LCL Shipping

To get started with your shipment, get in touch with a reliable freight forwarder and provide them with the dimensions and weight of your cargo. The freight forwarder will then prepare and submit the necessary documents such as the bill of lading, invoice and packing list. 

Additional documents may be required depending on the type of cargo you are shipping and the destination port.

Next, your freight forwarder will arrange for the goods to be picked up from your location and sent to the consolidation warehouse, where they will be grouped with other shipments. 

Alternatively, you can transport them to the warehouse on your own. If you doing so, it is crucial to ensure that they are properly wrapped and ready to be loaded. Upon arrival, your goods will be packed into the LCL container.

The cut-off date for your goods to arrive at the consolidation warehouse is usually 7 days before the sailing date. This may differ depending on the location of the warehouse as inland ones may require additional time to transport the container to the port.

After the LCL container has been packed and prepped, it will be delivered to the departure port before being transferred to the shipping line and sent to the destination.

For shipments to secondary ports, your goods may be offloaded at a transshipment point and moved to another container. Alternatively, more cargo may be loaded onto the container before it ships to the destination port.

Once the container arrives at the destination port, it will be picked up by the freight forwarder and transported to a deconsolidation warehouse, where the goods in the container will be broken down into smaller shipments and distributed to the various destinations.

The last step is to receive your goods at your designated location. The freight forwarder will likely arrange for last-mile delivery via trucking or you can opt to pick up your goods from the deconsolidation warehouse.