container shipping
Boxed ocean cargo
Container shipping is the transport of cargo in standardized metal containers, typically by sea but also by rail and truck.
The containers—usually 20 or 40 feet long—stack efficiently on ships and transfer directly between transport modes without unpacking: Container shipping revolutionized global trade.
The system dramatically reduced shipping costs and theft while enabling the modern supply chain.
- cargo shipVessel for transporting goods
- portDocking place for ships
- port of callScheduled ship stopover
- longshoremenWaterfront cargo laborers
- cargo handlingMoving goods onto vehicles
global trade · cargo · TEU · tariffs · stevedore · bill of lading · ocean freight · customs clearance · hold · reefer · vessel · deep sea · warehousing · last mile · box · unloading · harbor · berth
- logisticsdelivery, warehouses, warehousing, shipment, carriers
- freightcargo, cargo ships, air freight, freight rates, bulk freight
- freight logisticscargo trains, freight cars, customs clearance, cargo handling, containers
- international tradeglobal trade, customs, tariffs, freight, exports
- Caribbean tradebanana, bauxite, sugar cane, coffee beans, cigars
- maritime groupsport authority, coastguard, navy, merchant marine, yacht club
container shippingparcel delivery
Transporting goods to recipients
courier services · express delivery · courier service · same-day delivery · air express