transshipment

transshipment — noun

1. the activity of taking goods off one vehicle and putting them onto another so th

1.名詞B2
釋義

the activity of taking goods off one vehicle and putting them onto another so that the journey can continue toward the final destination

例句

The port of Singapore handles more transshipment than any other city in the world.

collocation: handle[s] transshipment

Amani's company lost money because delays in transshipment kept goods sitting at the dock.

collocation: delays in transshipment

同義詞
  • transfer

    much broader; can refer to any movement of goods, people, or data, not just cargo mid-journey

  • reloading

    less formal and narrower in scope; focuses on the physical act of putting goods back onto a vehicle

  • reexport

    a specific type of transshipment where goods pass through a country and are then shipped out again without being sold locally

文法句型

transshipment + of + goods/cargo

transshipment + at/in/through + [location]

用法筆記

Typically uncountable when describing the general practice ('Transshipment is a normal part of global trade'). Countable when specifying an individual operation ('three separate transshipments were needed'). Common in logistics, shipping, and supply-chain writing.

常見錯誤

❌The cargo will undergo transship at Kaohsiung.
✅The cargo will undergo transshipment at Kaohsiung.
💡'transship' is the verb form; the noun form needed here is 'transshipment.'
❌There was a transshipment of goods yesterday at the dock.' (vague)
✅There was a transshipment of electronics yesterday at the dock.
💡adding what kind of goods makes the sentence more natural and informative.