Transshipment point
A hub is a place where goods in intermodal transport to other transport handled be. Not to be confused with the turnover of goods , which is more of a cost accounting factor .
depot
A depot is a warehouse in which goods can be temporarily stored. There can be a time between delivery and further transport . The temporary storage causes storage costs (eg storage (handling), room rental, possibly guarding costs, insurance costs). These costs are to be borne by one of the parties involved (or by several).
Freight depot
A freight yard can be operated as part of the Rolling Road through loading stations of the railway, but also as a normal goods transshipment point with reloading. In many cases, mail is transported in such a way that it is brought to the nearest freight station by truck, then transported by trains to reach the distribution centers again by truck. The actual delivery then takes place from there.
Inland port or ocean port
A customs port is an overseas port in which the containers are usually reloaded onto special vehicles, known as swap bodies, via container terminals . The same version, without customs, is also available as an inland port. Here the goods are brought from the supplier to the port of departure, and at the port of destination from the customs yard to the customer . The costs such as transport insurance and customs and other charges are usually part of the recipient's costs for the purchase of goods, since the delivery is an obligation to collect. This does not include home delivery.
