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Less guessing.
A clearer next step.

Practical guides for freight forwarders, shippers and logistics teams. Follow real planning questions across air, sea and road, with visual examples and complete reports. Planning one container? Start with the 3D container load calculator.

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Two planners.
One clearer proposal.

Nine practical guides

Cartons in a container space, seen from aboveGuide

How many boxes fit in a container?

Why volume overstates it, how layers work, and when weight stops you first.

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11 Euro pallets on a container floor, seen from aboveGuide

How many pallets fit in a 20 ft or 40 ft container?

Floor counts for Euro and standard pallets, tested in 3D, and what lowers them.

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One shaped position open in a read-only planGuide

How to check what fits on a ULD

The contour, the weight and the door, and what to ask the carrier first.

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Six shaped spaces loaded in 3DGuide

How to turn a packing list into a 3D load plan

What the list must say, how to set up the space, and how to get to a plan you can check.

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CargoLab designer with a sloped outlineGuide

How to model a custom loading space

What to measure, why a cut corner matters, and how to draw the end outline and depth.

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A long crate left in Not placed beside a mostly empty spaceGuide

Why cargo does not fit, and what to check

The usual reasons a piece stays out, and how to tell a size mismatch from a failed run.

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Read-only plan with one cargo line lit upGuide

How to share a load plan: report, link or CSV

Which format suits which person, what they need to open it, and what to say with it.

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CargoLab report page for one positionChecklist

What to check before cargo goes to the warehouse

The list, the equipment, handling and anything not placed, in one short checklist.

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CargoLab loadsheet: the first four of six positionsGuide

How to read a load plan by position

What each position tells you, what to confirm, and how to find one cargo line.

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Bring your next packing list.

Build a preliminary proposal for review. The carrier retains the final air-freight loading decision.

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