{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Transshipment","description":"Transshipment occurs when cargo is transferred from one vessel, vehicle, or aircraft to another during transit – for instance, from a mainline container ship to a feeder vessel at a hub port, or from a train to a truck at an intermodal terminal. Major transshipment hubs bundle and redistribute freight flows across global networks, making them central nodes in container shipping and air freight. For shippers and freight forwarders, transshipment introduces additional handling charges, extends tra","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/transshipment-2","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T15:17:21.716679","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transshipment","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/transshipment-2","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Transshipment · Transshipment occurs when cargo is transferred from one vessel, vehicle, or aircraft to another during transit – for instance, from a mainline container ship to a feeder vessel at a hub port, or from a train to a truck at an intermodal terminal. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transshipment"}