CARGO HANDLING SHIFT TO "LANDLOCKED PORTS"

The Inland Clearance Depot (ICD) is a major element now in the overall transport chain. It plays a signal role in the steamlining of cargo movement in unit form -- promoting fast turn-arounds of capital-intensive container ships and roll on-roll off vessels at their "concentrated" ports of call. But the shipping consortia-owned facilities are going out for more third-party traffic, intensifying an already healthily competitive service industry. The article discusses characteristics of the ICD, equipment, labor, and other aspects of the subject.

• Corporate Authors:

  McMillan House

  54 Cheam Common Road
  Worchester Park, Surrey KT4 8RJ,   England 

  Cargo Systems Publications Limited

  McMillan House, 54 Cheam Common Road
  Worchester Park, Surrey KT4 8RJ,   England 

  Cargo Systems International

  Arun House, 201-205 High Street
  New Malden KT3 4BH, Surrey,   England 
• Publication Date: 1979-11

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 111
• Serial:
  • CARGO SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Deutsche Bahn AG

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cargo handling; Cargo handling equipment; Commodities; Container handling; Container traffic; Freight forwarders; Freight traffic; Freight transportation; Intermodal terminals; International trade; Ports; River ports; Transportation; Turnaround time; Unitized cargo
• Old TRIS Terms: Cargo consolidation; Container throughput; Inland clearance depots
• Subject Areas: Terminals and Facilities; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00312360
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1980 12:00AM