CONFERENCE ON TANK CONTAINERS

This Conference was intended to bring together shipper and carrier representatives, along with equipment manufacturers and those government agencies concerned with tank containers used in intermodal transportation. The Question and Answer periods are documentated and truly as informative as the basic presentations. Papers were presented on the following subjects: Carrier Experience, Shipper Experience--Spirits, Shipper Experience--Chemicals, Shipper Experience--Food, Hazardous Material Regulation, Regulations for Portable Tanks, Standard Specificatons for Tank Containers, Tank Designs, and Optional Equipment.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared by Office of Ports and Intermodal Systems, Maritime Administration.
• Corporate Authors:

  Maritime Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1973-4-19

Media Info

• Pagination: 81 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cleaning; Container traffic; Containerization; Containers; Design; Intermodal transportation; Standards; Storage tanks
• Old TRIS Terms: Container design; Container standards; Containerized cargo; Tank cleaning
• Subject Areas: Design; Freight Transportation; Maintenance and Preservation; Marine Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00047700
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Administration
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 31 1976 12:00AM