„High Density“

High density cargo is cargo whose weight is high compared to its volume. A vessel tariff in which freight is charged according to weight or volume, whichever yields the highest freight charge, will result in high density freight being charged on a weight basis.

Levinson, Marc. “The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger”. Princeton University Press, 2006. pp. 33-35.