Collocations for shipment - noun
1. quantity of goods sent from one place to another
ADJECTIVE
aid,
arms,
drug,
food,
fuel,
oil,
weapons,
etc.
cargo (esp. AmE)
large, massive
illegal
cargo (esp. AmE)
large, massive
illegal
VERB + shipment
get,
receive
deliver, send
a contract to deliver large shipments of bananas
deliver, send
a contract to deliver large shipments of bananas
track
Customers can track a shipment over the Web.
Customers can track a shipment over the Web.
escort
An armed patrol boat will escort the shipment.
An armed patrol boat will escort the shipment.
intercept,
seize
Customs officers have seized a large shipment of cocaine.
Customs officers have seized a large shipment of cocaine.
PREPOSITION
shipment of
a shipment of arms
a shipment of arms
shipment from
to arrange a shipment from India
Shipments from China are up 15%.
to arrange a shipment from India
Shipments from China are up 15%.
2. act of transporting goods
VERB + shipment
await
large quantities of food awaiting shipment to the worst-affected areas
large quantities of food awaiting shipment to the worst-affected areas
arrange,
begin,
make
ban, halt, stop, suspend
resume
ban, halt, stop, suspend
resume