Ocean Freight
Ship and track container freight across oceans with an industry-leading platform, tailored guidance, and a vast carrier network.
One platform to plan, approve, and track consolidation
Your cargo gets verified at origin
Our teams count, inspect, and measure every shipment at the Container Freight Station (CFS) before it's loaded, so what's on the load plan matches what's in the container.
Stop planning in spreadsheets
Most of the industry still runs this on email and Excel. Flexport reviews every booking across Full Container Load (FCL) and Less than Container Load (LCL) shipments and flags the ones worth combining. Set your rules, alerts, and thresholds once, and matching plans surface for one-click approval, or opt into auto-approval once you trust the results.
Hard cost savings
Flexport's AI-powered consolidation delivers a 10%+ reduction in ocean freight spend. Against less than container load, buyer's consolidation saves roughly 15% to 25% from container freight station to port, and up to 35% to 55% from CFS to door.
Track shipments at the SKU level
You get purchase order, booking, and container level detail with milestones and full load plans. Dashboards show container utilization, transit times, and the savings you've banked, and you can schedule any report to your inbox.
Better on-time-in-full
One import clearance at the Master Bill of Lading, not shipment by shipment. It arrives as a full container, so there's no destination CFS fee, no deconsolidation queue, and no extra handling, straight from port to your door.
Switch modes without starting over
Volumes dropped or timing tightened? Switch that freight to LCL or air in the planning tool and see new rates instantly. Bundle with Order Management or Booking Management to extend the visibility and keep your own carrier.
Improve your utilization, improve your costs.
15%: higher container utilization vs. FCL shipments
10%: cost savings on ocean freight
45: facilities serviced across Asia-Pacific
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One network. One standard. All origins
Flexport runs 300K+ square meters of CFS capacity across every major Asia-Pacific export market. Every facility operates to the same standards and security protocols.
Solutions tailored for your business
Pick the CFS value-added services your cargo needs: palletization, sorting, pick and pack, labeling, slip-sheeting, repacking, quality checks, and garment on hanger (GOH) where the lane supports it. Bundle Buyer's Consolidation with Order Management for order and SKU level visibility, or with Booking Management to keep your own carrier while Flexport consolidates at origin.
Frequently asked questions
What is Flexport Buyer's Consolidation?
Buyer's Consolidation is a logistics service that combines multiple smaller orders from different suppliers, often in the same origin country, into one full container load (FCL) shipment. This maximizes container space, reduces freight costs, and streamlines customs clearance. It's most often used with ocean freight FCL shipments, but Flexport can advise on multimodal solutions that may also consolidate goods across modes.
How does Flexport Buyer's Consolidation work?
Flexport collects purchase orders from your suppliers, coordinates pick-ups to a consolidation warehouse, and loads them into a single container bound for your destination. You can track every purchase order and the full consolidated shipment in the Flexport Platform.
What are the benefits of using Buyer's Consolidation?
Buyer's Consolidation lowers per-unit shipping costs and simplifies operations in several ways:
- Lower freight costs per unit by shipping full containers instead of multiple smaller shipments
- Fewer shipments to track and manage
- Reduced customs clearance complexity
- Improved scheduling and reliability
- Lower environmental impact per unit shipped
Who should use Buyer's Consolidation?
It's ideal for businesses importing from multiple suppliers in close geographic proximity that want to optimize shipping costs and efficiency.
How much does Flexport Buyer's Consolidation cost?
Buyer's Consolidation pricing depends on your shipment volume, origin port, and destination lane. Most customers see the cost offset by the 10%+ reduction in ocean freight spend that consolidation typically delivers.
Talk to our team for a quote tailored to your supplier network. Contact us today.
Pair consolidation with the rest of your freight program
Order Management
Get every purchase order, message, and milestone in one platform with SKU-level visibility.
Booking Management
Coordinate ocean bookings, allocations, and carrier performance across your network without leaving one screen.
Drayage & FTL Trucking
Move containers from port to warehouse with real-time tracking and nationwide drayage and FTL capacity.