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  2. Transshipment - Wikipedia

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    Transshipment, trans-shipment or transhipment is the shipment of goods or containers to an intermediate destination, then to another destination. One possible reason for transshipment is to change the means of transport during the journey (e.g., from ship transport to road transport), known as transloading. Another reason is to combine small ...

  3. Port of Buenos Aires - Wikipedia

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    The Port of Buenos Aires (Spanish: Puerto de Buenos Aires) is the principal maritime port in Argentina.Operated by the Administración General de Puertos (General Ports Administration), a state enterprise, it is the leading transshipment point for the foreign trade of Argentina.

  4. Port of Algeciras - Wikipedia

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    It is the largest port in Spain with almost 100 million tons in 2015 [3] and second largest in the Mediterranean Sea, [4] and in 2018 was the 31st in the world in container shipping, [5] and 33rd overall in 2019. [6] In 2010 it exceeded 70 million tons in total traffic and more than 2.8 million containers. [7]

  5. Transshipment problem - Wikipedia

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    Transshipment or Transhipment is the shipment of goods or containers to an intermediate destination, and then from there to yet another destination. One possible reason is to change the means of transport during the journey (for example from ship transport to road transport), known as transloading.

  6. Transshipment at sea - Wikipedia

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    Transshipment or transhipment at sea is done by transferring goods such as cargo, personnel, and equipment from one ship to another. It is a common practice in global fisheries and typically takes place between smaller fishing vessels and large specialized refrigerated transport vessels, also referred to as “reefers” that onload catch and deliver supplies if necessary.

  7. List of busiest container ports - Wikipedia

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    The vast majority of containers moved by large, ocean-faring container ships are 20-foot (1 TEU) and 40-foot (2 TEU) ISO-standard shipping containers, with 40-foot units outnumbering 20-foot units to such an extent that the actual number of containers moved is between 55%–60% of the number of TEUs counted. [1]

  8. Container port - Wikipedia

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    A container port, container terminal, or intermodal terminal is a facility where cargo containers are transshipped between different transport vehicles, for onward transportation. The transshipment may be between container ships and land vehicles, for example trains or trucks, in which case the terminal is described as a maritime container port.

  9. Intermodal freight transport - Wikipedia

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    Containers, also known as intermodal containers or ISO containers because the dimensions have been defined by ISO, are the main type of equipment used in intermodal transport, particularly when one of the modes of transportation is by ship. Containers are 8-foot (2.4 m) wide by 8-foot (2.4 m) or 9-foot-6-inch (2.90 m) high.