transship
Move between vessels
To transship is to transfer cargo from one vessel or vehicle to another during transit, rather than shipping directly from origin to destination.
Goods might be transshipped at a port where they move from a large container ship to smaller vessels for final delivery: The containers were transshipped in Singapore.
Also spelled tranship.
Stage-by-stage transmission
- forwardOnward in direction
- redirectSend in new direction
- rerouteSend a different way
- repositionMove to new location
consolidate · offload · reload · handover · interchange · switch · rehandle · transload
Thing for storing items
- bulkMain mass or size
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
- goodsThings for sale
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
pallet · crate · consignment · manifest · freight · parcels · packages · inventory
Intermediate stopping point
- stopoverBrief halt mid-journey
- layoverBreak between connecting flights
- junctionPoint where things meet
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
node · relay · depot · terminal · checkpoint · gateway · nexus · entrepot
Safe anchorage for ships
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- wharfShip docking structure
- quayWaterfront loading platform
- terminalAt the endpoint
berth · anchorage · pier · jetty · stevedore · longshoreman · vessel · freighter
Allocation across recipients
- warehousingStoring goods commercially
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- procurementObtaining goods externally
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
tracking · dispatch · scheduling · optimization · 3PL · routing · throughput
relay
Stage-by-stage transmission
reposition · consolidate · offload · reload · handover · interchange · switch · rehandle · transload · interline
container
Thing for storing items
- bulkMain mass or size
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
- goodsThings for sale
merchandise · pallet · crate · consignment · manifest · freight · parcels · packages · inventory · sealed
waystation
Intermediate stopping point
- stopoverBrief halt mid-journey
- layoverBreak between connecting flights
- junctionPoint where things meet
interchange · node · relay · depot · terminal · checkpoint · gateway · nexus · entrepot · cross-dock
harbor
Safe anchorage for ships
terminal · berth · anchorage · pier · jetty · stevedore · longshoreman · vessel · freighter · tanker
distribution
Allocation across recipients
- warehousingStoring goods commercially
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- procurementObtaining goods externally
coordination · tracking · dispatch · scheduling · optimization · 3PL · routing · throughput