A brief about LCL shipping and its use. Less than a container load, or LCL, is the term used to describe maritime shipping for cargo loads that cannot fill a 20- or 40-foot shipping container. LCL shipments are bundled with other cargo since they don't fill a 20- or 40-foot shipping container to capacity. Because of this, LCL shipments are also known as groupage shipments. What is a loose cargo load? Despite being occasionally mistaken with LCL, a loose cargo load is a shipment that has yet to be palletized. This phrase can describe shipments that don't need to be palletized or can't be containerized because of their size. Sometimes, commodities that haven't been palletized are called "loose cargo." Carriers almost always require palletization of goods to prevent damage and facilitate more effortless loading and unloading.
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