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Take advantage of the cost efficiency
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Ensure reliability and flexibility
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Enjoy extended visibility of LCL shipping
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Gain access to greater capability
Enjoy extended visibility of LCL shipping
- Book, track, and access pricing of your LCL shipments online
- Ensure data availability and real-time reporting
- Access harmonized reporting and KPIs
- Gain visibility of customs milestones via web portal and EDI interface
- Leverage data interfaces to support and optimize processes
Gain access to greater capability
- Benefit from fast LCL transit times
- Count on fast-track loading and unloading at dedicated container freight stations (CFS)
- Manage the entire LCL cargo process, from combining supply orders to paperwork, shipping, customs, and delivery
- Use our carbon insetting solution to support your sustainability commitments
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Frequently asked questions
LCL means “Less than Container Load”! With LCL, customers with smaller shipments not fully taking up a full container (FCL) can ship them together with other customers’ shipments in a consolidated container” where all smaller cargoes are combined together in the same container!
Generally, LCL is good for smaller shipments and FCL is good for bigger shipments, but you still need to consider the transit time and ocean freight market.
When combining smaller shipments from multiple customers there is no need for the customers to wait until they have enough cargo to build an own FCL container. Customers save time and money by choosing the freight type of LCL!
CFS means “Container Freight Station”. This is the place where GEODIS is consolidating and de-consolidating the individual LCL shipments at the outgoing (export) and the incoming (import) sides.
You can calculate your CBM volumes based on your cargo’s height, weight, length and width. The following formula is used to calculate the chargeable volume (Unit) of LCL shipment: Gross volume = L x W x H
To make pricing as smart and as efficient as possible GEODIS provides a robust freight management platform called IRIS. With IRIS, customers are able to get a quote, retrieve instant “door-to-door” pricing, and place their cargo bookings while ensuring a smooth and fast process. You can also contact a GEODIS dedicated expert who will provide LCL price to you.
You may use sustainable fuel solutions to decarbonize your supply chain and meet your company’s sustainability goals. GEODIS offers these solutions for air and sea freight. We not only make it easy to book sustainable fuel-powered freight via several channels, but also share audited reports of your CO2 reduction. Click here to calculate the carbon emissions of your freight transport chains. And speak to our team at GEODIS to see how Sustainable Marine Fuel (SMF) and Sustainable Air Fuel (SAF) insetting services can reduce your carbon footprint.
Yes, you can book with GEODIS for your export and import customs clearance.