Services
Shared container loads (LCL)
For smaller shipments, your cargo shares a container with other shippers' goods. You pay for the volume you use, not the whole box.
What’s included
- Cargo received and consolidated at our partner warehouse
- Charges by volume (cubic metres) or weight
- Regular departures to main ports
- Documents prepared for each shipper
Good for
Growing businesses, samples and orders too small for a full container.
How it works
Shared container loads (LCL), step by step
Step 1
Quote by volume
Send dimensions or cubic metres; you pay for the space your cargo takes.
Step 2
Drop off at the warehouse
Deliver your cargo to our partner consolidation warehouse.
Step 3
Consolidated and loaded
Your goods share a container with other shippers and are loaded together.
Step 4
Sailing
Updates at departure and each port call.
Step 5
Unpacked and collected
The container is unpacked at destination and your cargo is ready to collect.
Container sizes
Which container fits your cargo?
20ft standard
- Length
- 5.90 m
- Width
- 2.35 m
- Height
- 2.39 m
- Capacity
- about 33 m³
40ft standard
- Length
- 12.03 m
- Width
- 2.35 m
- Height
- 2.39 m
- Capacity
- about 67 m³
40ft high-cube
- Length
- 12.03 m
- Width
- 2.35 m
- Height
- 2.69 m
- Capacity
- about 76 m³
Typical internal dimensions of standard containers. Exact sizes vary slightly between container owners.
Other services
More ways we can help
Full container loads (FCL)
20ft, 40ft and high-cube containers for a single shipper.
Learn moreRefrigerated cargo
Temperature-controlled containers for food and pharmaceuticals.
Learn moreProject and oversized cargo
Machinery, vehicles and out-of-gauge loads.
Learn moreCustoms and documentation
Bills of lading, certificates of origin and clearance in Dubai.
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