shipments
Goods in transit
Shipments is the plural of shipment—goods being transported or delivered, or the act of sending them.
The word appears in logistics, commerce, and news: The company tracks all shipments in real time, Drug shipments were intercepted at the border.
A shipment can be a single package or an entire cargo hold's worth.
Goods being transported
- goodsThings for sale
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
- containersObjects for holding things
pallets · crates · parcels · packages · lading · manifest · commodities · products
Monitoring location over time
- dispatchSend with speed
- courierDelivery person or service
- expressState or fast train
- overnightSpanning evening to morning
signature · recipient · doorstep · carrier · drop-off · pickup · unboxing · last-mile
Product delivery infrastructure
- warehousingStoring goods commercially
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- 3PLThird-party logistics provider
procurement · inventory management · palletization · consolidation · routing · scheduling · order processing · pick and pack
Road-based freight shipping
- haulageCommercial goods transport
- FTLExceeding light speed
- intermodalUsing multiple transport types
- reeferCannabis cigarette, dated slang
dry van · flatbed · rail · ocean · air cargo · bill of lading · drayage · transloading
Foreign-bound sale
- importObtain from overseas
- tariffsTaxes on imports
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- dutyRequired moral task
quota · sanctions · embargo · international · cross-border · commercial invoice · free trade zone · bonded
Currently in transit
- movementChange in position
- transferMove between locations
- hubCentral connection point
- waypointNavigation reference location
checkpoint · delay · ETA · status update · port of entry · handoff · leg · segment
freight
Goods being transported
- goodsThings for sale
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
containers · pallets · crates · parcels · packages · lading · manifest · commodities · products · wares
tracking
Monitoring location over time
overnight · signature · recipient · doorstep · carrier · drop-off · pickup · unboxing · last-mile · fulfillment
supply chain
Product delivery infrastructure
- warehousingStoring goods commercially
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
3PL · procurement · inventory management · palletization · consolidation · routing · scheduling · order processing · pick and pack · staging
trucking
Road-based freight shipping
- haulageCommercial goods transport
- FTLExceeding light speed
- intermodalUsing multiple transport types
reefer · dry van · flatbed · rail · ocean · air cargo · bill of lading · drayage · transloading · breakbulk
export
Foreign-bound sale
duty · quota · sanctions · embargo · international · cross-border · commercial invoice · free trade zone · bonded · clearance
en route
Currently in transit
waypoint · checkpoint · delay · ETA · status update · port of entry · handoff · leg · segment · journey
tonnage
Ship's weight capacity
ore · minerals · aggregates · cereals · tanker · silo · commodities · volume · hopper · conveyor
- retailretail sales, Amazon, marketplace, clearance, sale
- cargocargo, freight, payload, goods, general cargo
- supplysupply, supplies, stock, provisions, stockpile
- freightcargo, air freight, freight rates, bulk freight, freight charges
- warehousingwarehouse, warehouses, fulfillment centers, fulfillment center, distribution centers
- air freightair cargo, cargo planes, cargo airlines, cargo aircraft, freighters
shipmentsstorage
Space for keeping goods
inventory · stock · holdings · stockpiles · reserves
shipmentsreceipts
Transaction documentation
arrivals · receivables · deliveries · imports · pickups
- shipment trackingMonitoring goods in transit
- delayed shipmentGoods arriving behind schedule
- arms shipmentsTransported military supplies
- lost shipmentCargo that disappeared mid-transport
- cargo shipmentGoods transported by ship
- goods shipmentProducts being transported