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What is a container freight station (CFS)

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C / Container freight station (CFS)

A facility at which outbound LCL shipments are consolidated and loaded (stuffed) into shipping containers in readiness for shipping, and at which inbound containers are stripped and the shipments deconsolidated for collection by consignees or for onward transportation.