containerize
verb [ T ]
( UK also containerise) uk/kənˈteɪnəraɪz/ us TRANSPORT
to put goods into a container or containers for transport, or to make a port, ship, etc. suitable for this method of transport:
The face of shipping has changed, with more goods traditionally handled in bulk now being containerized.
containerized
adjective ( UK also containerised)
containerized cargo/goods/shipments
containerization
noun [ U ] ( UK also containerisation)
In April 1956 , the first of these converted ships sailed from New York to Houston, and containerization became a sunrise industry.