The Intermodal Shipping Container is a large steel box that was created to transport goods by

The National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC), as determined by the Surface Transportation Board (STB), is the tariff system that has classification and description of commodities based on four main characteristics. These are density of the commodity, liability, handling and storability of the commodity. Carrier companies negotiate the rate and terms of transporting the commodities on the basis of these four characteristics. It is important to mention that product density is the dominant factor that determines use of carrier’s vehicle and cost per hundredweight. Higher product density results in lower cost per hundredweight but higher capability of

According to market players in the maritime transport, inland logistics are one of the most significant segments still enhancing economic signals in order to add value and enhance profitability. Bundling is regarded as one of the most probable solutions on ways to enhance the intermodal transport and could also improve competitiveness. As a result, the concept or process enables resolving suitable intermodal conditions since it can be utilized in situations where container flows are not economically adequate to meet the needs of a direct service.

At Flat Bed Haul, we recognize that one of the challenges facing the fright service industry involves hauling oversized loads on flat bed trucks. As such, we always ensure that when any oversized freight cargo is being transported to a location; such loads are carefully placed on our flatbed trailers and properly secured to prevent any damage to the cargo during shipment. The axles of our flatbed trailers come with multiple configurations that allow us to carry several tons of oversized freight loads with greatest care and

Shipping some parts and pieces in very expensively made plastic reusable containers. While being conscious and in favor of recycling at the start, the parts that many of these containers hold are considerably smaller than the containers themselves, thus adding to the size and weight with shipping cost. Others are reusable steel containers, when large heavy cardboard or wooden boxes would suffice as an alternate packaging source. Some items sent in reusable wooden boxes that a heavy cardboard box would have sufficed. Just one example that has been observed in a military unit, using a $1200 plastic shipping container for a $100 circuit card with 7 layers of wrapping plus a foam insert. Of all the materials used, one needs the anti-static wrapping and the foam layer, other than that; a heavy cardboard box would be more than

Anthropologist and author of Global Outlaws: Crime, Money, and Power in the Contemporary World, Carolyn Nordstrom seeks to explore the connection between goods, money, and power in the global market of the twenty-first century. Seeking to explore “invisible (illegal) realities of global flows” (Nordstrom, xi) across multiple different continents, from the national to the global arena, reviewing traditional conceptions of the economy to fit twenty-first century realities. All whilst trying to determine who the real criminals, if there are any, in this globalized economy where “the line between legality and illegality is often blurred and when extralegal profiteering may also bring positive development and enable survival.” (Nordstrom, xiv)

Construction materials such as lumber, pre-built frames and drywall are heavy, awkward and difficult for the average homeowner to manage. This is why lumber supply companies offer delivery services, using their flatbed truck. Likewise, larger building materials such as steel beams, and large volumes of lumber and other materials have to be transported to commercial sites. When demand increases, it strains the companies that manufacture and supply these materials. To ease the load and keep the supply chain moving, they often rely on the services of a logistics company with flatbed capabilities.

Hi Joshua, I appreciate your intrepretation between containerization and intermodalism. I can agree with your illustration of the impact containers have on the military by transferring freight by an intermodal system. from my personal experience when i was being deployed overseas and had to pack away my stuff in storage I had the privilege to transport my personal unit items shipped in a container to where I was being deployed. The experiences have been convenient and beneficial to me with the restriction of carrying a limited amount of weight on flights. Why do you believe that containerization and intermodalism go hands in hands?

Ambar Marine Inc., a New Orleans–based shipbuilder producing aluminum boats, began searching in the late 1980s for a subcontractor to build its “survival of life at sea” (SOLAS) boat, a rescue boat for ships and oil platforms. Ambar approached McCarty at a New Orleans workboat show and proposed that Silver Ships build boats for it. After a visit from the Ambar executives to Silver Ships’ original, humble facility, Ambar decided that McCarty’s facility was not what they wanted to show their customers. Several

Import Cargo Containers shows how containers are unloaded from ships and moved by truck and train to various consumer and business destinations.

Research 40’ transportable shipping container homes and list unusual/eye-catching design elements implemented that catch your attention:

The 40foot long rectangular shape of a shipping container is perfect for offices, tutorial rooms, computer labs and ideal of student accommodation. See images below.

The interior dimensions of the intermodal container are 8 feet wide by 8.5 feet high by 40 feet long and can hold up to 44,000 pounds per loaded container (Murphy & Wood,

Containerization is a system of freight transport that transports trade goods from ports to ports. This system is based on a range of steel intermodal containers (also "shipping containers").These containers are built to standardized dimensions and can be loaded and unloaded, stacked, transported efficiently over long distances, and transferred from one mode of transport to another. Thus, it provided an economic way to ship 90% of the world trade goods across the globe and as a result has benefited society in providing for a truly open market to buy and sell goods. Cebu is home to national and international corporations whose trading hub is centered in the international port (cargo

There have been different ways to package products for years. Having choices can make it harder but understanding what you have and how it needs to be shipped can be beneficial. For non-retail packages there are three types of shipping containers, plastic based, paper based, and wood based. In this paper I will go over the advantages and disadvantages of paper-based container, plastic based container and wood-based container. As well as, compare all three to each other. Understanding which one might be a most effective when shipping non-retail packages.

Malcolm McLean brought Keith Tantlinger, a renowned container expert, onboard to his company. It was Tantlinger’s job to increase the number of containers a