Less Than Container Load

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Less Than Container Load

Shipments of less than container load size (<$50,000).

Less Than Container Load

In shipping, a term describing cargo of insufficient weight to qualify for a freight rate. That is, when one ships an LCL good, one must usually pay a higher fee.

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A global leader in providing LCL (Less than Container Load) services, ECU Line, was acquired by Allcargo Logistics in 2006.

China,India : Allcargo Logistics rebrands its global subsidiaries ECU Line, Econocaribe and China Consolidators as ECU Worldwide

Less than Container Load (LCL) services are an important tool for shippers to optimize their international supply chains.

Switzerland : Panalpina expands exclusive LCL ocean freight offering

The new service will reduce the transit time for LCL (less than container load) transports from Tuticorin, India, to Hamburg from 33 to 26 days.

Germany : DHL launches new direct / bilateral LCL service for ocean freight containers from India to Hamburg

The company will operate the service weekly and is aimed at reducing the transit time for LCL (less than container load) transports from Tuticorin, India, to Hamburg from 33 to 26 days.

Germany,India : DHL to start new LCL route between TUTICORIN and HAMBURG

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL, is stepping up its focus on multimodal transport services for "less than container load" (LCL) shipments from the transshipment port in Bremen to shipping companies in northern Germany.

Germany : DHL improves carbon footprint with new multimodal service

Panalpina has launched three new direct Less than Container Load (LCL) services from Asia to Europe.

Netherlands : Ocean Freight: Panalpina with new direct LCL services from Asia to Europe

Under the partnership deal, NVO will supply its FCL (full container load), LCL (less than container load), and breakbulk, out of gauge and will offer ro-ro cargo handling services to and from North America, the Middle East, and Africa.

IRAQ,SOUTH AFRICA,UNITED ARAB EMIRATES,UNITED STATES : NVOCC and CSS Group partner with Carotrans

Yusen Logistics offers an array of Air and Ocean freight forwarding services including full container loads (FCL), less than container loads (LCL), supply chain solutions, temperature controlled services, project logistics, customs house brokerage, consultancy (compliance), warehousing and distribution and technology related services.