{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Ocean Freight Booking Consolidation","description":"Freight forwarders apply ocean freight booking consolidation when individual shippers do not have enough cargo to fill an entire container on their own, combining multiple less-than-container-load (LCL) shipments into a single full-container-load (FCL). Each shipper pays only for the space they occupy—calculated by cubic meter or chargeable weight—rather than bearing the cost of a full container. The forwarder manages coordination, warehousing at a consolidation point, and documentation; at the ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/ocean-freight-booking-consolidation","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-17T16:22:38.554235","citation":"https://www.flexport.com/glossary/ocean-freight-consolidation/","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/ocean-freight-booking-consolidation","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Ocean Freight Booking Consolidation · Freight forwarders apply ocean freight booking consolidation when individual shippers do not have enough cargo to fill an entire container on their own, combining multiple less-than-container-load (LCL) shipments into a single full-container-load (FCL). · Quelle: https://www.flexport.com/glossary/ocean-freight-consolidation/"}