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Cargo that is transported in containers that can be transferred easily from one transportation mode to another.
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A shipment method in which commodities are placed in containers and after initial loading, the commodities per se are not re-handled in shipment until they are unloaded at destination.
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A “box” typically ten to forty feet long, which is used primarily for ocean freight shipment. For travel to and from ports, containers are loaded onto truck chassis’ or on railroad flatcars.
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Containers resting on railway flatcars without a chassis underneath.
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The sender of a freight shipment, usually the seller.