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Container Transport
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JP-TO-DATE guide to containerization is ided by a new handbook which has just published by Kelly's Directories Ltd., Ile House, Eden Street, Kingston upon nes, Surrey, price 30s, plus 2s postage. title is Containerisation Data Book 1969. piled and edited by CM's associate jourrreight Management, it is presented in separate sections. The first is a series of oritative chapters, by specialists, on manwring and operating aspects of conT work: the second is a series of tabulatuides to manufacturers of containers and Ding equipment, to carriers of containers oad, air and sea from the UK, and to htliner depots and terminals.
ds to swift customs clearance of conirs are dealt with in one of the specialist ters, while others cover the testing of 3iners, the development of the short-sea ces between Britain and the Continent, easing of containers, their packing, insur, the economics of their operation, and Is in their design. Handling with mobile )ment, container pooling, the liability of 3rs, and the latest techniques and seri in sea and air containerization are other cts of the subject which receive expert /sis. There is also a glossary of terms, vo chapters of particular interest to road 3tors are concerned with some of the ical advantages and snags of turning to iiners for widely different types of trafand the complementary roles of conrs and trailers. The latter, by the general )ger of the "Clothes Horse" express sermakes it clear that the TIR semi-trailer tolumetric advantages which can make it iast as attractive economically as the 'ated container movement on some popContinental routes. But the balance will to swing more decisively in favour of the liner when terminal facilities, especially 'V Points in Europe, are improved.
)e effect of the container, says the D r has been to increase the attractions le accompanied—as against unaccomtd—semi-trailer. The protection and icy which an accompanying driver can de for a load movement have become asingly important in these days of low t margins and high Continental charges iemurrage and empty running. And the id of quotas on the German lines could unaccompanied trailers too expensive )erate.
e managing director of European Unit es, looking at container traffic deiment, foresees a container network ighout the world, with national networks ajor and minor containerbases at strategies, connected by road and rail to the sea liner terminals.