{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Air and Sea Freight Consolidation","description":"Air and sea freight consolidation enters the shipping process when individual cargo volumes fall short of filling a container or justifying dedicated aircraft capacity. A freight forwarder or consolidation house combines shipments from multiple shippers into a single loading unit: in sea freight, a shared full container (FCL) billed at LCL rates to each shipper; in air freight, multiple house air waybills grouped under one master air waybill issued by the consolidator. Shippers gain access to lo","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/air-and-sea-freight-consolidation","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-16T02:02:05.104895","citation":"https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/freight-consolidation.asp","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/air-and-sea-freight-consolidation","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Air and Sea Freight Consolidation · Air and sea freight consolidation enters the shipping process when individual cargo volumes fall short of filling a container or justifying dedicated aircraft capacity. · Quelle: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/freight-consolidation.asp"}