Transhipping

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. The act of transferring cargo from one transportation vessel to another during the shipping process entails changing carriers for effective delivery
2. This procedure involves moving goods from one transport mode to another and includes relaying freight between different shipping systems
3. The process of moving cargo from one ship or transportation method to another to continue its journey

Etymology: "Transhipping" is the present participle of "tranship", a verb built from the prefix "trans-", meaning across or from one side to the other, and "ship". The sense is literal: cargo is unloaded from one vessel and loaded onto another, typically at a port or transfer point on a longer journey. The verb is formed in English by joining the prefix to the existing noun "ship", so its parts are transparent, and nothing in its history involves a change of meaning from the original sense.

Synonyms: transporting, shipping