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Why is it called cargo when you’re transporting by ship, and why when you’re transporting by car is called shipment?

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Think of cargo as something that is currently being shipped. And take shipped to mean "carried by some type of long-distance conveyance" (not limited to actual ships). A shipment usually refers to the process of moving goods. ... Cargo has a possessive implication as in the cargo of a ship or a truck's cargo

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