Less than Container Load (LCL) Shipping
Keep your freight moving on schedule. With our less than container load (LCL) services, you only pay for the space you use while efficiently delivering your freight.
- Access direct-to-door capabilities even when full container load (FCL) capacity is strained.
- Operate where you do business with strategic consolidation hubs in Asia, Europe, India, North America, South America, and Oceania.
- Avoid port congestion with expedited LCL freight service, sea-air combinations, and East and West Coast routing options in the United States.
Global Solutions
Less than Container Load (LCL) Solutions
Get your freight to its destination as planned with our variety of customizable LCL freight shipping solutions. As an economical alternative for less time-sensitive shipments, our LCL ocean shipping gives you reliable service using a consistent LCL sailing schedule.
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Expedited LCL
Speed up your transit times without breaking your budget. Expedited LCL shipping is a perfect balance between traditional LCL and air freight. Add consistency and speed at competitive rates.
All Regions
Ocean to Air Combination
Maximize your options with our seamless, multimodal set of global services. Pair ocean and air shipping into a single solution to deliver your freight on time, control inventory, and keep costs aligned.
All Regions
FCL-to-LCL Mode Conversion
Keep your freight moving by converting from FCL to more flexible LCL service. Work with our experts to determine a data-driven conversion strategy for your goods.
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Drayage
Add flexibility to your LCL shipments with robust drayage solutions. Bundle our drayage, intermodal, consolidation, and warehousing solutions—available across major water and inland rail ports.
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North America
Latin America
Oceania
Full Container Load (FCL)
Move your FCL ocean freight reliably and cost-efficiently—we’ll help tailor the movement of your goods for maximum speed.
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LCL Rail
Meet short timelines or tight budgets with rail service that connects Europe and Asia. Plan ahead with regular departures and coverage at a variety of origins and destinations.
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Europe & UK
Asia
Customs Brokerage & Trade Compliance
Complement your LCL freight with our customs brokerage services. Work with our Trusted Advisor® experts to keep your goods moving quickly through LCL freight hubs around the world.
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North America
Europe & UK
Latin America
Oceania
Marine Cargo Insurance
Get all-risk cargo insurance coverage for your LCL shipments at affordable rates. Explore your policy choices—including no- or low-deductible policies—to ensure your coverage matches your exposure risk.
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North America
Europe & UK
Only pay for the space you use
Create a customized LCL solution that helps speed up your transit times without breaking your budget.
Because you only pay for the space you use, LCL shipping can be a smart, economic alternative over other global shipping modes. Build LCL into your overarching shipping solution to keep freight on time, control inventory, and manage costs.
Testimonials
"With LCLs, we can see how new products perform without overcommitting to them. It has helped us grow our catalogue, create relationships with new suppliers, and allowed us to be even more flexible and responsive to specific customer needs."
Matthew O'Shea
Supply Chain General Manager, CoolDrive Auto Parts
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Ocean shipping
Get competitive rates and reliable ocean freight capacity through our long-term carrier relationships. As one of the largest NVOCCs in the world, we have relationships with all major alliances. Your FCL and LCL/consolidated cargo sails reliably with carriers you can trust across major trade lanes.
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Customs brokerage and trade compliance
Keep your freight moving worldwide with less uncertainty and compliance risk. Work with our licensed, in-house brokers to clear shipments through customs quickly—and without extra costs.
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Air freight shipping
Deliver on your customer promises, while you operate on your schedule. With our industry-leading air freight services you can better meet increasingly globalized market demands and capacity requirements across multiple trade lanes—even at the last minute.
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Automate, optimize, and manage every aspect of the shipment lifecycle across multiple vendors with Navisphere®, our single, global, multimodal transportation management system. It’s a complete digital ecosystem that streamlines complexity and improves efficiency up and down your supply chain.
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- Drive smarter solutions for your supply chain with an unmatched information advantage—you’ll have access to the most shipment, routing, and carrier data in the industry.
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Stay up to date with market changes that impact air and ocean capacity at the trade lane level—everything you need to navigate global shipping.