- Transshipment
- Transshipment Trans*ship"ment, n. The act of transshipping, or transferring, as goods, from one ship or conveyance to another. [Written also {transhipment}.] [1913 Webster]
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Transshipment
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Transshipment — or Transhipment is the shipment of goods to an intermediate destination, and then from there to yet another destination.One possible reason is to change the means of transport during the journey (for example from ship transport to road transport) … Wikipedia
Transshipment — (auch Transhipment) bezeichnet den Umschlag von Seeverkehrsgütern von großen Deepsea Schiffen auf kleinere Shortsea Schiffe. Die Güter erreichen und verlassen den Transshipment Hafen (Hub) somit über den Seeweg. Insbesondere mit der Zunahme des… … Deutsch Wikipedia
transshipment — index carriage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
transshipment — The passing goods from one ocean vessel to another. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * transshipment UK US (also trans shipment) /trænsˈʃɪpmənt/ noun [C or U] TRANSPORT ► the activity of moving goods from one ship to another: »The zone occupies … Financial and business terms
transshipment — noun see transship … New Collegiate Dictionary
transshipment — act of transferring the catch from one fishing vessel to either another fishing vessel or to a vessel used solely for the carriage of cargo … Dictionary of ichthyology
transshipment — See transship. * * * … Universalium
transshipment — noun a) The transfer of goods from one means of transport to another. b) The shipment of goods via an intermediate destination … Wiktionary
transshipment — Synonyms and related words: air express, airfreight, airlift, asportation, bearing, carriage, carry, carrying, cartage, conveyance, drayage, expressage, ferriage, freight, freightage, haulage, hauling, lighterage, lugging, packing, portage,… … Moby Thesaurus
transshipment — trans ship·ment || træns ʃɪpmÉ™nt n. movement of cargo from one vehicle or means of transportation to another for further shipment … English contemporary dictionary
