The word
cargo refers in particular to
goods or
produce being conveyed – generally for
commercial gain – by
ship, boat, or
aircraft, although the term is now often extended to cover all types of
freight, including that carried by train,
van,
truck, or
intermodal container. The term cargo is also used in case of goods in the
cold-chain, because the perishable
inventory is always in transit towards a final end-use, even when it is held in
cold storage or other similar climate-controlled facility.