Logistics Wordbook

Containerization

Logistics Glossary

1) Using box-like device to store, protect and handle a number of packages as a unit of transit 2) Shipping system based on large cargo-carrying containers that can be interchanged between trucks, trains, and ships without rehandling contents 3) A shipment method in which commodities are placed in containers, and after initial loading, the commodities, per se, are not rehandled in shipment until they are unloaded at the destination.

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