{"id":33,"date":"2026-08-17T09:53:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T09:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-logistic-pro\/2026\/08\/17\/fcl-vs-lcl-how-to-choose-the-right-ocean-freight-option\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T09:53:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T09:53:30","slug":"fcl-vs-lcl-how-to-choose-the-right-ocean-freight-option","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-logistic-pro\/2026\/08\/17\/fcl-vs-lcl-how-to-choose-the-right-ocean-freight-option\/","title":{"rendered":"FCL vs LCL: how to choose the right ocean freight option"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Choosing between a full container (FCL) and shared container space (LCL) comes down to volume, budget and how quickly you need the goods.<\/p>\n<h2>When LCL makes sense<\/h2>\n<p>For shipments under roughly 13\u201315 cubic metres, LCL is usually cheaper because you pay only for the space you use. It suits small, regular orders and new suppliers.<\/p>\n<h2>When FCL wins<\/h2>\n<p>Once your cargo fills more than half a 20ft container, FCL is often the same price or cheaper \u2014 and it is faster, because there is no consolidation or deconsolidation at the hubs.<\/p>\n<h2>Risk and handling<\/h2>\n<p>FCL containers are sealed at origin and opened at destination, which reduces handling and the risk of damage. Fragile or high-value goods are almost always better in FCL.<\/p>\n<h2>Get both prices<\/h2>\n<p>Ask for an FCL and an LCL quote side by side. We do this as standard, so you can choose with the real numbers in front of you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Choosing between a full container (FCL) and shared container space (LCL) comes down to volume, budget and how quickly you need the goods. When LCL makes\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ocean-freight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-logistic-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-logistic-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-logistic-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-logistic-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-logistic-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-logistic-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-logistic-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-logistic-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-logistic-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-logistic-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}