Logistics vs. Shipping — What's the Difference?

Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.

The act or business of transporting goods.

The aspect of military operations that deals with the procurement, distribution, maintenance, and replacement of materiel and personnel.

An amount charged for transporting goods.

The management of the details of an operation.

The body of ships belonging to one port, industry, or country, often referred to in aggregate tonnage.

(operations) The process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services and related information from their point of origin to point of consumption for the purpose of satisfying customer requirements.

Passage or transport on a ship.

(military) The procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation of equipment, facilities, and personnel.

The transportation of goods.

That branch of the military art which embraces the details of moving and supplying armies. The meaning of the word is by some writers extended to include strategy.

The body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry; ships collectively.

The planning and coordination of the movement of materials, and other details of any large activity, such as a business or a political campaign.

Passage or transport on a ship.

A system of arithmetic, in which numbers are expressed in a scale of 60; logistic arithmetic.

The cost of sending an item or package via postal services.

Handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed

Navigation.

Present participle of ship

Relating to ships, their ownership, transfer, or employment; as, shiping concerns.

Relating to, or concerned in, the forwarding of goods; as, a shipping clerk.

The act of one who, or of that which, ships; as, the shipping of flour to Liverpool.

The collective body of ships in one place, or belonging to one port, country, etc.; vessels, generally; tonnage.

Navigation.

The commercial enterprise of transporting goods and materials

Conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry