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thirty years.
The moving of cargo over long distances in a reusable,
sealed, standard box by means of a relay between different modes of transport on land and sea.
For centuries land transport was hampered by bad or non-
existent roads.
In 19th century travel by water had became cheaper, faster
global standardization of containers and container handling equipment was one of the important innovations in 20th century logistics.
Malcom Purcell McLean was an American entrepreneur,
often called "the father of containerization". In 1956, he developed the metal shipping container, which replaced the traditional break-bulk method of handling dry goods and revolutionized the transport of goods and cargo worldwide
Intermediate bulk shift containers Drums Special purpose containers Swap bodies
FACTOR
ADVANTAGE
STANDARD Can be manipulated anywhere in the world (ISO TRANSPORT FACTOR standard).Specialized ships, trucks and wagons. FLEXIBILTY OF USAGES Raw materials (coal, wheat), manufactured goods, cars, frozen products. Liquids (oil and chemical products) and refers (50% of all refrigerated cargo). Unique identification number and a size type code. Transport management not in terms of loads, but in terms of unit. Low transport costs; 20 times less than bulk transport. Transshipment operations are minimal and rapid. Port turnaround times reduced from 3 weeks to about 24 hours. Containerships are faster than regular freighter ships. Its own warehouse; Simpler and less expensive packaging. Stacking capacity on ships, trains and on the ground. Can only be opened at the origin, at customs and at the destination. Reduced spoilage and losses (theft).
FACTOR
ADVANTAGE
WAREHOUSING SECURITY
move to urban periphery. Draft issues with larger containerships. INFRA COSTS: Container handling infrastructures (giant cranes, warehousing facilities, inland road, rail access), are important investments. STACKING: Complexity of arrangement of containers, both on the ground and on modes (containerships and double-stack trains). MANAGEMENT LOGISTICS: Requires management and tracking of every container. Recording, (re)positioning and ordering of containers. EMPTY MOVEMENT: Divergence between production and consumption; repositioning.
of drug and weapons, as well as for illegal immigration. Worries about the usage of containers for terrorism.
hinterland.(ie.pune)
Reduce the bottlenecks at sea ports by freeing up storage
rural areas.
SHORT LEASE
LONG LEASE MASTER LEASE
Railways. The main objectives to catalyst for containerization and to boost international business and internal trade in india.
MISSION OF CONCOR:
Maintain high growth rate. Consolidating their status as market leader Enhancing the companys commitment to customer