News / Flexport offers LCL shippers the FCL treatment, with OceanMatch service

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Shippers will no longer be faced with the choice of booking either a full container load (FCL) or a less-than-container load (LCL), under a new service developed by digital-first freight forwarder Flexport.

The San Francisco-headquartered forwarder yesterday unveiled its OceanMatch service, which is described as a ...

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  • NZ Fwder

    March 31, 2019 at 10:07 pm

    How does this work for in-bound Customs ? Here in NZ, as soon as you have two importers in a container, it cannot be unpacked at a general importers warehouse. it must be unpacked at Customs bonded CFS with all the high costs that go with LCL. It is considered an FAK, not FCL. 2, 3 or 10 shippers is OK with one consignee, but not the other way around. Would need a big law change here before this would work.

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