 | LCL -LESS THAN CONTAINER LOAD |
LCL – an abbreviation for “Less than Container Load”. This term is
commonly used to describe a sea freight service that designed for
shipping boxed, crated or palletized
cargo from or to the USA that
cannot fill an entire 20 or 40 foot sea freight container.
There are many advantages of using LCL sea freight service when using a direct service from a Freight Forwarder (International transportation company) Vs. using FCL (full container load) or International moving companies services.
IT SHARPLY DECREASES SHIPPING COST ON SMALLER SEA FREIGHT SHIPMENTS AND:
- When you share a 40 foot sea freight container with one or more
exporters that import or export goods to or from the USA. You pay only
for the space used but not for a whole sea freight container.
- As a rule the transit time will be the same as if you would ship a
full container and most likely it will be faster if you use a
service from an International moving company.
- Typically the LCL ocean freight rates are calculated is BY VOLUME ( per cubic meter)
but NOT BY WEIGHT. Since vessel capacity is not really limited by
weight of cargo but by the hold of the ship, in general WEIGHT OF LCL
CARGO IS NOT A PRICING FACTOR (you may find more about dimensional weight in respect of sea freight and inland (LTL) trucking in our website).
- You may save on inland trucking. If you self-deliver your boxed,
crated or palletized goods, that easily fits into your own or rented
truck, to a sea freight ship terminal of ocean carrier (International
transportation company) then you will eliminate pre-carriage expenses
that with FCL or International moving company's service may be
comparable to or even exceed the ocean freight shipping cost itself.
Notice: In the International Cargo Transportation by Sea Industry the term Ocean Freight means the price paid by shipper for the transfer (sailing) his/her cargo between sea freight carrier's terminals in countries of origin and destinations. Shipping Costs of ocean freight may not include origin and/or destination charges. See samples of total shipping costs calculations on Import or Export to or from the USA by sea below.
IT IS FLEXIBLE:
- If you self-deliver your boxed cargo to an International
transportation company sea freight ship terminal then you may request
to palletize your loose boxes in one or more shipping units directly at
the ship terminal. By palletizing your boxes you make it safe for
shipping from or to the USA in a sea freight container. You may
palletize smaller boxes and request to ship bigger items loose. Then
your eliminate shipping cost and extra-volume charges related to
palletizing
Notice: International moving companies may box, crate and palletize your goods for the international shipment as well. However they will charge you for the labor and materials used for your Import or Export with their profit on top of that.
- You can ship cargo of any sizes and forms as long as it fits into a
40' sea freight container with internal dimensions as follows:
Length - 39'5" = 12 meters
Width - 7'5" = 2.35 meters
Height - 7'10" = 2.39 meters
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