shipping
n [U]
1 ships, esp those of a country or port 船舶(尤指一國或一海港的)
The canal is now open to shipping. 該運河現已通航.
[attrib 作定語]
a shipping office 海運事務所
busy shipping lanes 繁忙的海上航道
the shipping forecast, ie a report on the weather conditions at sea 海洋氣象預報.
2 transporting goods by ship 船運; 海運
the shipping of oil from the Middle East 從中東經水路運送石油. `shipping-agent n shipowner's representative at a port 船舶業務代理人.