What is a cubic meter

LCL SEA FREIGHT RATES ARE BASED PRIMARILY ON VOLUME NOT ON WEIGHT. THAT IS THE ADVANTAGE OF SHIPPING SIZABLE CARGO USING WTX GLOBAL LOGISTICS' ECONOMY SEAFREIGHT SERVICE.

THESE PICTURES WERE CREATED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A VISUAL AID FOR
UNDERSTANDING CUBIC METERS.

1 cubic meter = 35 cubic feet

Calculations of total Sea Freight Rates are based on a rate per CUBIC METER, including fractions. EXAMPLE: Sea freight rate is $120 per cubic meter. Total volume of your freight is 2.25 cubic meters. The total sea freight rate for your shipment is $120 x 2.25 = $270. Final price is subject to certified weight and dimensions.			If standard shipping boxes are sized 13x13x17 inches, then volume of each box is approximately 0.048 cubic meters. You can fit 21 STANDARD BOXES into ONE CUBIC METER (approximately).
			You can mix and match boxes of any size. You can ship boxes, crates, luggage or any other freight properly packaged and labeled for shipping purposes.
			Large shipping boxes that are 19x19x20 inches have an individual volume of approximately 0.12 cubic meters. You can fit 8 LARGE BOXES into ONE CUBIC METER (approximately).

SOME TIPS RELATED TO SHIPMENTS BY VOLUME:

1. Your cargo does not have to be limited to one cubic meter. You may ship any volume and a wide variety of boxes.
2. You do not have to combine your cartons into one cubic meter. submit variety of your shipping items to the shipment. The total volume will be derived by origin shipping station as a sum of volumes of your shipping units (boxes, pallets, loose items etc.)
3. There is no minimum shipping volume. total charges by volume will be calculated including fractions with the minimum sipping charge. The minimum sipping charge is usually equal to charge for shipping of cargo of volume of one cubic meter (approximately) but not to all destinations.
4. Even though lcl seafreight charges based primarily on volume, pickup charges (if a pickup is requested) will be based on chargeable weight of shipment.