HereisabriefintroductioninEnglishaboutFCL,LCL,andbreakbulkcargo:FCL(FullContainerLoad)referstoshippingafullcontainerthatisexclusivelyusedbyoneshipperforoneconsignee.Theentirecontainerisloadedwithcargofromasingleshipment.LCL(LessthanContainerLoad)meansmultipleshippersshareonecontainerbyconsolidatingtheirsmallershipmentstogether.Eachshipperpaysonlyforthespacetheircargooccupies.Breakbulkcargoreferstoindividualpiecesofcargothatareloaded,stowedandunloadedseparately,notincontainers.Examplesincludebags,drums,crates,etc.Breakbulkistypicallyusedforoversizedorheavyitemsthatcannotfitincontainers.Themaindifferencesare:-FCLusesdedicatedcontainersforsingleshipments-LCLcombinesmultiplesmallshipmentsinonecontainer-Breakbulkinvolvesloosecargoloadeddirectlyontoships-FCLhasfastertransittimesthanLCLwhichrequiresconsolidation-BreakbulkrequiresmorehandlingthancontainerizedcargoContainershipping(FCL/LCL)providesbetterprotectionandefficiencycomparedtotraditionalbreakbulkshippingmethods.
