A freight forwarder that also acts as a shipping agent does not need to register twice.

A single registration on the NAIC portal is sufficient, and the same MPCI Party ID can be used for both roles:

• When acting as a freight forwarder, only the company’s own MPCI Party ID is required.
• When acting as a shipping agent filing on behalf of a shipping line, both the company’s own MPCI Party ID and the shipping line’s MPCI Party ID must be provided.

This ensures the filing is correctly attributed while avoiding duplicate registrations.