short-sea shipping
English
Noun
short-sea shipping (uncountable)
- Shipping that takes place in coastal waters or on short sea crossings.
- 2020 May 20, Industry Insider, “An online boost for freight”, in Rail, page 68:
- At the time, international deep-sea shipping remained a loose cargo operation, although BR did seek to influence conversion to unit loads by providing a containerised short sea shipping service between Harwich and Rotterdam in 1968.
Related terms
- shortsea