Freight Insurance
You Should Always Factor in the Cost of Freight Insurance Services
As in all other areas of commerce and industry, freight insurance services are now an important part of freight transportation and shipping freight, and therefore freight insurance services must be factored into your planning, paperwork and budget.
There is no paperwork as time consuming as that which is required by a freight insurance company. More likely than not, your time is already stretched, and you are too busy to waste time with the extra documentation required to apply for freight insurance. Arranging freight shipping and transportation services can waste valuable time, time you could be spending working on revenue-creating items.
Some types of freight that can be covered by freight insurance in Brisbane are:
- Open Deck Freight
- Palletized Goods
- Livestock & Grain
- Resources & Minerals
- Containerised Items
- Perishable Foods
- Personal Effects
- Dangerous goods
- Fragile goods – ie glass
- Second hand goods
- Hazardous goods
Please note:
National Freight Management does not offer a fragile service. Fragile, blood or liquid items must be packaged to withstand their entire journey. Refer to our terms and conditions.
To cover goods under Marine Open Cover Insurance (MOC) the sender must complete the front of the consignment note with the value of the consignment and the correct currency. Cover for insurance will be charged to your normal National Freight Management account. MOC is not available to all destinations so please check with our Customer Service team if you are unsure.
National Freight Management does not cover consequential loss.
It is the sender’s responsibility to be aware of prohibited items in the country of origin, transhipment countries and receiving countries.