- Less than container load
Less than container load (LCL) is a shipment that is not large enough to fill a standard
cargo container .Less Than Carload or Less Than Container Load is "a quantity of cargo less than that required for the application of a carload rate. A quantity of cargo less than that that fills the visible or rated capacity of an ocean container." [ [http://www.knownet2.com/logistics/transDR/glossary.htm KNOW NET 2: The Federal Logistics SuperSite - The Federal Transportation Management Desk Reference: Glossary - Definitions ] ]
A system of transportation used specially in international trade, where various shippers pool their boxed goods in the same container.fact|date=November 2007
In August 2006, Young Brothers Limited, a shipping company, was granted additional land on
Kahului harbor on the island ofMaui, Hawaii for LCL shipments after Young brothers requested a 24% rate hike. [ [http://www.kauaiworld.com/articles/2006/12/19/news/news03.txt Kauai Garden Island News ] ] [ [http://www.hawaii.gov/gov/news/releases/2006/News_Item.2006-08-21.5316 State And Young Brothers Enter Agreement To Continue Less Than Container Load Cargo Service — Office Of The Governor ] ]UPS andDHL offer LCL service for ocean freight. [ [http://www.ups-scs.com/transportation/lcl.html LCL (Less-Than-Container Load) - UPS Supply Chain Solutions ] ] [http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/bussol/offering/global_transport/freight/ocean_freight.html] [ [http://www.dhl.lt/publish/g0/en/services/a_o/ocean/lcl.high.html DHL | Global | Less Than Container Load ] ]References
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