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	Containerization - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Such a ship would be as long as one-quarter of a mile, and 190 feet wide.
		The widespread use of ISO standard containers influenced modifications in other freight moving standards, gradually forcing removable truck bodies or swap bodies into the standard sizes and shapes (though without the strength needed to be stacked), and changing completely the worldwide use of freight pallets that fit into ISO containers or into commercial vehicles.
		Containers continue to be used for military shelters, often additionally fortified by adding sandbags to the side walls to protect against weapons such as rocket-propelled grenades ("RPGs").
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Containerization (1931 words)

	Shipping, Logistics Management - Container Dimensions, Container Capacity, Rating, Tare Mass and Payload of Containers
		Containers and shipping information such as container dimensions, container capacity, container rating, tare mass, payloads, container tare mass, container payload, general purpose containers, dry cargo containers.
		The rating, tare mass and payload of a container is marked on its wall, usually on the end (rear) door in the case of an end-loading dry cargo container.
		The container number is entered on the bill of lading to facilitate the identification and tracking of the container and the cargo.
	www.export911.com /e911/ship/dimen.htm (785 words)

	Full 20' or 40' Container, Dry Freight Container, Shipping, Container, vehicles, Household
		e drop off the container at your door, you get 2 or 3 days (or a weekend) to load and secure your goods in the container, and when you are finished, we will pick up the full container and return it to the shipping terminal.
		If applicable, a 20' or 40' container is delivered to your door, either live load or drop off method, where you load and secure everything, including the vehicle, inside the container.
		If applicable, a 40' container (20' container not applicable) is delivered to your door, either live load or drop off method, where you load and secure your furniture and boxes of household/personal goods within the container, leaving room for your vehicle (bumper to bumper), plus a couple of extra feet.
	www.shippinginternational.com /fullcontainer.htm (709 words)

	Shipping Container Specifications and Pricing
		Each container has an identification code or container number---a combination of the 4-letter characters that identify the owner (the operator of container) and the 7-numeric characters that identify the container.
		The container number can be found on the outer and inner side walls.
		Payload is the maximum permitted mass (or weight) of payload, including the dunnage and cargo securement arrangements that are not associated with the container in its normal operating condition.
	www.shipping-worldwide.com /container-sales/spec.htm (359 words)

	Steel Shipping Container Institute - Industry Info - Buyers Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Instead of specifying how the container must be constructed, the new standards judge a container by what level it achieves during performance-oriented testing.
		Containers of each design type must be subjected to a drop test, stacking test, hydrostatic pressure test, leakproofness test and vibration test.
		New steel drums and pails are the shipping containers of choice, especially with recent changes in the regulatory environment.
	www.steelcontainers.com /buyguide.htm (670 words)

	Shipping Containers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Shipping has become a commercial enterprise for transferring or transporting of goods, cargoes and other materials from one location to the other through the sea by ships.
		Shipping is a vital part of the economy not only of certain countries but the whole world as well.
		Shipping must be done with utmost care to ensure that the goods will be delivered without any damages or defects.
	www.shippingcargo.org (554 words)

	Home Page
		The Plastic Shipping Container Institute is an international organization of producers of plastic pails (rigid, plastic shipping containers).
		Containers made by PSCI members are available in a wide variety of sizes, shapes and are used in place of paper or plastic sacks and paperboard boxes by packers who seek sanitary, weatherproof, puncture-resistant containers that stack safely.
		The Institute's mission is to promote the common interests of, and the general well being of, the plastic shipping container industry, including consideration of local, state and federal regulatory and legislative issues and international trade issues impacting customers, suppliers and consumers.
	www.pscionline.org (351 words)

	Shipping International, Shipping Full Container, Shipping Less Container
		If your vehicle is shipped in a personal 20' or 40' container, then you may put some boxes of household/personal goods in the vehicle and the trunk of the vehicle.
		For shipping full 20' or 40' container loads please notify us, with all the necessary information, at least 7 to 10 days in advance to when you want the container delivered to you.
		When you book a container, we require at least a $500.00 deposit and when you are finished loading the container, the balance is due.
	www.shippinginternational.com /faqs.htm (1878 words)

	05/15/1991 - Outer Shipping Container Labeling
		The HCS specifically states that containers of hazardous chemicals leaving the workplace are to be labeled in such a way that does not conflict with the requirements of DOT's Hazardous Materials Transportation Act.
		While enforcement of hazardous chemical labels may indeed be limited to the actual container holding the hazardous substance, we suggest that a review of this interpretation may be appropriate given the intent of the regulation.
		If the shipping container is the actual container holding the hazardous chemical, it would have to be labeled in accordance with the HCS, but labeled in such a way that the "appropriate hazard warning" did not interfere with any DOT required shipping labels or container shipping information.
	www.ilpi.com /msds/osha/I19910515B.html (1365 words)

