Cargo

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Cargo

Goods being transported.

Cargo

Anything being transported, especially if it is to be sold later.

cargo

see FREIGHT.

freight

cargo

goods that are in the process of being physically transported from a factory or depot to a customer by road, rail, sea or air, involving both domestically and internationally traded goods. The movement of goods may be done by the supplier's own distribution division or by independent fleet operators and FREIGHT FORWARDERS. See C. I. F., F. O. B.

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Me managin' un all seas an' weather an' perils o' the deep a shup worth fufty thousand pounds, wuth cargoes ot times worth fufty thousand more--a hundred thousand pounds, half a million dollars uz the Yankees say, an' me wuth all the responsubility gettun' a screw o' twenty pounds a month.

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The old bark lumbered on, heavy with her age and the burden of her cargo, while I lived the life of youth in ignorance and hope.

You see it was to be expected, for though the coal was of a safe kind, that cargo had been so handled, so broken up with handling, that it looked more like smithy coal than any- thing else.

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The total cargo handled at Karachi Port during the last 24

KPT ships movement, cargo handling report

Bulk cargo, which dominated the port's cargo structure in the first seven months of 2019, declined 13.3 percent year-on-year to 11.659 million tons.

Riga port sees cargo turnover drop 10.5% in seven months

The air freight company steadily continues towards its goal of becoming one of the top five of the world's air cargo brands, said a statement.

Turkish Cargo sees 9.6pc growth in February

Qatar Airways Cargo has been named 'Global Air Cargo Airline of the Year' by STAT Trade Times.

Qatar Airways Cargo named 'Global Air Cargo Airline of the Year'

Dubai: A Filipino official at the Philippine consulate has warned Filipinos from transacting with 'fly by night' cargo companies when sending their parcels back home to their families, which are also known as balikbayan boxes.

Filipinos should send balikbayan boxes only through accredited cargo companies

Muscat: Etihad Cargo and Singapore Airlines Cargo have agreed to exchange confirmed cargo capacity on services operated by both the airlines from Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow and Frankfurt.

Etihad, Singapore Airlines enter cargo agreement

The agreement enables Etihad Cargo to offer capacity to Singapore Airlines Cargo on one of its weekly freighter services from Abu Dhabi to Frankfurt, in addition to access to its cargo network to the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia.

Etihad and Singapore Airlines exchange cargo capacity

In case of FCL Containers, Cargoes stuffed therein are, usually, forwarded to their destinations within the same Originally-sealed Containers and the Insurers' Marine Cargo Insurance Policy is also Endorsed with Road/Rail Cargo Clauses (A) which would pertain to the In-Land Transit Risks of the same Consignment.