The topic of this thesis is Maritime transport and freight forwarding in international business. International shipments by sea do not consist of the simple transfer of freight containers from one place to another, but must go through precise customs, legal, commercial and insurance aspects, which are not always easy to understand. Sea transport is the best choice when the goal is to find a balance between costs and quantities delivered. Maritime transport has always been an area of greatest activity that handles thousands of containers every year on all sea routes in the world. Transportation takes place thanks to consolidated relationships with the most reliable and efficient carriers, including cargo space with extremely competitive prices. Transportation by sea is much cheaper than other types of transportation, for example it is cheaper than air transportation. Likewise, it can be said that it is not appropriate to send any shipment weighing more than 500 kg by plane. The capacity of cargo ships is much higher compared to any other mode of shipment and is therefore ideal in the case of large quantities of cargo or out of standard. The transport of goods by air is subject to many more rules and restrictions than transport by sea, especially with regard to dangerous goods. Transport by sea takes a much longer time compared to air transport, although much progress has been made in recent years thanks to faster ships and the computerization of customs procedures. Long voyages increase the exposure to cargo safety risks and the crews of merchant ships, especially on certain routes. Freight forwarding plays an important role in the costs, the price of goods paid by the end user, as well as in the efficiency of delivery, the availability of goods on the market.