Transportation
Feeder Vessel
Smaller vessel transporting containers between secondary ports and main transshipment hub ports.
Smaller vessel transporting containers between secondary ports and main transshipment hub ports.
Feeder vessels connect minor ports with major transshipment hubs, where cargo is consolidated onto larger container ships for transoceanic routes.
Transshipment
A logistics operation of transferring goods from one transport vehicle to another at an intermediate point, especially common at hub ports where cargo changes vessels.
LogisticsShipping Line
A company owning or operating vessels that offers regular maritime cargo transport services on established routes, issuing bills of lading and charging freight.
LogisticsPort Terminal
A specialized facility within a seaport where cargo loading, unloading, storage, and transfer operations between vessels and ground transport take place.
LogisticsTEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit)
Standard unit of measurement for quantifying container ship capacity or port traffic volume.