{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Transshipment","description":"Shipping lines and freight forwarders rely on transshipment when cargo must change vessels at an intermediate port – a hub – before reaching its final destination. The term refers broadly to the transfer of goods from one vessel or transport mode to another during transit. Major container hubs such as Singapore, Tanjung Pelepas, or Algeciras concentrate cargo from feeder services onto large mainline vessels, extending network reach without direct port calls everywhere. For the shipper, transship","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/transshipment","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T16:17:16.481037","citation":"https://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/transshipment.asp","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/transshipment","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Transshipment · Shipping lines and freight forwarders rely on transshipment when cargo must change vessels at an intermediate port – a hub – before reaching its final destination. · Quelle: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/transshipment.asp"}