货运代理人向委托人求偿垫付费用是海事审判中最为常见的海上货运代理合同纠纷。在货代与运输过程中,货运代理人往往同时兼具托运人代理人与承运人代理人双重身份,这并不意味着其行为必然无效或具有过错;但在货运代理人兼具双方代理人身份时,尤其需要按照关联性与合理性的标准对所发生的垫付费用进行审查。 It is the most common maritime freight forwarding contract dispute that the freight forwarder solicits from the client for the advance payment. In the process of freight forwarding and transportation, freight forwarders usually have both dual identities of the shipper’s agent and the carrier’s agent at the same time, which does not mean that their acts are necessarily ineffective or faulty. However, if the freight forwarder acts both as an agent In particular, there is a need to review the costs incurred in accordance with the criteria of relevance and reasonableness.