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qwerty
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qwerty asked in TravelTravel (General)Packing & Preparation · 4 years ago

How come if you send something by ship it's cargo, but if you send something by car it's a shipment?

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    4 years ago
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    That joke is so old it is collecting social security.

  • esim345
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    I think either term can be used in either circumstance.

  • Todd
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    Shipment is a subset of cargo. Not all cargo is shipped, but it is carried.

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