Definition of freighting:
(n) :
(uncountable) The transportation of goods (originally by water; now also (chiefly US) by land); also, the hiring of a vehicle or vessel for such transportation.
(n) :
(uncountable) Goods or items in transport; cargo, luggage.
(n) :
(countable) Payment for transportation.
(v) :
(transitive) To load (a vehicle or vessel) with freight (cargo); also, to hire or rent out (a vehicle or vessel) to carry cargo or passengers.
(v) :
(transitive) To transport (goods).
(n) :
(figuratively) (countable) A burden, a load.