International carriage of goods by sea refers to the act that the carrier carries the goods consigned by the shipper from one port to another port by sea in accordance with the provisions of the contract of carriage of goods by sea.  

International Ocean Freight is the most important mode of transportation in International trade. More than two-thirds of the total volume of International trade volume, and most of China's import and export goods are transported by Ocean transportation.  

1. FCL by sea  

Sea FCL, that is, full container, referred to as FCL.  A full package of goods packed, counted, stowed and sealed by a single shipper.  The international standard for container sizes is 20 feet long, 40 feet long, 40 feet high and 45 feet high.  

2. Sea LCL  

Ocean LCL for short.  Refers to the consignor consigned goods less than the whole box of small bill of goods, goods by the agent (or carrier) sorting, sent to the same destination of goods concentrated in a certain number of assembled into a box.  

3. Container size  

(1) 40 feet high cabinet  

Forty feet long and nine feet six inches tall;  It is about 12.192 meters long and 2.9 meters high, with a loading capacity of about 68CBM.  

(2) 40 feet general cabinet  

Forty feet long and eight feet six inches tall;  It is about 12.192 meters long and 2.6 meters high, with a loading capacity of about 58CBM.  

(3) 20-foot general cabinet  

Twenty feet long and eight feet six inches tall;  It is about 6.096 meters long and 2.6 meters high, with a loading capacity of about 28CBM.  

(4) 45 feet high cabinet  

45 feet long and 9 feet 6 inches tall;  It is about 13.716 meters long and 2.9 meters high. It usually loads about 75CBM.