{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Freight consolidation","description":"Rather than moving each consignment separately, freight consolidation groups shipments from multiple shippers into a single transport unit. A freight forwarder collects LCL (Less than Container Load) cargo from different customers, loads it into one container or truck, and dispatches it as a full unit – typically as FCL (Full Container Load) in ocean freight. Sharing the fixed costs of one transport unit across several shippers brings down the per-unit rate considerably. The trade-off is longer ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/freight-consolidation-2","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T10:09:17.564426","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freight_consolidation","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/freight-consolidation-2","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Freight consolidation · Rather than moving each consignment separately, freight consolidation groups shipments from multiple shippers into a single transport unit. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freight_consolidation"}