break bulk

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Until the late 1990s, fresh produce was shipped on break bulk ships—general cargo vessels with big refrigerated spaces—from the production site to a single destination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2018

And the master of the ship in which such person shall embark shall give bond for the faithful execution of his part of the trust at the island where he shall break bulk.

From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund

I am sure it is rara avis, for if you once "break bulk," as they phrase it, you are in again for all.

From The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume I (of II) by Steinmetz, Andrew

No vessel to break bulk until reported and entered at the naval officer's office; and every ship to hoist her colours on public days; in case of refusal, all intercourse to cease.

From The Present Picture of New South Wales (1811) by Mann, David Dickinson

Various shipments consigned to Baltic ports are landed at this city; here the cargoes break bulk and are again trans-shipped to their destination.

From Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges by Redway, Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw)