cargo handling
Loading and unloading
Cargo handling is the process of loading, unloading, and moving goods at ports, airports, warehouses, and other transit points.
The term encompasses both the physical labor and the systems that manage freight movement: The port invested in new cargo handling equipment.
Efficient cargo handling minimizes shipping delays and reduces damage to goods in transit.
- loadingAdding weight or cargo
- cranesLifting machines or birds
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- stevedoreShip cargo handler
- lashingBeating or binding
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