In today’s globalized economy, containers play a crucial role in the transportation of goods across vast distances. Ensuring these containers are secure is not only vital for the safety of the cargo but also for the efficiency and reliability of the supply chain. This article explores the importance of securing containers and the methods employed […]
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When shipping containers, selecting the appropriate Incoterms (International Commercial Terms) is crucial to define the responsibilities and costs between the buyer and seller. It is quite common for the involved parties to select an Incoterm, such as FOB or FAS, which is not well suited for ocean container transport as it does not match the
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In this article, we will look the evolution of container ship since 1955 and at the largest container ships of the last 69+ years. In 1955, the first container dedicated vessel, the Clifford J.Rodgers, was put into service and was used to deliver cargo containers (non-standard) from railheads in Vancouver and Skagway. The Clifford J.Rodgers
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In the below table, you can find our list of largest container vessels, in terms of TEU capacity, by year – the record breaking container vessel of the year. The data it contains is based on our own research and publicly available information. It is often based on our interpretation of possibly diverging or even
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You can see below a video of the container ship CMA CGM Brazil, a container vessel from the Very Large Container Ship category, approaching the port of Charleston, S.C. where it docked at the Wando Welch Terminal. In September 2020, it set the record for the largest vessel ever to enter the port of New
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Today, 18% of the global ocean cargo is moved thanks to shipping containers, container vessels, and container ports or terminals. But how do containers ports work? Container ports can be gigantic like the Shanghai container port through which over 40 000 000 TEUs* pass each year or small local single quays possibly relying on the
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When working with ocean freight and maritime transport, it is important to know and understand the difference between Liner and Tramp.These terms are used to designate a type of ocean transport service and can also be used to designate how a vessel is currently operating.
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Based on the publicly available UNCTAD data, the world merchant fleet was composed of over 95,000 vessels in 2020.The total deadweight* of this gigantic fleet was over 2,000,000 thousand tons – meaning that in 2020 the merchant fleet had the capacity to carry (all in : crew, cargo, fuel, ballast,….) over 2,000,000,000 tons at any
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The various goods transported by ocean and transiting through ports can be divided in 5 main types of cargo: Liquid Bulk (cca. 29% of the 2018 loaded tons for international maritime trade) Dry Bulk (cca. 46%) Containers (cca. 18%) Roll On Roll Off and Break Bulk. (put together – cca. 7%)
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A gantry is a bridge-like structure, with side supports, enabling it to span, to be, over something. A gantry crane is exactly that: a crane, which thanks to its supporting side and cross beams, can straddle, be placed above cargo, and approach it from this position.
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