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    The Introduction of Shipping Containers Until the 1960s‚ shipping had not changed much in decades. Handling cargo was a labor-intensive activity‚ and transportation costs and times—whether by land or by sea—were huge obstacles to trade‚ often making transcontinental‚ let alone global‚ and trade economically unfeasible. However something happened that changed that. That was the invention of the shipping container. The birth of the shipping container dates back to April 26‚ 1956 when a crane lifted

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    Shipping  container:  $500   Acrylic  glass:$300     Total:  800X6  =  2400     Transportation:  $50X6  =  $300   Installation:    cleaning  +  cutting  =  $300X6=  $  1800       References   1. Sustainable  Consumption  and  Production  (2009)  retrieved  September  21‚2014  from   http://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/web-­‐page-­‐no-­‐author.aspx     2. The  Green  Revolution  harvesting  energy  from  workouts

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    CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Rationale of the Study 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

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    INTRODUCTION A container terminal is a facility where cargo containers are transshipped between different transport vehicles‚ for onward transportation. The transshipment may be between ships and land vehicles‚ for example trains or trucks‚ in which case the terminal is described as a maritime container terminal. Alternatively the transshipment may be between land vehicles‚ typically between train and truck‚ in which case the terminal is described as an inland container terminal. Maritime

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    The Container Analysis

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    What better way to go to the theater then to watch a play on the stage‚ in the flesh of the actual actors. Clare Bayleys’s play “The Container” had a total of 28 seats for the audiance. Performed in a hot‚ dark‚ stuffy and smelly 40ft shipping container‚ as you watch scared annd anxiously awaiting to see if the refusges make it to the UK. Tom Raybould’s sound plan makes you feel as if you are stuck in a truck moving‚ shocking‚ shivering to an unpropitious stop. The entryways‚ hammered and catapulted

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    INLAND CONTAINER DEPORTS (ICD) PERFORMANCE/PRODUCTIVITY IN NIGERIAN ENVIRONMENT Obed B.C. Ndikom and G.C Emeghara Department of Maritime Management Technology‚ Federal University of Technology‚ Owerri ABSTRACT This paper reviews the nature‚ characteristics‚ structural operations‚ operational modalities and strategies for improving Inland Container Deports performance/productivity within the confines of the Nigerian Maritime Environment. Inland Container Deport is a place where containers/cargo is

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    Liner Shipping

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    AN INTRODUCTION TO LINER SHIPPING BUSINESS NATURE AND SCOPE OF LINER SHIPPING BUSINESS: LINER SHIPPING BUSINESS A BRIEF HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF SHIPPING THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF LINER SERVICE THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF TRAMP SERVICE TYPES OF LINER SERVICE OPERATORS THE IMPORTANCE & NEED FOR LINER SERVICE LINER TRADE ROUTES A BRIEF HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF SHIPPING: The spirit of enquiry - looking beyond the forests‚ mountains‚ deserts & oceans. The era of explorations

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    Analysis of “Shipping Industry” in India Business Group: Container Line Compiled by: Ashok Lalwani Introduction: There are many factors which directly or indirectly affect the present day businesses like government policies‚ regulations‚ laws‚ human rights‚ competition‚ technology‚ international organisations‚ world trade bodies‚ child labour‚ minimum wage‚ pollution‚ accidents‚ risks‚ violence‚ security‚ labour‚ supplies etc. Therefore it becomes important for every business to determine

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    WITH TCS? 6 2.2 ROLE OF TCS IN THE SHIPPING WORLD 7 2.3 TCS IMPLEMENTING ERP AT KOCHI PORT 12 3. PHASE I – ASSET REVIEW AND CERTIFICATION COURSE 13 4. PHASE II - ASSET DEVELOPMENT 18 5.1 OBJECTIVE 1: TO STUDY AND ANALYZE THE FINANCING TECHNIQUES OF: (A) NEW SHIPS‚ (B) SECOND HAND SHIPS 33 5.1.1 COMPARISON OF WORLD’S TOP NATIONS IN TERMS OF SHIPS COMPLETED (IN GT) 48 5.1.2 FINANCIAL MARKET PRODUCTS 53 5.2 OBJECTIVE 2: TO ANALYZE VARIOUS KINDS OF SHIPPING MORTGAGES AVAILABLE ACROSS THE GLOBE

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    The Container Store

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    The Container Store • What motivational strategies does The Container Store use to keep employees productive and satisfied? The Container Store principally uses the Maslow hierarchy of needs‚ this theory talks about of an arrangement of five basic needs (physiological‚ safety‚ social‚ esteem and self-actualization needs) that motivate behavior. (Jones & George‚ 2007‚ pp. 330). 1) Physiological Needs: The Container Store looks for satisfy this need in proving employees with a good wage

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