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Project cargo is a term used to broadly describe the national or international transportation of large, heavy, high value, or critical (to the project they are intended for) pieces of equipment. Also commonly referred to as heavy lift , this includes shipments made of various components which need disassembly for shipment and reassembly after ...
The country code consists of two capital letters of the Latin alphabet as described in ISO 3166-1. It indicates the country where the code is registered not the nationality of the owner or operator of the container. The letters of the code shall not be less than 100 mm (3.9 in) high.
The National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC) is a North American voluntary standard that provides a comparison of commodities moving in interstate, intrastate and international commerce via freight shipment.
The Code is designed to minimise the dangers to ship from carrying solid bulk cargoes. [2] It provides information on the dangers of cargo, as well as procedures for loading and unloading of cargoes. [2] Cargoes are categorized according to three cargo groups: A, B and C. [5] Group A refers to cargoes that may
Global freight volumes according to mode of transport in trillions of tonne-kilometres in 2010. In 2015, 108 trillion tonne-kilometers were transported worldwide (anticipated to grow by 3.4% per year until 2050 (128 Trillion in 2020)): 70% by sea, 18% by road, 9% by rail, 2% by inland waterways and less than 0.25% by air.
The Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC) is a privately controlled US code used to identify vessel operating common carriers (VOCC). It is typically two to four letters long. The National Motor Freight Traffic Association developed the SCAC code in the 1960s to help road transport companies computerize data and records. [1]
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Dangerous cargo - Cargo that fits one of the 9 types of dangerous cargo, as defined by the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, which includes categories such as explosives, radioactive materials, and others which could be potentially harmful to the crew. [15] Out of gauge cargo - Cargo which does not fit into a standard shipping container.