cargoes
What ships carry
Cargoes is the plural of cargo—goods transported by ship, plane, truck, or train.
A vessel may carry multiple cargoes on a single voyage, or a port may handle diverse cargoes from around the world: The ship's cargoes included coffee, textiles, and machinery.
Both cargoes and cargos are acceptable plurals.
Batch delivered for selling
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
- waresItems offered for sale
- freightGoods being transported
lading · shipments · loads · haul · parcels · packages · crates · boxes
Clearly apparent or displayed
- containerizationStandardized cargo packaging system
- holdMaintain in grasp
- stevedoringLoading and unloading ships
- unloadingRemoving contents from carrier
loading · dockside · freightage · tonnage · stowage · lashing · breakbulk · reefer
Cereal plant's harvest unit
- coalCombustible sedimentary rock
- oreMetal-bearing rock
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
- tankersShips transporting fluids
silos · elevators · hopper · granary · stockpile · barges · gondola · conveyor
Obtain from overseas
- exportForeign-bound sale
- tariffTax on traded goods
- commerceExchange of goods, services
- mercantileRelating to trade
barter · exchange · marketplace · broker · dealer · transaction · wholesale · retail
Monitoring location over time
- warehousingStoring goods commercially
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- supply-chainProduction-to-consumer pathway
- dispatchSend with speed
haulage · carriers · trucking · couriers · delivery · drayage · fleet · convoy
consignment
Batch delivered for selling
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
- waresItems offered for sale
freight · lading · shipments · loads · haul · parcels · packages · crates · boxes · pallets
manifest
Clearly apparent or displayed
- containerizationStandardized cargo packaging system
- holdMaintain in grasp
- stevedoringLoading and unloading ships
unloading · loading · dockside · freightage · tonnage · stowage · lashing · breakbulk · reefer · intermodal
grain
Cereal plant's harvest unit
tankers · silos · elevators · hopper · granary · stockpile · barges · gondola · conveyor · mining
import
Obtain from overseas
mercantile · barter · exchange · marketplace · broker · dealer · transaction · wholesale · retail · duty
tracking
Monitoring location over time
- warehousingStoring goods commercially
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- supply-chainProduction-to-consumer pathway
dispatch · haulage · carriers · trucking · couriers · delivery · drayage · fleet · convoy · transit
cargoesvessels
Carriers or containers
ships · carriers · freighters · trucks · aircraft
- cargo pantsMulti-pocket utility trousers
- cargo shortsCasual shorts with utility pockets
- cargo shipVessel for transporting goods
- cargo planeAircraft for transporting goods
- cargo holdVessel's storage area
- cargo vanEnclosed goods-transport vehicle