{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Cargo Center","description":"At major transport nodes – airports, seaports, and inland container terminals – cargo centers operate as large-scale consolidation and distribution facilities for air and sea freight. Incoming shipments are received, sorted, consolidated or deconsolidated, and prepared for final delivery or onward transport. Core services include cross-docking, customs clearance, dangerous goods handling, and documentation management. While a cargo terminal typically handles a single transfer operation, a cargo ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/cargo-center","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-09-06T09:48:19.462720","citation":"https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/cargocenter.asp","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/cargo-center","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Cargo Center · At major transport nodes – airports, seaports, and inland container terminals – cargo centers operate as large-scale consolidation and distribution facilities for air and sea freight. · Quelle: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/cargocenter.asp"}