lading
Goods being transported
Lading is cargo or freight—goods loaded onto a ship, truck, or other vehicle for transport.
The term appears most often in the phrase bill of lading, a document listing the goods being shipped and serving as a receipt and contract between shipper and carrier.
Batch delivered for selling
- shipmentGoods being transported
- goodsThings for sale
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- freightGoods being transported
haul · commodities · wares · bulk · parcels · packages · crates · pallets
Docking place for ships
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- stevedoreShip cargo handler
- dockworkerPort cargo loader
terminal · quay · maritime · container ship · stowage · shipmaster · seafarer · berth
Commercial goods transport
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
- conveyanceTransfer of property rights
- truckingRoad-based freight shipping
- drayageFee for short-distance hauling
forwarding · carrier · logistics · distribution · transit · freightage · cartage · shipment
Clearly apparent or displayed
- waybillCarrier's shipment instruction sheet
- packing listItemized travel preparation sheet
- receiptWritten payment acknowledgment
- itemizationCataloging into distinct entries
shipping documents · inventory · tally sheet · freight bill · customs declaration
Measure of heaviness
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
- heavinessState of being weighty
- onusResponsibility one bears
- deadweightInert, unproductive mass
payload · tonnage · capacity · gross weight · net weight · tare
consignment
Batch delivered for selling
- shipmentGoods being transported
- goodsThings for sale
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
freight · haul · commodities · wares · bulk · parcels · packages · crates · pallets · bales
port
Docking place for ships
dockworker · terminal · quay · maritime · container ship · stowage · shipmaster · seafarer · berth · wharf
haulage
Commercial goods transport
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
- conveyanceTransfer of property rights
- truckingRoad-based freight shipping
drayage · forwarding · carrier · logistics · distribution · transit · freightage · cartage · shipment · delivery
manifest
Clearly apparent or displayed
- waybillCarrier's shipment instruction sheet
- packing listItemized travel preparation sheet
- receiptWritten payment acknowledgment
shipping documents · itemization · inventory · tally sheet · freight bill · customs declaration
weight
Measure of heaviness
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
- heavinessState of being weighty
- onusResponsibility one bears
deadweight · payload · tonnage · capacity · gross weight · net weight · tare
ladingunlading
Removing cargo from vessel
unloading · discharge · offloading · disembarkation · debarkation
- bill of ladingCargo shipment receipt