Forwarders and rail operators turn to rail transshipment whenever cargo units—containers, swap bodies, or general cargo—are transferred at marshalling yards or intermodal terminals from one train to another or onto a different mode such as road or sea.
Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transshipment
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