FCL Shipping - Full Container Load

What is FCL?

Sea freight shipping is a longstanding reliable method of transporting large volume goods in different sizes. One of these is called Full Container Load shipping (FCL) when means that a shipment take the whole space of a container without needing to share the container with other shippers. In short, for an FCL cargo, all the goods in a container belong to one party.

Logistically05.jpg

Benefits of FCL

Using FCL as your choice of shipment method comes with a few benefits:

  • You can load your own container to maximise the use of space

  • A quicker transit time once it has arrived.

How does FCL work?

There is usually six steps involved when FCL shipping:

  1. You'll need to select which company to use to ship your Full Container Load

  2. The ocean freight company will arrange for the collection of the shipment

  3. The shipment is sent to the port for customs clearance

  4. The items are loaded into a container. As this is FCL (Full Container Load) you’ll have your own container and not share with any other shipper.

  5. Once the container arrives at the destination country, it'll undergo another customs clearance before being released.

  6. The shipped items are then finally delivered.

Logistically09.jpg

How much does FCL cost?

The cost of FCL all depends on a few factors; the distance your container is travelling, the size of your container and how busy the shipping season is. Logistically are here to ensure you don’t pay more than you need to for a full container load.