„Trans-Ship“

What does Trans-Ship stand for?

1. To transfer goods from one transportation line to another, or from one ship to another, or from one airline to another in order to complete a delivery .

2. To ship to one country, and then to re-export to another. (Sometimes the second exporting country may be incorrectly represented as the country of origin.)

Source:

Lunardo, R., Van Durme, J., Goudeau, C., & Lambkin, M. (2009). “International Transport and Insurance Costs of Merchandise Trade (ITIC)”. In The Dynamics of International Trade Patterns. OECD Publishing.

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