Glossary
Terms & Glossaries of Shipping and Trading
Transit Shed
Transit shed is the shed on a wharf is designed to protect cargoes from weather damage and is used only for short-term storage.
Transit shed is the shed on a wharf is designed to protect cargoes from weather damage and is used only for short-term storage. Warehouses operated by private firms house goods for longer periods. A building located on or near a pier (piershed) or wharf (wharf shed) used for short-term storage of cargo in transit.
