containerize

(UK also containerise)

/kənˈteɪnəraɪz/ verb [T]

Definition

› TRANSPORT to put goods into a container or containers for transport, or to make a port, ship, etc. suitable for this method of transport: The face of shipping has changed, with more goods traditionally handled in bulk now being containerized.

containerized (UK also containerised) adjective › containerized cargo/goods/shipments containerization (UK also containerisation) noun [U] › In April 1956 , the first of these converted ships sailed from New York to Houston, and containerization became a sunrise industry.

(Definition of containerize verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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