Mid-stream operation is the operation of loading and unloading cargo containers from a container ship while at sea, with barges or dumb steel lighters performing the transfer, distribution or landing of containers to piers nearby. Mid-stream operation has the significant advantage of low cost, but has been criticized for the danger and difficulty of transferring cargoes between two ships at sea.
Mid-stream operation is the operation of loading and unloading cargo containers from a container ship while at sea, with barges or dumb steel lighters performing the transfer, distribution or landing of containers to piers nearby. Mid-stream operation has the significant advantage of low cost, but has been criticized for the danger and difficulty of transferring cargoes between two ships at sea.
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