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con·tain·er·ize  (kn-tn-rz)
v.tr. con·tain·er·ized, con·tain·er·iz·ing, con·tain·er·iz·es
1. To package (cargo) in large standardized containers for efficient shipping and handling.
2. To adapt (an industry or shipping operation) to the use of such containers.
v.intr.
To convert to the use of containerized cargo.

con·tainer·i·zation (-tnr--zshn) n.


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Tim ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have long held the title for most containerized cargo passing through their terminals.
Scrap metal was the second largest containerized cargo moving from the United States to Asia last year, with more than 235,000 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) shipped during the first nine months of 2005.
This results in hundreds of vehicles being containerized by contract personnel at the transshipment port.
 
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