{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Inter-Terminal Transfer","description":"When a vessel calls at a different terminal at short notice or an empty container has to be returned to another depot, the freight forwarder orders an inter-terminal transfer (German: Umfuhr). The term describes the local movement of a container between terminals, depots or packing facilities within the same port or economic area – as a separate additional service outside the actual main leg of transport. Typical triggers are terminal changes of vessels, customs examinations, congested or disrup","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/inter-terminal-transfer","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-07-19T10:08:58.133798","citation":"https://ct-hs.de/hafen/kundenservice/lexikon","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/inter-terminal-transfer","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Inter-Terminal Transfer · When a vessel calls at a different terminal at short notice or an empty container has to be returned to another depot, the freight forwarder orders an inter-terminal transfer (German: Umfuhr). · Quelle: https://ct-hs.de/hafen/kundenservice/lexikon"}