržišta lako možemo uvidjeti probleme koji nastaju nakon transformacije špeditera u logističkog operatora.Freight forwarding is a very important economic activity engaged by freight forwarders. Their job is to organize the delivery, shipping and transit of certain goods of their orderers with the assistance of the carrier, and they are engaged in all other matters relating to the delivery, shipping and transit of the goods. At international level, this activity is largely governed by FIATA - the International Federation of Freight Forwarders. The aim of this research is to carry out a research to understand the development of freight forwarding, the difference between freight forwarder and logistic operator, as well as what the freight forwarder needs to satisfy to become a logistic operator. Also, based on actual examples of freight forwarding in segments of the logistics market, we can easily see the problems that arise after the shipper's transformation into a logistics operator