Container Handling, Storage and Transshipment

History and development of the container in maritime transport
1.1 History
1.2 Malcom McLean
1.3 Sea land service
1.4 Developments in container shipping

The container
2.1 Containers
2.2 ISO
2.3 Dimensions and weights in accordance with ISO 668
2.4 Non-standard dimensions
2.5 Weight
2.6 Corner castings / corner fittings
2.7 Provisions for forklift trucks and other supplementary provisions
2.8 Codes and numbers
2.9 Check digit
2.10 Country code
2.11 Dimensions and type
2.12 Type of container
2.14 Identification

Container structure
3.1 Structure
3.2 Sides
3.3 Other information on containers
3.4 Structure
3.5 End and side walls
3.6 Materials
3.7 Steel containers
3.8 Plywood/ RFP containers
3.9 Aluminium containers

Safe containers
4.1 Tests
4.2 Stacking test
4.3 Lifting test
4.4 Restraint (longitudinal) test
4.5 Strength of end walls test
4.6 Strength of side walls test
4.7 Strength of rooftest
4.8 Strength of floortest
4.9 Rigidity test
4.10 Lifting from fork-lift pockets test
4.11 Lifting with grappler arm test
4.12 Weatherproofness
4.13 Requirements

Types of containers
5.1 General
5.2 Groups of containers
5.3 ISO classification
5.4 General purpose container (00 through 09 or G)
5.5 Ventilated container (10 through 19 or V)
5.6 Thermal containers
5.7 Open container (50 through 59 or U)
5.8 Open container (60 through 69 or P)
5.9 Tank container (70 through 79 or T)
5.10 Special container (80 through 89 or B)
5.11 Air freight container (90 through 99)

Temperature controlled containers
6.1 General
6.2 What else can reefers do?
6.3 Pre-trip inspection (PTI) of reefers
6.4 Power supply
6.5 Temperature

Stowing, stacking and securing
7.1 Stowing
7.2 Stacking
7.3 Securing
7.4 Developments in securing containers
7.5 Safety and damage prevention
7.6 Carefulness

Static and dynamic forces
8.1 Forces
8.2 Various forces
8.3 Vessel movements
8.4 Forces acting on a container
8.5 Transport bij inland waterway vessel
8.6 Transport by rail
8.7 Transport by road

Wind forces
9.1 Beaufort scale
9.2 Formula
9.3 At an angle
9.4 Container terminal
9.5 Formula
9.6 Tension of lashings
9.7 Waves washing over containers

Securing containers (I)
10.1 Forces
10.2 Horizontal displacement
10.3 Vertical displacement
10.4 Fully automatic twistlock

Securing containers (II)
11.1 Bridge fittings
11.2 Lashing materials
11.3 Links

Container handling
12.1 Container handling equipment
12.2 Dockside container crane
12.3 Container gantry crane
12.4 Straddle carrier
12.5 Mobile crane
12.6 Forklift truck
12.7 Reach stacker
12.8 Storage and transshipment
12.9 Tractor with trailer
12.10 Transfer crane
12.11 AGV
12.11 LAGV
12.13 ASC

Storage and transshipment handling equipment engineering
13.1 Parts
13.2 Multi-purpose container crane
13.3 Container gantry crane
13.4 Rubber tyred gantry crane
13.5 Straddle carrier
13.6 Ancillary equipment

Attaching containers
14.1 Attaching loaded and empty containers
14.2 Attaching/lifting loaded containers
14.3 Attaching/lifting empty containers
14.5 Statutory provisions

Outgoing containers by seagoing vessel
15.1 Liner shipping
15.2 Shipowning company
15.3 Freight broker
15.4 Bay plan
15.5 Bill of lading
15.6 Manifest

Incoming containers by seagoing vessel
16.1 Incoming cargo
16.2 Endorsement
16.3 Release order
16.4 Release and delivery of containers
16.5 Carrier
16.6 Detention (container rent)
16.7 Demurrage (container rent plus container yard rent)

Identification of the position of containers at container terminals and on container ships
17.1 Identification of position on a map
17.2 Chessboard
17.3 Container terminal
17.4 Container ships
17.5 Other numbering
17.6 Tier
17.7 Identification of bay, row and tier position and the loading/unloading plan
17.8 Loading/unloading plan
17.9 Communications

Container terminal security/safety
18.1 ISPS code
18.2 Security levels
18.3 Safety at the terminal
18.4 Traffic regulations

References
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