# Connecting forwarding

*Last updated: 2026-06-16*

> Once goods have passed through a transshipment point—a distribution center, marshaling yard, or container port—and need to reach their final consignee, connecting forwarding takes over the remaining leg.

Once goods have passed through a transshipment point—a distribution center, marshaling yard, or container port—and need to reach their final consignee, connecting forwarding takes over the remaining leg. Operating typically with smaller vehicles and consolidating multiple deliveries as groupage freight, it makes last-mile distribution commercially viable. In multimodal operations following ocean or rail freight, it serves as the organisational link between long-haul main carriage and local delivery. It should not be confused with pre-carriage, which refers to the feeder leg to the first main mode: connecting forwarding is always downstream, never upstream.

**Source:** [https://wirtschaftslexikon.gabler.de/definition/anschlussspedition-54161](https://wirtschaftslexikon.gabler.de/definition/anschlussspedition-54161)

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Term | Connecting forwarding |
| Language | EN |
| Word count | 92 |
| Last updated | 2026-06-16 |
| Source | https://wirtschaftslexikon.gabler.de/definition/anschlussspedition-54161 |

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