Container freight stations are facilities that prepare LCL shipments for the next leg of their journey by consolidating (grouping) or deconsolidating (ungrouping) them.

Consolidating shipments means combining individual LCL shipments into an FCL (full container load) to prepare them for loading onto a vessel. Deconsolidation is the opposite: separating a container’s individual LCL shipments for final delivery.

CFS facilities are typically located close to transportation hubs such as ocean ports and terminals.

Your LCL shipment will make a stop at an origin CFS for consolidating and a destination CFS for deconsolidating.