container cargo

[ kuhn-tey-ner kahr-goh ]

noun

, Transportation.

1. cargo that is transported in a container ship:

   This unit of shipboard capacity represents the maximum amount of container cargo carried aboard ship during the voyage.

Word History and Origins

Origin of container cargo¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

The East Coast’s busiest port complex has periodically proclaimed itself the nation’s largest for container cargo.

From Los Angeles Times

The East Coast’s busiest port complex has periodically proclaimed itself the nation’s largest for container cargo.

From Los Angeles Times

Then, the pandemic spawned an unexpected container cargo surge that overwhelmed seaports and upended global supply chains.

From Reuters

To preserve what we have worked so hard to build we must ensure that any plans to redevelop Base Seattle results in no net loss of container cargo space at the Port of Seattle, that water adjacent land is used for water dependent activities and that we protect the jobs that working families need now more than ever.

From Seattle Times

The three California ports combined handle about half of the nation's total container cargo volume.

From Reuters