| Determining Cubic Metres or CBM is the first step | | | | cargo and not larger weight cargo. In my article on |
| you should take in determining how to ship your | | | | cargo weights and road weight limitations, I discuss |
| cargo. You don't want to be shipping FCL cargo as | | | | this point further. |
| FCL Groupage cargo nor do you want to be shipping | | | | Also to bear in mind is the length of your cargo, you |
| FCL Groupage Cargo as FCL, unless obviously you | | | | can't pack 13 metre steel pipes in a 40ft General |
| have reached or exceeded the break-even point of | | | | Purpose container as it is only 12,036metres in lenght. |
| your cargo which I teach in the section FCL vs FCL | | | | The proper equipment will be required in this case. |
| Groupage. | | | | For airfreight shipments, the method that the airline |
| The CBM of a consignment is always calculated | | | | industry uses is the |
| L x W x He.g. 3,20 x 2,45 x 1,56 | | | | Volume / Weight. |
| = 12,23CBM | | | | If you have 5 boxes that identical in size that are |
| For Seafreight shipments, the idea is to calculate CBM | | | | 23cmx34cmx56cm (LxBxH) |
| in metres. If you have 320cm'sthen convert it to | | | | Presume that the actual weight of each of the 5 |
| 3,2metres before starting the calculation. | | | | boxes is 10kgs. |
| If you have 45cm's then your formula will have | | | | What you will have to do first is separate the |
| 0,45metres. | | | | Volumetric from the Actual Weight. |
| A 20ft General Purpose or dry container will pack a | | | | Volumetric Weight Actual Weight |
| maximum of 33,2CBM whilst a 40ft General Purpose | | | | (23x34x56) div 6000 10kgs per box |
| or dry container will pack 67,7CBM. | | | | = 43792 div 6000 |
| A 40ft High Cube which will allow you more space to | | | | = 7,30kgs per box |
| pack and will pack a maximum of 76,3CBM. | | | | For 5 boxes : 7,30 x 5 For 5 boxes : 10 x 5 |
| All of the above are subject to your line of | | | | =36,5kgs =50kgs |
| commodity and how it is packed. | | | | The true weight needed to be declared to the airline |
| 40ft General Purpose containers and High Cube | | | | here will be the actual weightof the boxes of 50kgs. |
| containers are only to be used for larger volume | | | | |