	Shipping Container Sizes, International Container, Overseas Container Shipping, Cargo Overseas: 1-800-421-8616 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Container shipping is the cheapest way to send a large quantity of cargo overseas.
		Ship your own container or ship less than a container load.
		These are the interior measurements and capacity of the container and are approximate.
	www.aandgshipping.com (288 words)

	Shipping Container
		Most containers today are of that if shipping container are ordering tax free cigarettes to rise, according to go for a better deal.
		We do not give advice or other charges that accumulated while shipping container were questioning the best credit card rates and of a dangerous financial move.
		shipping container do have outstanding credit, this is notable because the Wall Street Journal for the addrss shipping container get your shipping options, and types of life and delivery worldwide.
	shipping_contain.chat.ru (651 words)

	A sea change in shipping / 50 years ago, container ships altered the world
		Container shipping eventually replaced the traditional "break-bulk'' method of handling crates, barrels and bags, and stowing them loose in a ship's hold, a system in use since the days of the Phoenicians.
		With container shipping, the average commercial vessel carried 40,000 tons at a speed of 23 knots, Matson says.
		He told people that the container shipping concept came to him early in his career when he had to cool his heels at Hoboken, N.J., waiting his turn to load bales of cotton on a ship.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/02/05/BUGG4H2FIB1.DTL&feed=rss.business (1618 words)

	Wired 7.10: The 20-Ton Packet
		In 1966 he sent the first container ship across the Atlantic to Rotterdam in the Netherlands, and within the next few years the company became a major carrier of matériel for the US military in Vietnam.
		Some containers are piled high up on the ship and some ride low, but all are strategically stacked to minimize a ship's loading and unloading time in port.
		In sea freight, storing containers as close as possible to their departing ships and increasingly digitizing the data exchanged among shippers, ports, and ship owners are high priorities.
	www.wired.com /wired/archive/7.10/ports_pr.html (5416 words)

	International Shipping Freight Forwarder NVOCC Air Ocean International Shipping Company
		For example (see 20' x 8.5' container diagram on the left), the master cartons have a uniform height of 20 inches, and the length and width are greater than the height.
		If you are shipping more than 15 cubic meters or 530 cubic feet you should opt for a 20ft container even if there is empty space in the container as it will be cheaper than LCL shipping.
		If you are shipping household goods and personal effects we recommend you contact the consulate office of your country and see if you can obtain a letter of relocation or you can find out what are the current regulations concerning your move.
	www.shipping-worldwide.com (3229 words)

	containerbay
		There is growing interest in the use of shipping containers as the basis for habitable structures.
		Although, in raw form, containers are dark windowless boxes (which might place them at odds with some of the tenets of modernist design...) they can be highly customizable modular elements of a larger structure.
		Winner in a nationwide planning competition for a project that proposed the reuse of shipping containers as low-cost modules for 351 live/work housing units.
	www.fabprefab.com /fabfiles/containerbayhome.htm (556 words)

	Storage & Shipping Containers
		Our shipping containers have a reinforced steel frame that is continuously welded to conform to government and shipping standards.
		Shipping container dimensions are 8’ wide and 8½’ high, and come in various lengths (10’, 20’, 24’ and 40’).
		Our shipping container units are equipped with rubber gaskets around the cargo doors to prevent leaks.
	www.mobilestorage.com /products/containers.htm (272 words)

	shipping container home
		Standard 6m (20') containers were taken down this trackone at a time, on the back of a small tilt truck, the kind used to carry a single car when they have broken down.
		In less severe terrain a 40' container might be better value, however the larger container at about 3.5 tonnes would require a much larger truck and a much better road.
		It was decided to raise the containers onto 1.5m concrete stumps to keep them out of the wet, to keep them out of the splash and to keep rats and snakes out.
	earthsci.org /education/fieldsk/container/container.html (1472 words)

	Levinson, M.: The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger.
		From that modest beginning, container shipping developed into a huge industry that made the boom in global trade possible.
		The Box tells the dramatic story of the container's creation, the decade of struggle before it was widely adopted, and the sweeping economic consequences of the sharp fall in transportation costs that containerization brought about.
		Published on the fiftieth anniversary of the first container voyage, this is the first comprehensive history of the shipping container.
	www.pupress.princeton.edu /titles/8131.html (633 words)

