IS THE USER REALLY BENEFITING FROM CONTAINERIZATION

Problems experienced by British shippers in using containers are ascribed in large part to poor customer education by the container operators. The container operators are providing a service which can reduce the shippers costs but only if they are prepared, and able to make changes in production, materials handling, warehousing, packaging and despatch facilities.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transport and Technical Publications Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  London,   England 
• Publication Date: 1969-8-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 29-30
• Serial:
  • Shipbuilding and Shipping Record
  • Volume: 114
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Transport and Technical Publications Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Containerization; Cost control; Economic analysis
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost reduction
• Old TRIS Terms: Economic analysis (Containerized cargo)
• Subject Areas: Economics; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00005572
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1970 12:00AM