Lastinvaihdon

Lastinvaihdon is the genitive form of the Finnish noun lastinvaihto, a term used in logistics to describe the transfer or handover of a cargo load between transport units, such as from truck to train, ship to terminal, or from one container to another. The concept encompasses activities such as transloading, rehandling, and the physical exchange of loaded units at a transfer point. In English-language contexts the concept is often described as load handover, cargo handover, or load transfer.

Etymology and grammar: The word is a compound of lasti (load, cargo) and vaihto (exchange, change). The suffix -n marks the genitive case in Finnish, so lastinvaihdon denotes “of the cargo handover” or “the cargo handover’s.”

Usage and scope: Lastinvaihto is commonly discussed in the fields of shipping, warehousing, and intermodal logistics to describe the moment and location where responsibility, liability, and costs can shift between parties or modes of transport. It covers routine handovers as well as efficiency-improvement practices such as cross-docking, re-palletizing, or multimodal transfers.

See also: Transloading, cross-docking, intermodal transportation, freight logistics. These related concepts describe related stages and methods for moving cargo between different transport modes and handling points.