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Shipment

Meaning in logistics & supply chain, with examples

/ˈʃɪpmənt/nounCore term

In logistics & supply chain, shipment means: A quantity of goods sent together from one place to another, or the act of sending them, whether by road, sea, air or rail.

In Turkish: sevkiyat, gönderi, yük

How it is used

Used in daily emails and calls about orders. A shipment is booked, dispatched, delayed, held at customs or received. Despite the word, it does not have to travel by ship; a parcel sent by truck is also a shipment.

Example sentences

  1. Your shipment left our warehouse this morning and should arrive on Thursday.

  2. The second shipment is being held at customs because a certificate is missing.

Common collocations

  • track a shipment
  • book a shipment
  • delayed shipment
  • partial shipment
  • inbound shipment
  • freightGoods carried in bulk by truck, ship, train or plane, and also the money paid for carrying them.
  • dispatchTo send goods or a vehicle off to a destination, usually after the order has been picked, packed and checked.
  • tracking numberA unique number given to a parcel or shipment so that the sender, the receiver and the carrier can follow its progress online.
  • bookingA reservation of space for a shipment on a specific vessel, flight or truck, made directly with a carrier or through a forwarder.
  • carrierA company that physically transports goods, such as a trucking company, a shipping line, an airline or a rail operator.

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