What is a consolidated shipment?

What is a consolidated shipment?

Consolidated shipping is a method of shipping where a consolidator combines individual LCL shipments from various shippers into one full container shipment. Participating in consolidated shipping earns the shipper preferred rates.

How do I ship Consolidated Freight?

Consolidated freight can be shipped via road, rail, air, or ocean. This way, you can avoid higher costs by combining your internationally-bound freight with other shipments.

Is consolidated shipping cheaper?

Consolidated shipping uses a method that not only is more cost efficient, but also considerably reduces the on-again, off-again handling of the product, as freight only has to travel between the shipper, consolidation center, and receiver/consignee.

What is consolidation service?

A service in which a company combines several different shipments on a single vessel or airplane in order to extract bulk rates and other favorable treatment from the transportation service. A consolidation service is also called an assembly service, cargo consolidation, and freight consolidation.