{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Consignment Consolidation Logistics","description":"Consignment consolidation logistics is the practice of combining small shipments from multiple shippers into a single transport unit to reduce freight costs and maximize load utilization. A freight forwarder collects individual consignments at a consolidation point, merges them into one shared load, and moves them together to the destination region, where the cargo is deconsolidated and delivered separately to each consignee. This is the foundation of LCL (less than container load) ocean freight","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/consignment-consolidation-logistics","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-23T16:46:54.861459","citation":"https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/freight-consolidation.asp","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/consignment-consolidation-logistics","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Consignment Consolidation Logistics · Consignment consolidation logistics is the practice of combining small shipments from multiple shippers into a single transport unit to reduce freight costs and maximize load utilization. · Quelle: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/freight-consolidation.asp"}