diff --git a/frontend/components/shipment/shipment-card.test.tsx b/frontend/components/shipment/shipment-card.test.tsx
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+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { ShipmentCard } from './shipment-card';
+import { Shipment, ShipmentStatus } from '../../types/shipment.types';
+
+jest.mock('next/link', () => {
+  return function MockLink({
+    children,
+    href,
+    ...props
+  }: {
+    children: React.ReactNode;
+    href: string;
+    className?: string;
+  }) {
+    return (
+      <a href={href} {...props}>
+        {children}
+      </a>
+    );
+  };
+});
+
+const STATUS_BADGE_CLASSES: Record<ShipmentStatus, string> = {
+  [ShipmentStatus.PENDING]: 'bg-yellow-100',
+  [ShipmentStatus.ACCEPTED]: 'bg-blue-100',
+  [ShipmentStatus.IN_TRANSIT]: 'bg-indigo-100',
+  [ShipmentStatus.DELIVERED]: 'bg-teal-100',
+  [ShipmentStatus.COMPLETED]: 'bg-green-100',
+  [ShipmentStatus.CANCELLED]: 'bg-gray-100',
+  [ShipmentStatus.DISPUTED]: 'bg-red-100',
+};
+
+const STATUS_LABELS: Record<ShipmentStatus, string> = {
+  [ShipmentStatus.PENDING]: 'Pending',
+  [ShipmentStatus.ACCEPTED]: 'Accepted',
+  [ShipmentStatus.IN_TRANSIT]: 'In Transit',
+  [ShipmentStatus.DELIVERED]: 'Delivered',
+  [ShipmentStatus.COMPLETED]: 'Completed',
+  [ShipmentStatus.CANCELLED]: 'Cancelled',
+  [ShipmentStatus.DISPUTED]: 'Disputed',
+};
+
+function createMockShipment(overrides: Partial<Shipment> = {}): Shipment {
+  return {
+    id: 'shipment-123',
+    trackingNumber: 'FF-ABC123',
+    shipperId: 'shipper-1',
+    shipper: {
+      id: 'shipper-1',
+      firstName: 'John',
+      lastName: 'Doe',
+      email: 'john@example.com',
+    },
+    carrierId: null,
+    carrier: null,
+    origin: 'Lagos',
+    destination: 'Abuja',
+    cargoDescription: 'Electronics and spare parts',
+    weightKg: 500,
+    volumeCbm: 2.5,
+    price: 1500,
+    currency: 'USD',
+    status: ShipmentStatus.PENDING,
+    notes: null,
+    pickupDate: null,
+    estimatedDeliveryDate: '2026-07-15T00:00:00.000Z',
+    actualDeliveryDate: null,
+    createdAt: '2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+    updatedAt: '2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+describe('ShipmentCard', () => {
+  it('renders tracking number, origin, destination, price, and ETA date from props', () => {
+    render(<ShipmentCard shipment={createMockShipment()} />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('FF-ABC123')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('Lagos → Abuja')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('$1,500.00')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText(/ETA:/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText(/Jul 14, 2026|Jul 15, 2026/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('Electronics and spare parts')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('500 kg')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    ShipmentStatus.PENDING,
+    ShipmentStatus.ACCEPTED,
+    ShipmentStatus.IN_TRANSIT,
+    ShipmentStatus.DELIVERED,
+    ShipmentStatus.COMPLETED,
+    ShipmentStatus.CANCELLED,
+  ])('renders the correct status badge for %s', (status) => {
+    render(<ShipmentCard shipment={createMockShipment({ status })} />);
+
+    const badge = screen.getByText(STATUS_LABELS[status]);
+    expect(badge).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(badge).toHaveClass(STATUS_BADGE_CLASSES[status]);
+  });
+
+  it('links to the shipment detail page with the correct shipment ID', () => {
+    render(<ShipmentCard shipment={createMockShipment({ id: 'abc-456' })} />);
+
+    const link = screen.getByRole('link');
+    expect(link).toHaveAttribute('href', '/shipments/abc-456');
+  });
+
+  it('renders without crashing when optional cargo description is undefined', () => {
+    const shipment = createMockShipment();
+    // Simulate missing optional display field at runtime
+    (shipment as { cargoDescription?: string }).cargoDescription = undefined;
+
+    expect(() => render(<ShipmentCard shipment={shipment} />)).not.toThrow();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('link')).toHaveAttribute('href', '/shipments/shipment-123');
+    expect(screen.getByText('FF-ABC123')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('renders without crashing when price is undefined', () => {
+    const shipment = createMockShipment();
+    (shipment as { price?: number }).price = undefined;
+
+    expect(() => render(<ShipmentCard shipment={shipment} />)).not.toThrow();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('link')).toHaveAttribute('href', '/shipments/shipment-123');
+    expect(screen.getByText('Lagos → Abuja')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/jest.config.ts b/frontend/jest.config.ts
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+import type { Config } from 'jest';
+import nextJest from 'next/jest.js';
+
+const createJestConfig = nextJest({
+  dir: './',
+});
+
+const config: Config = {
+  setupFilesAfterEnv: ['<rootDir>/jest.setup.ts'],
+  testEnvironment: 'jest-environment-jsdom',
+  testMatch: ['**/*.test.{ts,tsx}'],
+};
+
+export default createJestConfig(config);
diff --git a/frontend/jest.setup.ts b/frontend/jest.setup.ts
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+import '@testing-library/jest-dom';