freight handling; cargo handling
Refers to the process of loading, unloading, sorting, and managing freight or cargo, especially in logistics and transportation contexts.
Improving the efficiency of freight handling is a challenge at this warehouse.
The goods were damaged due to a mistake in cargo handling.
Compound of 荷 (に, 'cargo, freight') and 扱い (あつかい, 'handling, treatment'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is transparently formed from these elements.