MARITIME DEPARTMENT

Stacked colorful shipping containers in a storage yard.

Full Container Load (FCL)

You rent and fill an entire shipping container.
More secure (not shared), ideal for large shipments.
Standard container sizes: 20-foot and 40-foot.

Open blue shipping container filled with various packed boxes in a warehouse.

Less than Container Load (LCL)

You share container space with other shippers.
Lower cost for smaller shipments.
Slower and more handling (higher damage risk).

Cars disembarking from a large blue cargo ship at a port.

Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo)

Vehicles and machinery are driven or rolled onto a ship.
No containers used.
Used for cars, trucks, trailers, heavy equipment.

Large wooden crate secured with red straps on an orange metal frame.

Break Bulk

Oversized or non-containerized cargo.
Items loaded individually (e.g., steel beams, wind turbines, helicopters, yachts).
Requires cranes or special handling.