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What does Dwell Time mean?

The duration that a shipment or container spends at a specific location, such as a port or terminal, during its transit.

Dwell Time in a sentence
Reducing container dwell time at the port is a key objective for improving our logistics efficiency.

Dwell Time in German, French, Spanish and Italian

German
Verweilzeit

Zeit, die ein Frachtgut an einem Ort verbleibt.

French
Temps d'immobilisation
also Temps de séjour

Temps pendant lequel une marchandise attend dans un terminal.

Spanish
Tiempo de permanencia

Tiempo que permanece una carga en un punto de transferencia.

Italian
Tempo di permanenza
also Tempo di sosta

Tempo di permanenza della merce in un porto o magazzino.

Common phrases with Dwell Time

  • reducing container dwell time
  • at the port dwell time
  • logistics efficiency dwell time

Synonyms and opposites for Dwell Time

  • Synonym Wait time

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