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  2. Containerization - Wikipedia

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    Containerization reduced congestion in ports, significantly shortened shipping time, and reduced losses from damage and theft. [4] Containers can be made from a wide range of materials such as steel, fibre-reinforced polymer, aluminum or a combination. Containers made from weathering steel are used to minimize maintenance needs.

  3. Maritime transport - Wikipedia

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    Maritime transport (or ocean transport) or more generally waterborne transport, is the transport of people or goods via waterways. Freight transport by sea has been widely used throughout recorded history .

  4. Container ship - Wikipedia

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    In a time charter, the vessel is hired for a set period of time, to perform voyages as the charterer directs. [102] In a bareboat charter, the charterer acts as the ship's operator and manager, taking on responsibilities such as providing the crew and maintaining the vessel. [103] The completed chartering contract is known as a charter party. [104]

  5. Shipping container - Wikipedia

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    Beyond shipping, they find applications in on-site storage and modular living or workspaces. Sea containers for sale provide an accessible and convenient solution, meeting diverse needs and promoting sustainability through their reuse. Reusable steel boxes for use as truck-sized shipping containers first came into use around 1956.

  6. Drayage - Wikipedia

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    Although drayage is a very small component (both in terms of time and distance) of the supply chain, its cost and potential problems can be disproportionately high. In intermodal freight transport, marine drayage is the transport of containerized cargo by specialized trucking companies between ocean ports or rail ramps and shipping docks.

  7. Intermodal freight transport - Wikipedia

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    Trucking is frequently used to connect the "linehaul" ocean and rail segments of a global intermodal freight movement. This specialized trucking that runs between ocean ports, rail terminals, and inland shipping docks, is often called drayage, and is typically provided by dedicated drayage companies or by the railroads. [16]

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