Groupage

Groupage freight is a shipping method used when unit of goods are transported in bundles to form a consolidated transport i.e. the combination of several smaller shipments into one full container. This shipping method is suitable for single pallets. For a larger pallet quantity, partial load shipment is generally the cheaper option. The Groupage process works like this: the general cargo is collected from various shippers and combined into a groupage cargo in the warehouse of the forwarding agent. After delivery, they are separated again in the corresponding warehouses. Due to its cost—effectiveness, transport as groupage freight is a widely used procedure in logistics, because mixing the different consignments has the advantage of being particularly cost—saving.

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