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.
Get your freight to its destination as planned with our customisable LCL freight delivering solutions. An economical alternative for less time-sensitive deliveries, our consistent LCL sailing schedule provides reliable service.
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.
Explore expedited LCLMaximize 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.
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.
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.
Explore drayage servicesMove your FCL ocean freight reliably and cost-efficiently—we’ll help tailor the movement of your goods for maximum speed.
Explore FCL servicesComplement 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.
Explore customs brokerage servicesProactively solve potential compliance issues with help from skilled trade experts who understand the ever-changing import and export regulations.
Explore trade policy servicesGet 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.
Explore insurance servicesCreate 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.
Automate, optimise, 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.
The cost comparison between LCL and FCL delivery hinges on the nature of your cargo. Opting for LCL becomes the economical choice when delivering smaller items or palletised cargo. Conversely, if your goods occupy a substantial portion of a container, FCL emerges as the more cost-effective solution for your delivery needs.
Both LCL and FCL can be great delivery options. The choice between LCL and FCL ultimately boils down to the specifics of your delivery and any unique requirements you have. While LCL shines for smaller deliveries, FCL can prove advantageous even when the container isn't fully loaded. Once your delivery surpasses a certain size threshold, an entire container may be the right choice as it can offer more space at a potentially faster transit time despite a slightly higher investment.
The limit for a single package is 3,000 kg. and 29 CBM.
The limit for an entire LCL booking is 20,000 kg. and 60 CBM.
Yes. You can include both export and import customs clearances with your LCL bookings.
The choice between LCL and air freight hinges on the urgency of your delivery. While air freight offers speed, LCL becomes increasingly efficient as the size and weight of your cargo grow. Not only is airfreight cost-intensive, potentially costing several times more than LCL, but choosing LCL provides a viable alternative that reduces both your logistics expenses and carbon footprint. Rest assured, with LCL, your pickup, delivery and visibility processes remain unchanged.
With C.H. Robinson you can expect a simple process managed by dedicated people to co-ordinate every step of the journey.
On average, C.H. Robinson moves LCL deliveries across more than 600 lanes and more than 10,000 point-to-point services each week. We are consistently expanding our operational capacity by incorporating new delivery lanes and sailings into our business model.
Yes. Typically, LCL delivery can help to reduce carbon emissions in two ways:
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.
Supply chains are growing in complexity and moving faster than ever. Due to the nature of our fast-paced industry, there is a continuous need for additional services. Over the years, we have remained committed to expanding our global network in exciting new ways—including strategic acquisitions—that align with your changing needs.