{"id":2971,"date":"2019-03-26T23:23:17","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T06:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=2971"},"modified":"2021-10-11T11:39:53","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T18:39:53","slug":"physical-internet","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/freight-terms-glossary\/physical-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"Physical Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Physical-internet.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2957 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Physical-internet.png\" alt=\"Physical internet in freight shipping definition and illustration\" width=\"620\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Physical-internet.png 620w, https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Physical-internet-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Physical Internet:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Physical Internet is a new way of designing open and interconnected logistics leading to a more efficient and sustainable way of moving, storing and using physical goods. Similar to packets of information in the Digital Internet, in the Physical Internet physical goods are encapsulated in packets, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/freight-terms-glossary\/the-%CF%80-containers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u03c0-containers<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Physical Internet: Physical Internet is a new way of designing open and interconnected logistics leading to a more efficient and sustainable way of moving, storing and using physical goods. Similar to packets of information in the Digital Internet, in the Physical Internet physical goods are encapsulated in packets, \u03c0-containers. [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-green\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/freight-terms-glossary\/physical-internet\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":342,"featured_media":2957,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"glossary-categories":[],"glossary-tags":[],"glossary-languages":[],"class_list":["post-2971","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"post_title":"Physical Internet","post_content":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Physical-internet.png\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-2957 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freightera.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Physical-internet.png\" alt=\"Physical internet in freight shipping definition and illustration\" width=\"620\" height=\"348\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Physical Internet:<\/strong>\r\n\r\nPhysical Internet is a new way of designing open and interconnected logistics leading to a more efficient and sustainable way of moving, storing and using physical goods. 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