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shipper may refer to: Someone who provides or sends goods for shipment , by packaging, labeling, and arranging for transit, or who coordinates the transport of goods Shipping (fandom) , someone who supports a romantic relationship between two real or fictional people, usually on the Internet
Shipping (derived from the word relationship) is the desire by followers of a fandom for two or more people, either real-life people or fictional characters (in film, literature, television series, etc.), to be in a romantic relationship. Shipping often takes the form of unofficial creative works, including fanfiction and fan art.
Although "anti-shipper" can refer to anyone opposed to a specific pairing of characters, the term anti generally refers to opponents of fictional sexual content considered harmful. The question of whether "fiction affects reality" is a central point of dispute between antis and the opposing camp of pro-shippers. Antis generally believe that ...
Modern freight forwarders offer an end-to-end process i.e. shipping the goods from the place of origin to the final destination and may offer additional services such as warehouse planning, cargo insurance and customs brokerage. [8] In a single transaction, the forwarder may be acting as a carrier (principal) or as an agent for his customer or ...
Postal services and private couriers typically factor in distance when they calculate the cost of shipping; many 3PL providers market the benefit of what is known as zone skipping to potential clients, because it shortens the distance between products to be shipped and customers, resulting in lower shipping costs.
The term shipping originally referred to transport by sea but in American English, it has been extended to refer to transport by land or air (International English: "carriage") as well. " Logistics ", a term borrowed from the military environment, is also used in the same sense.
Drop shipping is a form of retail business in which the seller accepts customer orders without keeping stock on hand. Instead, in a form of supply chain management, the seller transfers the orders and their shipment details either to the manufacturer, a wholesaler, another retailer, or a fulfillment house, which then ships the goods directly to the customer.
A cargo ship sailing from a European port to a US one will typically take 10–12 days depending on water currents and other factors. [6] In order to make container ship transport more economical, ship operators sometimes reduce cruising speed, thereby increasing transit time, to reduce fuel consumption, a strategy referred to as "slow steaming ...