Editing Transshipment (section)

== Transshipment at sea ==
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Transshipment at sea is done by transferring goods from one ship to another. 

=== Fisheries ===
In global fisheries transshipment is used to transfer catch to refrigerated cargo vessels that also supply fishing vessels with fuel, food, equipment and personnel allowing them to stay at sea for months or even years.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ewell|first=Christopher|last2=Cullis-Suzuki|first2=Sarika|last3=Ediger|first3=Mikaela|last4=Hocevar|first4=John|last5=Miller|first5=Dana|last6=Jacquet|first6=Jennifer|date=2017|title=Potential ecological and social benefits of a moratorium on transshipment on the high seas|journal=Marine Policy|language=en|volume=81|page=293|doi=10.1016/j.marpol.2017.04.004|doi-access=free}}</ref> This guarantees that fish quickly find their way to the market without a decrease in quality.

Since transshipment at sea encounters often happen on the high seas, in regions with poor regulation and oversight, they are also used to disguise criminal activities such as [[illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing]], [[Unfree labour|forced labor]], [[human trafficking]] and [[Illegal drug trade|drug smuggling]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Miller|first=Nathan A.|last2=Roan|first2=Aaron|last3=Hochberg|first3=Timothy|last4=Amos|first4=John|last5=Kroodsma|first5=David A.|date=2018-07-23|title=Identifying Global Patterns of Transshipment Behavior|journal=Frontiers in Marine Science|volume=5|page=1|doi=10.3389/fmars.2018.00240|issn=2296-7745|doi-access=free}}</ref> Several states and [[Regional fisheries management organisation|regional fishery management organizations]] have therefore prohibited the practice for certain vessel types or issued a complete ban within their zone of jurisdiction.<ref>Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2016) [http://www.fao.org/3/CA0464EN/ca0464en.pdf Global Study on Transshipment: Regulations, practices, monitoring and control]. 11, 15. Retrieved 29 May 2019.</ref>

=== Bulk products ===
Transshipment at sea also occurs in the export of bulk products. Choosing to transship reduces capital costs for port developers and can overcome problems arising from limited access to deep water. Loading barges typically specify 4 to 7 meters of draft. Since at least 2011, transshipment has been used in northern Australia in the export of bulk minerals including [[bauxite]], [[iron ore]] and [[potash]] from mines in [[Queensland]], [[Western Australia]] and the [[Northern Territory]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Transhipment Services Australia|url=https://www.transhipmentservices.com.au/projects/|access-date=2020-12-09|website=TSA|language=en-au}}</ref>