FULL CONTAINER LOAD (FCL)
\fˈʊl kəntˈe͡ɪnə lˈə͡ʊd ˌɛfsˌiːˈɛl], \fˈʊl kəntˈeɪnə lˈəʊd ˌɛfsˌiːˈɛl], \f_ˈʊ_l k_ə_n_t_ˈeɪ_n_ə l_ˈəʊ_d__ ˌɛ_f_s_ˌiː__ˈɛ_l]\
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A shipping container, under the risk and account of the shipper or consignee, being a standard twenty or forty foot, completely loaded and unloaded. Attracts lower freight rates in contrast with loose, break bulk cargo equivalent. Known also as full trailer load (FTL).
By Henry Campbell Black
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