Containerization is a system of intermodal freight transport using intermodal containers (also called shipping containers and ISO containers) made of weathering steel. The containers have standardized dimensions. They can be loaded and unloaded, stacked, transported efficiently over long distances, and transferred from one mode of transport to ano...
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The technique of using a container to store, protect and handle cargo while it is in transit. This shipping method has both greatly expedited the speed at which cargo is moved from origin to destination and lowered shipping costs.
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method of transporting freight by placing it in large containers. Containerization is an important cargo-moving technique developed in the 20th ... [3 related articles]
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Shipping method in which standardized containers are packed in the field, sealed and transported by truck and/or train to ships. They aren't opened until they reach their receiver.
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Shipping systems based on large cargo-carrying containers ranging up to 48 feet long that can be easily interchanged between trucks, trains and ships without rehandling the contents.
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The process of packing or shipping materials in containers.
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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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a method of shipping freight in relatively uniform, sealed, movable containers whose contents do not have to be unloaded at each point of transfer. Cf. break-bulk (def. 1).
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