{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Loose Container Freight Consolidation","description":"Loose container freight consolidation – widely known as LCL (less-than-container-load) consolidation – enters the picture when individual shippers lack sufficient cargo to fill a full container economically. A freight forwarder or terminal operator receives partial shipments from multiple principals at a Container Freight Station (CFS), sorts them by port of discharge, and stows the goods into a single shared container. At the destination, a de-consolidation terminal strips the container and rel","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/loose-container-freight-consolidation","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-25T17:24:28.681075","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupage_(logistics)","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/loose-container-freight-consolidation","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Loose Container Freight Consolidation · Loose container freight consolidation – widely known as LCL (less-than-container-load) consolidation – enters the picture when individual shippers lack sufficient cargo to fill a full container economically. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupage_(logistics)"}