	Treehugger: Shipping Container Prefab (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Converting standard 20- or 40-foot shipping containers into housing gets round both snags: the containers are already fabricated, and the infrastructure for transporting them (duh—stick ’em on the back of a truck or on a boat, or even a train) already exists.
		Due to the ease of transport, some container houses are planned as emergency relief housing, like the Future Shack and Global Peace Containers.
		The list of container projects at fabprefab shows some of the ways container housing is being approached, and the Shipping-Container-Architecture Information Repository has more good information.
	www.treehugger.com /files/2005/01/shipping_contai.php (1111 words)

	Aztec Storage Container - 20 foot steel shipping containers and 20 foot steel storage containers
		Our 20 foot steel container with cargo door has an outside dimension of 20' x 8.5' x 8'.
		Container frames are made of minimal 6-8 gauge steel.
		Containers have approximately 1" hard wood floors which are treated.
	www.azteccontainer.com /20ft.htm (84 words)

	HAWAII AND SHIPPING CONTAINER SECURITY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Department of Homeland Security recently proposed new regulations to improve shipping container security by requiring advance information in electronic format for cargo entering and exiting the United States.
		To improve container security we must ensure that shipping container security programs are effective by having the right personnel and the right management strategies in place.
		I look forward to working with the Department to ensure that the foundation is in place for CSI and C-TPAT to secure shipping containers over the long-term.
	akaka.senate.gov /~akaka/speeches/2003804857.html (563 words)

	PRESS RELEASE IBM Report Shows Record Growth in Container Shipping Markets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The report finds the greatest long-term challenge for container shipping lines in meeting and adapting to new market forces is the potential competition from package delivery providers like UPS, TNT and DHL.
		Compounding this is the existing business culture of many container shipping lines, which are simply not culturally predisposed to modify their mantra that asset utilization is king.
		As a result, significant opportunity exists for shipping container companies and packaged delivery providers to redefine the industry.
	www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=92863 (639 words)

	dryiceInfo.com-Shipping
		A combination of dry ice and gel packs will extend the shipping time by several days if the shipped items can be frozen for a short time or thawed for a short time.
		For Dry Ice plan on using 5 to 10 pounds for each 24-hour period depending upon the quality of the insulated shipping container.
		The best shipping container is a two-inch thick urethane insulated box tested to lose only 5 pounds for a 10-quart storage volume every 24-hours.
	www.dryiceinfo.com /shipping.htm (618 words)

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	www.technorati.com /tag/shipping+container (503 words)

	Shipping-Container-Architecture Information Repository
		This is a webpage devoted to listing as many examples of people using shipping containers as architectural elements as I can find, in an effort to embolden people to use containers in building projects, when and where doing so is feasible and appropriate.
		Be aware that containers are not a perfect building material, since they tend to corrode, but they have been used effectively in some cases, especially in areas near saltwater.
		Keetwonen is a student housing project for students consisting of 6 housing blocks of containers on Wenckebachweg (a street).
	home.comcast.net /~plutarch (1512 words)

	Shipping Container suits packaging industry., LINPAC Materials Handling
		Furthermore, the container features a 4.5:1 collapsed ratio, making it the most efficient shipping container for return transportation in its class.
		The MAX³ is the ideal shipping container for numerous products, such as PET preforms, cosmetics packaging, crowns, metal closures, pharmaceutical packaging, plastic closure moldings, and synthetic cork.
		LINPAC Materials Handling's reusable containers and pallets serve in a variety of industries, including automotive, plastics, chemicals, textiles, industrial equipment, appliance components, fresh produce, meat, poultry and retail grocery.
	news.thomasnet.com /fullstory/25996/1424 (788 words)

	Amazon.com: The Box : How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger: Books: Marc ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Levinson maintains his focus on the economics of shipping vast quantities of merchandise, organizing the book into snappy, thematic chapters on different facets of shipping ("The Trucker," and "Union Disunion," for instance), an approach that lends itself well to spot-reading.
		The container, along with the jet plane and advanced communications, are the three major innovations that have made the world a smaller place and permitted globalization for all its benefits (and shortcomings).
		The one area where the book could have used more depth is in the discussion of the variety of containers (refrigerator containers, open containers, etc.), and the physical details of the containers.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0691123241?v=glance (1389 words)

	Steel Shipping Container Institute - The Wiley Encyclopedia of Packaging Technolgy, Second Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In almost every trading nation, the wooden barrel reigned as the universal shipping container for liquids and semisolids until the late 19th century, when the first steel barrels appeared in Europe.
		The use of steel containers grew slowly before 1914, de-spite their cost, weight, and safety advantages over wooden containers.
		Demand for paints, lacquers and varnishes, adhesives, inks, foodstuffs, and other products made the steel shipping container industry one of the largest users of cold-rolled sheet steel (approximately 1 million tons in 1993).
	www.steelcontainers.com /wiley.htm (1069 words)

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