0:00How do your goods travel inside a container?
0:03A whole one, or a shared one?
0:06A Full Container Load means your goods fill an entire container,
0:10which you book exclusively.
0:12A Less-than-Container Load means your goods share a container with other
0:17shippers' cargo,
0:19consolidated by a forwarder.
0:21It is more economical for smaller volumes,
0:24but generally slower,
0:26since the container waits until it is full,
0:28and is unpacked and sorted at destination.
0:33Standard container sizes are twenty-foot, and forty-foot.
0:37A high cube forty-foot container offers extra height, for bulky,
0:41lightweight goods.
0:44Special cargo needs specific container types and extra documentation.
0:50That includes refrigerated goods,
0:52oversized machinery and hazardous materials.
0:56Flag it to your forwarder at the quoting stage,
0:59not as a surprise once booking is underway.
1:03Flag special cargo early.