Agora Freight

You may already have heard the terms LCL and FCL in import and export contexts, after all, they are acronyms that refer to cargo transport frequently used in foreign trade. But what does it really mean and how can it help your business? LCL (Less Container Load) l means less than a container load, in this mode of transport, the cargoes of different importers or exporters are loaded into the same container – also known as a consolidation shipment Small loads should be considered for LCL shipping because it is not worthwhile paying for a full container when you do not have enough cargo to fill it. For the small and medium-sized importers, it is a way to make their import process more cost-effective. Unlike LCL transport , another method of shipping containerized cargo is FCL (Full Container Load), which stands for fully loaded container with one load. As the name implies, in this model, there is enough cargo to fill a container, or if you want the cargo to be transported by itself, this...

Transport, logistics operator, freight transportation service, supply chain... Sometimes it is not easy to know where one begins and the other ends, what tasks they share and which ones are specific to one or the other. In this article, we will not only try to clarify the differences but also highlight some aspects that are essential for this service. What is a freight forwarding service? Freight forwarding is sometimes defined as the muscle of the supply chain. This is because it is the one that physically carries out the movement of the merchandise from one point to another. However, this simile seems to imply that there is no brain behind this movement of trucks. But this would be wrong. Managing a fleet and conducting routes has a lot of science behind the scenes. Both supply chain and logistics are more global concepts. But both need the less glamorous cargo transportation service to function. Things to keep in mind in the cargo transport service Vehicle types Freight transport...