Shipping Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Transport & Logistics

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Shipping Skills List in Transport & Logistics

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Shipping role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Shipping job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 74% of Shipping job descriptions contained shipping as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

shipping
74%
logistics
34%
export
27%
international shipping
20%
import
20%
logistic
14%
customs
14%
dispatch
14%
letters of credit
14%
freight forwarding
14%
incoterms
14%
log shipping
7%
hmrc
7%
admin
7%
ocean freight
7%
shipping coordinator
7%
soft commodities
7%
international trade
7%
transport
7%
packing
7%
administrative
7%
sap
7%
administrative duties
7%
stock
7%
commodity
7%
warehouse
7%
customer service
7%
freight
7%
exworks
7%
supply chain
7%
transport & logistics
7%
export compliance
7%
carriers
7%
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While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

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