{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Diversion","description":"Carriers and freight forwarders execute a diversion – the deliberate change of a shipment's destination or port of call mid-voyage – when a port is congested, a weather event threatens schedule integrity, or a consignee requests a last-minute destination change. Unlike rerouting, which preserves the original destination but alters the path to reach it, a diversion changes the endpoint itself. In maritime transport, diversions must be recorded in the bill of lading or shipping instructions and ty","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/diversion","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T16:01:02.955761","citation":"https://www.freightos.com/glossary/diversion/","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/diversion","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Diversion · Carriers and freight forwarders execute a diversion – the deliberate change of a shipment's destination or port of call mid-voyage – when a port is congested, a weather event threatens schedule integrity, or a consignee requests a last-minute destination change. · Quelle: https://www.freightos.com/glossary/diversion/"}