{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Cargo handling","description":"Cargo handling occurs at every point where goods change transport mode or storage system – from ship to truck at a seaport, from road to rail in combined transport, or between warehouse zones within a distribution centre. The physical activities involved include loading, unloading, sorting, stacking, and reconsolidating load units, typically performed with forklifts, gantry cranes, or conveyor systems. The process is both labour-intensive and time-critical: each additional handling hour feeds di","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/cargo-handling-3","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T10:50:39.072358","citation":"https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCterumschlag","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/cargo-handling-3","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Cargo handling · Cargo handling occurs at every point where goods change transport mode or storage system – from ship to truck at a seaport, from road to rail in combined transport, or between warehouse zones within a distribution centre. · Quelle: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCterumschlag"}