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Impact Of Containerization In International Freighting
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HANDLING OF CARGOES EASIER: The
handling of cargoes is minimized and made more convenient when
containerized. It becomes easier to automatic handling and make use of
material handling equipment, such as forklift, crane and roll-on roll
off devices.
INCREASED TURN-AROUND TIMES VEHICLES: The faster
handling permitted by containerization helps to quickly free vehicles at
terminals and increases other turn-around times.
ENHANCEMENT OF
VEHICULAR SPACE EFFICIENCY: When containers are loaded on a vehicles its
cargo space is utilized more efficiently.
FASTER AND CHEAPER INLAND
DISTRIBUTION: By reducing the cost and time for handling cargo at
terminals and combing the efficiency of different modes of
transportation containerization helps to promote faster and cheaper
inland distribution of goods.
THIN SKINNED CONTAINERS: Are
constructed with the sole aim of offering protection against weather and
theft they have no insulating effect with regards to temperature
control.
INSULATED CONTAINERS: They have no real system of
temperature control, they are made of thick materials, having some sort
of fiber glass or other materials which reduce that loses and gains thus
giving perfect protection to cargoes against unfavourable temperature.
FRIGERATED
CONTAINERS: Are controlled with an inbuilt refrigerator, it is used in
the carriage of goods or materials that requires cold temperature while
in transit.
DIFFICULT IN CARGO INSPECTION: Containerised cargoes are
not normally inspected at ports or materials. They are usually
pre-shipment inspected. If pre-shipment inspection had not been properly
done, there is the possibility that containers might be used to smuggle
illegal goods into a country.
EXTRA BURDEN OF CONTAINERS: Containers
are essentially an added burden to transport vehicle and shipping
lines. Apart from adding to the load of vehicles when conveying cargoes,
empty containers have to be returned for them to be re-used, these
serves as extra burden to transport and their vehicles.
POSSIBILITY
OF ROUGH HANDLINGS OF CONTAINERS: Docks workers and others engaged in
loading and off-loading contains may rough handle them without knowledge
of the fragile nature of their contents. Because of this, some
containerized cargoes get damaged before getting into the hands of their
owners.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This project is made up of five chapters which contains different information about the project. The importance of containerization as a marketing tool was examined with the aim of assessing its contributions towards the purchase of industrial products to carryout research work, a total of one hundred (100) industrial buyers were used as sample while case study was drawn from Okigwe road, Enugu, Agbani.To gather data, personnel interview and two set of questionnaire were used one for industrial ... Continue reading---
