{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Cargo Consolidation","description":"Cargo consolidation groups smaller shipments from multiple shippers into a single, larger consignment moving under one master transport document – reducing per-unit freight costs and maximising load efficiency. A consolidator, typically a freight forwarder or specialist LCL operator, accepts individual parcels, sorts them by destination and combines them into one container or master pallet. The model is most prevalent in ocean LCL (Less than Container Load) and air freight. Some additional wareh","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/cargo-consolidation","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-16T09:37:10.368685","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidation_(logistics)","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/cargo-consolidation","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Cargo Consolidation · Cargo consolidation groups smaller shipments from multiple shippers into a single, larger consignment moving under one master transport document – reducing per-unit freight costs and maximising load efficiency. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidation_(logistics)"}