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Based on the HCU-6/E air cargo Master Pallet, additional components include the HCU-7/E side net, the HCU-15/C top net, and the CGU-1/B Device or cargo strap. MB-1 Devices or MB-2 Devices may be used with appropriate chains. The "463L Master Pallets" can be unloaded on the ground in peacetime or in combat.
Out of gauge cargo - Cargo which does not fit into a standard shipping container. [16] Dry hide container - Cargo containing hides or leather. Port of discharge; Cargo weight; Container size; Hatch cover clearance; Visibility; The stowage plan shows cross sections of the ship bay by bay, to indicate where all the containers should be loaded.
A container ship (also called boxship or spelled containership) is a cargo ship that carries all of its load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a technique called containerization. Container ships are a common means of commercial intermodal freight transport and now carry most seagoing non-bulk cargo.
An intermodal container, often called a shipping container, or cargo container, (or simply "container") is a large metal crate designed and built for intermodal freight transport, meaning these containers can be used across different modes of transport – such as from ships to trains to trucks – without unloading and reloading their cargo. [1]
A Unit Load Device (ULD), is a container used to transport cargo on commercial aircraft. It can be a pallet or container used to load luggage, freight, and mail on wide-body aircraft and specific narrow-body aircraft. It allows a large quantity of cargo to be bundled into a single unit.
Container ships are cargo ships that carry their entire load in truck-sized containers, in a technique called containerization. They form a common means of commercial intermodal freight transport. Informally known as "box boats," they carry the majority of the world's dry cargo.
A mix of modern standard containers and old Conex boxes used for training purposes, Fort Carson, 2013 The CONEX box, a portmanteau of "Container, express", is a type of cargo container that was developed during the Korean War and was used to transport and store supplies during the Korean and Vietnam wars.
Isuzu Elf box truck. A box truck—also known as a box van, cube van, bob truck [1] or cube truck—is a chassis cab truck with an enclosed cuboid-shaped cargo area. [2] On most box trucks, the cabin is separate to the cargo area; however some box trucks have a door between the cabin and the cargo area, box trucks tend to be larger than cargo vans and smaller than tractor-trailers with movable ...