transshipping
Intermediate freight forwarding
Transshipping is transferring cargo from one vessel or vehicle to another during transit, typically at an intermediate port or hub: The containers were transshipped in Singapore before continuing to Europe.
The practice allows goods to reach destinations not served by direct routes.
Transshipping can also obscure a shipment's origin—sometimes used to evade tariffs or sanctions by routing goods through third countries.
Transfer of control
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- offloadingTransferring goods elsewhere
- loadingAdding weight or cargo
- movementChange in position
transit · passage · intermediate · origin · destination · transference · conveyance · throughput
Thing for storing items
- freightGoods being transported
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
- goodsThings for sale
- bulkMain mass or size
commodity · merchandise · manifest · lading · crate · pallet · TEU · break-bulk
Docking place for ships
- terminalAt the endpoint
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- seaportCoastal city with docks
- wharfShip docking structure
pier · quay · berth · anchorage · dockyard · jetty · mooring · entrepot
Storing goods commercially
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- schedulingAssigning times to events
routing · forwarding · customs · clearance · documentation · bonded · duty-free · inventory
handover
Transfer of control
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- offloadingTransferring goods elsewhere
- loadingAdding weight or cargo
movement · transit · passage · intermediate · origin · destination · transference · conveyance · throughput · turnaround
container
Thing for storing items
- freightGoods being transported
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
- goodsThings for sale
bulk · commodity · merchandise · manifest · lading · crate · pallet · TEU · break-bulk · reefer
port
Docking place for ships
wharf · pier · quay · berth · anchorage · dockyard · jetty · mooring · entrepot · gateway
warehousing
Storing goods commercially
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- trackingMonitoring location over time
scheduling · routing · forwarding · customs · clearance · documentation · bonded · duty-free · inventory · supply-chain
containerization
Standardized cargo packaging system
ship, transfer, shipping, shipment, transportation, transferred, shipper, transshipment, transship