Archive for 'Shipping Container' Category
Security Seals - What are they, Why are they used?
21 August 2006SECURITY SEALS cab be divided into three groups - tamper evident seals, barrier seals and electronic seals. Tamper-evident seals are simple seals such as foils or films, plastic wraps, pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes, crimped cables or other irreversible mechanical assemblies. They are not designed to provide additional security, only to provide evidence of tampering, should [...]
Samsung Heavy Industries Builds World’s Largest Container Ship
11 July 2006Samsung Heavy Industries has built the world’s largest container ship, the 9600 TEU* Xin Los Angeles, for China’s CGS, the ship’s new owner. Samsung had previously built the world’s largest container ship just one year ago.
This ship is 321 meters long and 46 meters wide. It can carry as many as 9,600 20 foot containers. [...]
Ocean Shipping Containers
2 January 2006If you are shipping your export in an ocean container, what do you need to know? Here are some basics:
Most freight is moved in “standard containers”, a standard container is a watertight box that has double doors on one end to allow for loading and unloading. Standard containers are 8 feet wide, eight and one-half [...]
