Containerized Cargo Handling and Stowage : Principles and Procedures

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Author(s):	Olsen, Alexander Arnfinn
ISBN No.:	9783031633287
Pages:	xxxiii, 441
Year:	202409
Format:	Trade Cloth (Hard Cover)
Price:	$ 248.39
Dispatch delay:	Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
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PART I DEVELOPMENT OF CONTAINERISATION .- The development of containerization.- Positioning and securing of containers.- Container stowage plans.- Container and cargo insurance.- Responsibility for container packing.- PART II CAUSES OF DAMAGE AND LOSS DURING TRANSIT .- Causes of damage and loss during transit.

- Mechanical stress.- Mechanical stress in maritime transport.- Mechanical stress in land transport.- Mechanical stress during cargo handling.- Non-mechanical stress.- PART III CONTAINER DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.- Container terminology.- Container design.

- CSC and structural testing regimes.- Cargo securing equipment.- Container dimensions and weights.- Container identification systems 18 Container size and type codes.- Container operational markings.- Marking of containers carrying dangerous cargo.- PART IV CONTAINER LOAD PACKING.- Impact of packaging and packing aids on load security.

- Unitisation and palletisation.- Marking of goods.- Packing and stowing methods.- PARTV CONTAINER LOAD SECURING.- General load securing methods.- Principles of load securing.- Lashing materials and equipment.- Load securing, filling materials and airbags.

- Friction and friction enhancing mats.

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