. . . vessel from Orient with spinach being transported (9,4)
I believe the answer is:
container ship
'vessel' is the definition.
(container ship is a kind of vessel)
'orient with spinach being transported' is the wordplay.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'being transported' indicates anagramming the letters.
'orient' put after 'spinach' is 'spinachorient'.
'spinachorient' is an anagram of 'CONTAINER SHIP'.
'from' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for container ship that I've seen before include "Vessel such as docks at Felixstowe" , "Large cargo vessel" , "Large transport vessel" , "Large transporter" .)