transhipment

English

Noun

transhipment (countable and uncountable, plural transhipments)

  1. Alternative spelling of transshipment
    • 1951 May, R. K. Kirkland, “The Cavan & Leitrim Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 343:
      The coal is then transferred to broad-gauge wagons for transport to Dublin. The transhipment is a rather laborious business, the coal being shovelled by hand from one wagon to another.
    • 2022, Stefano Inama, Rules of Origin in International Trade, page 74:
      As a general principle, refrain from requiring a certificate of nonmanipulation for products originating in an LDC but shipped across other countries unless there are concerns regarding transhipment, manipulation, or fraudulent documentation; […]
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