tranship
verb (used with or without object)
transhipment
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a word derived from
tranship.
Example Sentences
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Mexican officials have already agreed to impose higher duties on Chinese imports and take measures to prevent the transhipment of goods that are then exported to the U.S. tariff-free.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Another state police officer, who declined to be named, said the number of personnel guarding the mega transhipment port had been increased to 400 from about 300 earlier.
From Reuters ● Nov. 29, 2022
It has said that the port, once completed, would be "India's gateway to international transhipment" due to its proximity to international shipping routes.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2022
As a transhipment port, it would be well-positioned to grab business from Sri Lanka - where arch-rival China has invested heavily in port infrastructure - as well as from Singapore and Dubai.
From Reuters ● Nov. 23, 2022
Stalwart bluejackets, stripped to their singlets, and grimy stokers crowded to the stanchion rails to watch the transhipment of the captured Germans.
From The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
