(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcom_McLean) • MacMillan‚ D. C. “Competitive general cargo ship”‚ Transactions of S NAME‚ Vol.68‚ p.16 (1960) • Levinson‚ M.‚ “Container shipping and the economy – Stimulating Trade and Transformations Worldwide”‚ The Intermodal Container Era‚ Vol. 246‚ p.10 (2006) • Levinson‚ M.‚ “The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger”‚ Princeton University Press‚ (2006) • Gardner‚ B.‚ “The container revolution and its effects on the
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1. What is global supply chain management? What is the role of international logistics in global supply chain management? (p.1) * Global supply chain management refers to the complex integration of processes necessary to manage materials from their point of origin through manufacturing and shipment to the final consumer(or beyond‚ in the case of recycling) * International logistics is the international transaction‚ trades and movements of goods and services in supply chain. * Nowadays
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SECTION B - 11) i- pg 19 Intermodal transportation is a combination of one or more of road‚ rail‚ air and sea movement of cargo over long distances. [It is a use of two or more transport systems to deliver goods] An example for intermodal transportation would be the transport by ship to a port‚ from which the containers are loaded and transported by truck to the rail terminal. ii- pg 19 Advantages of intermodal transportation are: a) Enhanced service to customers b) Fast‚ secure
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pallets. It allows handling and storage efficiencies * Containerized cargo transported in containers- Two most common sizes used in ground and sea transportation are (1) Twenty-footer (typical capacity 33.2 cubic meter and (2) Forty-footer typical capacity 67.7 cubic meter Containerization is a system of intermodal freight transport using intermodal containers made of weathering steel. Documents on board International Health Regulation – Ship sanitation control certificate SOLAS 74 – *
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PROFESSOR GERRIT WOLF MBA 511 TECH. INNOVATION 30 JAN 2012 FedEx Express W hen Fred Smith finished that valuable paper which finally got a “C” grade while he was studying at Yale University. An adventure of U.S. air cargo transportation– the story of FedEx Express was beginning. Since it was founding at 1971‚ FedEx Express choose a high-cost development way that was really uncommon at that time. After Smith established the “Super Hub” at Memphis International Airport‚ Tennessee
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With the rapid expansion of trans-oceanic transportation older ports on the East Coast of the United States with limited real-estate must remain viable options to move cargo. Ports seek alternatives to move additional cargo with advancements in equipment‚ intermodal operations‚ and alliances. Adapting to change will keep the current ports layout in a position to process cargo and remain viable in cargo movement operations. Successfully adapting over the shore marine cargo movement operations during
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US GOVERNMENT & TRANSPORTATION DEREGULATION 1 US Government & Transportation Deregulation Galang Pham Embry Riddle US GOVERNMENT & TRANSPORTATION DEREGULATION 2 The United States Government played a critical role in the regulation and deregulation of transportation. The US Government first played a role by establishing the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to oversee the railroad industry in 1887. This led to a century of
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| 2010 | | | [Containerisation] | A Study of Container Shipping By Kieran Alcock | Introduction “Containerization (or containerisation) is a system of intermodal freight transport using standard intermodal containers as prescribed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). These can be loaded and sealed intact onto container ships‚ railroad cars‚ planes‚ and trucks.” The shipping container is one of the most significant inventions of the twentieth century
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to an international location‚ there are many container ships that run regular routes to a variety of destinations. This helps the customer to receive the order in less time. CONTAINERIZED CARGO LOSS CONTROL—CONTAINERIZED CARGO The use of intermodal containers for the transport of a great variety of cargo has become increasingly popular in recent years. Intermodalism is a concept that embraces the movement and transfer of standardized cargo containers by sea‚ air and surface. It has greatly
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“Containerisation is a method of distributing merchandise in a unitised form suitable for transportation by rail‚ road‚ air‚ canal and sea.” (Branch‚ 1996‚ p.194). The simple principle of the container has undoubtedly made the global economy grow‚ and brought the world closer together through ease of transportation (Wetherly & Otter‚ 2008‚ p.86-7). To be able to use one single sized unit for the transportation of goods was the ultimate solution to transporting cargo‚ which was becoming larger part
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