transshipment

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trans·ship

(trăns-shĭp′) also tran·ship (trăn-shĭp′)
tr. & intr.v. trans·shipped, trans·ship·ping, trans·ships also tran·shipped or tran·ship·ping or tran·ships
To transfer or be transferred from one conveyance to another for reshipment or reexport.

trans·ship′ment n.
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Noun1.transshipment - the transfer from one conveyance to another for shipmenttransshipment - the transfer from one conveyance to another for shipment
transfer, transferral, transportation, conveyance, transport - the act of moving something from one location to another
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transshipment

[trænsˈʃɪpmənt] Ntransbordo m
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understand clearly that "transshipments are often hard to detect
Particularly, PCC's merger review office seeks to investigate whether the transaction enhances the ability and incentive of the involved firms to engage in foreclosure of competitors where vertical relationships between the ICTSI and Manila North Harbour operations are present, including transshipments. A transshipment is the shipment of goods or containers to an intermediate destination, then to yet another destination.
"We have always been pushing for transshipments with a focus on efficiency and cost saving gains for carriers and will continue this in the future also," Hardiman reiterated when asked about the transshipment prospects for KBSP over the next three to five years.
MANILA -- The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has ordered its personnel to electronically monitor transshipments starting Monday.
In bulk grain segment, by entering into annual lease agreements, the Group had locked up the domestic corn transshipments of certain targeted major customers.
For the first time, this model integrates multimodal transport chains and multiple transshipments. Furthermore, the use of transportation hubs and external services that result from cooperative agreements was also considered.
This strategy does not ship materials to any fabricators when material shortages occur, which is regarded as a basis for comparison with those executing lateral transshipments. In this strategy, manufacturers eager for materials refill inventory through periodic review.
Because of the UAE's strategic location and international status on the import and export market, it faces a challenge in controlling export, import and re-export operations and in improving techniques and tools to prevent illegal transshipments.
Lateral stock transshipments in a two-location inventory system with fixed and joint replenishment costs, Naval Research Logistics, Vol.
Although transshipments are growing as a percentage of the port's business, local importers remain a central component as well.