Unlike consolidated shipment activation – which triggers the operational start of carriage – consolidated shipment release is the explicit authorization by the freight forwarder or logistics provider to physically hand over a grouped consignment from the warehouse to the transport partner.
Source: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/consolidated-shipment.asp
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