Why are there no problems in most cases, although hardly anyone bothers with mathematics? This can be proven on the basis of calculations. Provided that, as described in part 1, no mistakes are made.
Cargo must be secured in the container. The question is not "whether to secure", but "how to secure a cargo". Even experts do not always agree on the "how". Some say: "nothing has ever happened before" and others: "for God's sake, it can't work like that". One of many...
Combined transport is a word that is often used in logistics, but we often find that not everyone knows exactly what it means. The weight 44to is often associated with it. However, it is not that simple. In fact, it is a regulation of the EU with the cumbersome name: COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 92/106/EEC of December 7, 1992 on...
The accident of the 4,419 TEU container ship MSC Napoli on Jan. 18, 2007, in the English Channel during storm Kyrill resulted in the total loss of the ship. (Source: Napoli Report No9/2008 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/547c703ced915d4c0d000087/NapoliReport.pdf) The investigation is interesting because the result had a direct impact on the packing/stowing of containers. What had happened?
Shipping accidents and disasters occur time and again. Some of them are due to incorrect information about the cargo, the weight or incorrect or missing classification of dangerous goods. Inadequate cargo securing leads to transport damage. It is not uncommon for ships to be totally lost.
The word is composed of the words "twist" for twisting and "lock" for locking. In other words, a technique that creates a lock by twisting. This is the basic principle, of which there are of course various variations. In this specific case, we are talking about twistlocks, which are used in container traffic.
When transporting goods, many are involved to achieve a common result. The common result is the safe movement of the goods from the producer to the consumer. In between, there are several transportation phases in which the goods are subject to what are known as TUL stresses. TUL stands for transport-transhipment-storage. At each stage, the goods/cargo must be secured in such a way that the TUL loads do not exceed the...
Anti-slip mats are often regarded as a panacea for load securing, but is that really the case? However, the many observations I have been able to make during loading operations often reveal a very different picture in practice. Things are often "made worse". The how and what will be explained below. First of all, the functional principle of anti-slip mats (ARM) will be presented. Between...
Stowage of a container does not begin when it is in the yard with the rear doors open, but already when it is clear that a container is required. Those involved or affected are not only those who load the container, but also those who develop, design, plan the manufacture of the goods or commodities to be...
Positive securing of the load has already been dealt with in sequence 8. Now we would like to take a closer look at frictional locking. What is meant by frictional locking, how does it work and what is important when securing a load? A frictional connection is a connection between two parts over a surface, where both surfaces have a high coefficient of friction. How...
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