Cargo handling and storage businesses manage the movement and temporary keeping of goods at locations such as ports, airports, freight terminals and warehouses. They may receive cargo from ships, aircraft, road vehicles or rail, then unload, sort, check and transfer it to another vehicle or storage area. Work can involve containers, palletised freight, parcels, machinery, bulk materials or temperature-sensitive goods, depending on the facility and equipment available. Typical services include loading and unloading, cargo weighing, stock recording, palletising, packing, labelling and arranging onward transport. Warehousing may be short-term or longer-term, with goods stored in racking, open yards, secure areas or temperature-controlled rooms. Some operators provide cross-docking, where shipments are moved between vehicles with little or no storage, or handle specialist cargo requiring particular security, environmental controls or procedures.