CUTTING THE COST OF CONTAINER TRANSFERS

One of the most important lessons to emerge from nearly a decade of ISO container movement is the importance of matching the capital cost of the lifting plant at the transhipment point to the volume of traffic handled. Failure in this respect can create bottlenecks, or load each container movement with excessive costs which cannot be recovered from the shipper. The author reviews the wide range of container lifting and handling equipment now available, and explains the advantages of each method for particular applications.

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• Corporate Authors:

  IPC Transport Press, Limited

  Dorset House, Stamford Street
  London SE1 9LU,   England 
• Authors:
  • HARDIE, C
• Publication Date: 1972-9

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 336-339
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 128
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Capital investments; Cargo handling; Cargo handling equipment; Container handling; Containerization; Containers; Costs; Engineering economy; Freight service; Port operations; Productivity
• Uncontrolled Terms: Port finance
• Subject Areas: Finance; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00044039
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Railways Board
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 15 1973 12:00AM