FCL – an abbreviation for “Full Container Load”. This term is commonly used to
describe a sea freight service that is designed for shipments of cargo where the shipper
has exclusive use of sea multimodal container.

As a rule, containers are loaded and sealed by the shipper at the shipper's facility. Then it is transported by ocean, rail, and/or truck directly to the point of final destination.

The cubic capacity of cargo that fits in different containers are approximately:

20ft container - approximately 33 cbm
20ft high cube container - approximately 37 cbm
40ft container - approximately 66 cbm
40ft container high cube - approximately 76 cbm

Sea freight LCL an abbreviation for “Less than Container Load”. This term is commonly

used in the sea freight industry and by international moving companies to describe a sea freight service designed for shipping boxed, crated, or palletized cargo that cannot fill an entire 20 or 40-foot sea container.                

Freight forwarders charge LCL rate based on 'per CBM' or per weight of 1000kgs
(1 ton) whichever is higher. CBM – cubic meter is calculated by multiplying the length,
width, and height of packages of goods divided by 1000 gives you volumetric weight.