transhipment

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A form of transshipment — The transfer of goods from one means of transport to another.

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Meanings

nountranshipment (countable and uncountable, plural transhipments)

plural transhipments

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of transshipment.

    The coal is then transferred to broad-gauge wagons for transport to Dublin. The transhipment is a rather laborious business, the coal being shovelled by hand from one wagon to another.

    1951 May, R. K. Kirkland, “The Cavan & Leitrim Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 343
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    As a general principle, refrain from requiring a certificate of nonmanipulation for products originating in an LDC but shipped across other countries unless there are concerns regarding transhipment, manipulation, or fraudulent documentation; […]

    2022, Stefano Inama, Rules of Origin in International Trade, page 74
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APA

transhipment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transhipment

MLA

“transhipment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transhipment. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transhipment,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transhipment.

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