verb
- to transfer goods or passengers from one ship or vehicle to another during transport
Usage: nautical; logistics
Examples
- The cargo was transshipped at the port in Singapore.
- Due to mechanical problems, passengers had to transship to another vessel.
- The company decided to transship the goods through a major hub port.
- Oil tankers often transship their cargo to smaller vessels for coastal delivery.
- The freight forwarder arranged to transship the containers in Rotterdam.
- Weather delays forced them to transship the perishable goods quickly.