The Collar360

Non-vessel operating common carrier

Other names

freight forwarder, NVOCC, shipment consolidator

Boats and shipping

They buy space on ships and sell it in small parts to people who send goods, and they give out shipping papers.

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  1. 1

    Buy space on ships from the shipping company.

  2. 2

    Sell parts of that space to smaller shippers.

  3. 3

    Write bills of lading for the goods.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
transporteur non exploitant/transporteuse non exploitante de navire
español
transitario en operaciones NVOCC/ transitaria en operaciones NVOCC
العربية
ناقل عام غير مشغل للسفن / ناقلة عامة غير مشغل للسفن
português
Transitário de transportador não operador de navios/ Transitária de transportador não operador de navios
Deutsch
Frachtführer ohne eigenen Schiffsbetrieb/Frachtführerin ohne eigenen Schiffsbetrieb
italiano
vettore marittimo non armatore

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