Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Carrying

Carrying , noun

The act or business of transporting from one place to another.
We are rivals with them in... the carrying trade. — Jay
Collocations (2)
Carrying place , a carry; a portage.
Carrying trade , the business of transporting goods, etc., from one place or country to another by water or land; freighting.