LCL and FCL refer to overseas shipping of cargo

LCL- Less than Container Load , Sharing a with other people who need to ship same destination .

FCL-Full Container Load ,when you have items that fill 20'ft 40'ft container use dedicated container for your move.

How can i solve unexpected delay on my Sea Freight shipment ?

Before you planning to send an LCL cargo you should understand its a sharing container , Freight forwarder need to fill the container shipment with same Destination , it may take more time than you expect.

If the Container take one or more transhipment ports before final destination, it may dealy one or more days

Get a clear idea about ,Container Stuffing Date,Transhipmet port details ,arrival date,and expected time of arrival (ETA) at destination

Before you planning to send an LCL cargo you should understand its a sharing container , Freight forwarder need to fill the container shipment with same Destination , it may take more time than you expect.

Secondly, there may have one or more transshipment ports before arriving cargo at final destination. Chances are there for a delay of one or more days at transshipment point also. Before appointing a freight forwarder, you need to get a clear idea about the arrival of goods at destination. Let your forwarder provide you the box closing date (container stuffing date), planning vessel schedule, vessel schedule at transshipment port if any, and expected time of arrival (ETA) at destination. Once after delivering cargo to a freight forwarder, monitor properly on the schedule of arrival as per their given planning details. If the freight forwarder does not maintain their planning details, you can switch over the forwarder to another one for further shipments.

FCL

FCL (full container)
20ft/ 40ft
20ft/ 40ft High Cube (9ft 6ins external height)
20ft/ 40ft Double End (standard cargo doors at both ends)
20ft/ 40ft Open Top (no steel roof - covered by detachable PVC roofing)
20ft with Side Access (cargo doors opening and folding along one full side)