Is there a difference between LCL and Consolidation?

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Industry Encyclopedia

Time of issue：

2023-07-14 11:11

What's the mean of LCL?

There are cases where shippers don’t have enough cargo to fill a full container and they have only small parcels..

They deliver these small parcels to the shipping lines Container Freight Station..

These small parcels are known as LCL which stands for Less than Container Loading

The shipping line collects these small parcels and make up a Full Container Loading

What's the mean of Consolidators？

In these countries, the LCL cargo is delivered by the client to a warehouse for packing into a container.. The act of collecting the LCL cargo from the various shippers and packing into a container is known as Consolidation.. The entity that handles such operations are known as Consolidators (Groupage Operators)..

You must notice : In the case of consolidation cargo, the consolidators issue their House Bills of Lading to the shippers and secure a Master Bill of Lading from the shipping line for the container which is booked with the line as an FCL and which will show them as a shipper on the lines bill of lading..

Depending on the contract with their customers the House Bill of Lading maybe termed as CFS/CFS or Door to Door.. The consolidators responsibility and delivery terms will depend on these terms mentioned on the bill of lading..

The freight charges for these are charged by the Consolidator to the shippers in proportion to the amount of cargo they have received from the shipper..

SO Introduction

The process of full container transport