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The structure of a PAD is defined by the ITU-T in recommendations X.3, X.28, and X.29. Sometimes, this is referred to as a Triple-X PAD, due to the three X-series recommendations which define it: X.3 specifies the parameters for terminal-handling functions such as line speed, flow control, character echo, et al. for a connection to an X.25 host.
The Cikarang Dry Port in West Java, Indonesia. A dry port (sometimes referred to as an inland port) is an inland intermodal terminal directly connected by road or rail to a seaport, operating as a centre for the transshipment of sea cargo to inland destinations.
CMA CGM is a French shipping and logistics company founded in 1978 by Jacques Saadé. [7]The name is an acronym of two predecessor companies, Compagnie Maritime d'Affrètement (CMA) and Compagnie Générale Maritime (CGM), translating as "Maritime Freighting Company" and "General Maritime Company", respectively.
Eurofos Terminal is a container terminal in Fos-sur-Mer, France. China Merchants Port acquired a 49% “advantageous stake” in Terminal Link in 2013, which is the subsidiary of CMA CGM, the name of two predecessor companies combined, Compagnie Maritime d'Affrètement (CMA) and Compagnie Générale Maritime (CGM), the world's third-largest ...
The person-in-charge on the dock is called a Loading master-PIC and the person-in charge on the barge will be the Tankerman-PIC. The person-in-charge on a tanker ship will be the deck officer who monitors the transfer of product in the cargo control room. All persons-in-charge must have special training in order to obtain the proper credentials ...
A container port, container terminal, or intermodal terminal is a facility where cargo containers are transshipped between different transport vehicles, for onward transportation. The transshipment may be between container ships and land vehicles, for example trains or trucks , in which case the terminal is described as a maritime container port .
The container terminal has an initial draft of 14 metres, with the potential for further dredging to 16.5 metres. [13] The terminal is able to handle 2.5 million twenty-foot standard containers per year. [12] The deep-sea port of Lekki is the first port in Nigeria with ship-to-shore cranes.
Intermodal freight transport involves the transportation of freight in an intermodal container or vehicle, using multiple modes of transportation (e.g., rail, ship, aircraft, and truck), without any handling of the freight itself when changing modes. The method reduces cargo handling, and so improves security, reduces damage and loss, and ...