Transshipment is the movement of cargo through an intermediate port or hub before it reaches its final destination, used to change transport mode, consolidate small shipments into a larger one, or break a large shipment into smaller ones bound for different final ports. It usually takes place inside a transport hub's designated customs area so cargo can change vessel or mode without clearing customs at the intermediate stop. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Core ConcernRouting cargo through an intermediate hub before its final destination 1 FAQs
Why does cargo move through an intermediate port instead of straight to its final destination?
To change transport mode, to consolidate or split shipments, or to route cargo through a customs area, and the Port of Singapore is the largest transshipment port in the world.
Transshipment moves goods or containers to an intermediate port or hub before they continue to their final destination, most often to change from one mode of transport to another, to combine several small shipments into one larger one, or the reverse, or to route cargo through a designated customs area. The Port of Singapore is currently the largest transshipment port in the world, and because a transshipped container is loaded and unloaded twice, port throughput statistics count it twice as well.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Transshipment
WikipediaOpening section
Transshipment usually takes place in transport hubs.
- Part Of: Maritime Transport
- Part Of: Intermodal Transport
In Group: Ship Operations and Chartering Concepts, Lead sentence
Transshipment, trans-shipment or transhipment is the shipment of goods or containers to an intermediate destination, then to another destination.
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