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LCL vs Air Freight: Which Is Cheaper for Small Shipments?
For a shipment too small to fill a container, the default is usually LCL. But once you count CFS handling fees against a light, dense load, air freight can come out even or cheaper. Here is how to run the comparison properly before you book.
Spot Rate vs Contract Rate for Ocean Freight: Which to Use?
Two shipments, two very different prices for the same lane — because one was booked spot and the other under contract. Here's how spot and contract ocean freight rates actually work, when each one saves you money, and how to decide which fits your shipping pattern.
What Is Rail Freight? When It Makes Sense for Inland Cargo
Rail freight moves cargo in bulk over long, fixed corridors — cheaper per tonne than road once volume is high enough, but slower to schedule and dependent on terminal handling at both ends. Here is what rail freight actually is, how a shipment moves through it, and when it is the right call for inland cargo.
How LCL Freight Is Priced: CBM vs Weight, Whichever Is Greater
LCL freight isn't billed on cubic metres alone. Carriers compare your shipment's volume against its weight and charge whichever figure is greater, then add per-CBM CFS handling fees at both ends. This guide walks through the W/M formula, a worked example, and what else shows up on your invoice.
What Is FSC (Fuel Surcharge) in Air Freight, and Why It Changes
Request the same air freight quote twice in a month and the FSC line rarely matches. That's not a pricing error — fuel surcharge is indexed to jet fuel prices and revised on its own schedule, independent of your cargo or carrier relationship. Here's what FSC actually recovers, how it's calculated, and why it moves.
What information do you need to get an accurate freight quote?
A freight quote is only as accurate as what you put into it. Missing a container type, a ready date, or the Incoterm turns a firm number into a guess that gets revised later. Here's exactly what to have ready before you request one.
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