LUF: A NEW CONCEPT IN MATERIALS HANDLING SPEEDS VESSEL TURNAROUNDS

A new cargo handling system has been developed for speeding vessel turnarounds by handling larger unit loads than single containers. Called the Luf (lift unit frame) system, it was introduced last year for the loading and discharging of 20-ft containers on and off roll-on/roll-off vessels by Tor Line. The system essentially enables four 20-ft containers to be rolled aboard in one package, thus economizing time, labor and equipment.

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  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  P.O. Box 350
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1976-10

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 46-47
• Serial:
  • Marine Engineering/Log
  • Volume: 81
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: New York: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corp.
  • ISSN: 0732-5460

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cargo handling; Cargo handling equipment; Container handling; Costs; Materials management; Roll on roll off ships; Turnaround time
• Old TRIS Terms: Luf system
• Subject Areas: Finance; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00157641
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 4 1977 12:00AM