05273cam a2200589 i 4500 27445 27445 ocn892068748 OCoLC 20240801163823.0 m o d cr cnu---unuuu 141003s1965 enka ob 000 0 eng d 9780080113050 (electronic bk.) 0080113052 (electronic bk.) 9781483180861 1483180867 (OCoLC)892068748 (OCoLC)897651383 (OCoLC)1162456420 OPELS eng rda pn OPELS EBLCP N$T E7B DEBSZ MERUC STF OCLCQ VLY OCLCO OCLCQ OCLCO HE551 .O7 1965eb TRA 006020 bisacsh 387.544 22 Oram, Robert Bruce. Cargo handling and the modern port / R.B. Oram. First edition]. Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press, [1965] 1 online resource (xii, 173 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier The Commonwealth and international library ; 309 Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-164). Front Cover; Cargo Handling and the Modern Port; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1. THE PORT; THE FUNCTION OF A PORT; THE WORLD'S DEEP SEA TRADE; THE URGENT NEED FOR A QUICK TURNROUND; THE ADMINISTRATION OF PORTS; TYPES OF PORT MANAGEMENT; ADVANTAGES OF VARIOUS TYPES; DIVIDED RESPONSIBILITY WITHIN PORTS; OTHER DUTIES OF A PORT AUTHORITY; FACILITIES THAT TRADERS EXPECT TO FIND; CHAPTER 2. THE BASIC OPERATIONS OF A PORT; THE MOVEMENT OF THE SHIP TO HER BERTH; FACILITIES FOR LOADING AND DISCHARGING SHIPS; BERTH DESIGN, DIFFERENT CONCEPTIONS QUAY CRANES versus SHIPS' GEARAN ALTERNATIVE TO THE QUAY CRANE; OVERSIDE DISCHARGE; THE SIZE OF CRAFT; THE LANDING OF GENERAL CARGO; THE HANDLING OF EXPORT CARGO; THE TALLYING OF CARGO; PHYSICAL CAUSES THAT HINDER TURNROUND; SOME MINOR PROBLEMS SLOWING TURNROUND; DOCUMENTATION; MARKING OF CARGO; ADVANCE INFORMATION; CHAPTER 3. PORT LABOUR; INTRODUCTION TO PORT LABOUR; CONDITIONS OF PORT LABOUR; DEPENDENCE OF THE PORTS ON ARRIVAL OF SHIPS; DEMAND FOR DOCK LABOUR; OVERTIME WORKING; CONDITIONS OF PAY; WEST COAST AGREEMENT; THE BOARD'S FALL BACK SCHEME; SPECIALIST GRADES WITHIN THE SCHEME SAFETY IN PORT WORKPRESENT MOVES FOR IMPROVING CONDITIONS; OVERTIME; TRAINING OF WORKERS AND STAFF; CHAPTER 4. CHANGES SINCE 1945; PROBLEMS OF RECONSTRUCTION; MECHANIZATION APPLIED TO PORT WORK; THE FUNCTIONS OF THE NEW MACHINES; TAKING THE MACHINE TO THE JOB; THE TEST THAT MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT HAS TO PASS; COST OF OPERATING FORKLIFT TRUCKS -- AN EXAMPLE; STRIKING EXPORTS MECHANICALLY; SAFE WORKING; EFFECTS OF MECHANIZATION ALREADY REVEALED; EFFECTS OF MECHANIZATION ON DOCK SHEDS; HOW PERMANENT ARE PRESENT DESIGNS?; OTHER CHANGES AFFECTING CARGO HANDLING; CHAPTER 5. THE UNIT LOAD CHANGES IN CARGO UNIT DESIGNSUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENTS IN PALLET CARGOES; Color Plate; MAINTENANCE OF PALLETS; EXTENDED USE OF PALLETS; LARGER UNITS OF SAWN SOFTWOOD; SHIPMENT OF APPLES IN LARGE BINS; UNITIZING EXPORT CARGO; CHAPTER 6. CONTAINERS; CONDITIONS FAVOURABLE TO CONTAINER TRAFFIC; DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONTAINERS; THE IMPACT OF CONTAINERS ON TRANSPORTATION -THE SHIPPER; THE CONSOLIDATED TERMINAL AND THE SHIPPER; IMPACT OF THE CONTAINER ON PORTS; THE IDEAL BERTH LAYOUT FOR THE CONTAINER SHIP; THE MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS OF A CONTAINER BERTH; TYPES OF CONTAINER SHIP THE RECEIVER OF THE CONTAINERSOME GENERAL PROBLEMS OF CONTAINERS; CHAPTER 7. BULK CARGOES; BULK CARGO SHIP TONNAGE; TYPES OF BULK CARGOES -OILS; SUNDRY BULK CARGOES; THE ADVANTAGES OF BULK HANDLING; PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AT A BULK PORT; DEVELOPMENT OF ITALIAN SHIPMENTS OF BULK ORE; CHAPTER 8. THE PORT OF THE FUTURE; THE ROCHDALE COMMITTEE; THE PORT OF THE FUTURE; PREPARING FOR THE PORT OF THE FUTURE; THE TWO SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT; BRIEF REVIEW OF PRESENT PORT DEVELOPMENTS; THE SHAPE THE PORT OF THE FUTURE WILL TAKE; MINOR ALTERATIONS IN CARGO SHIP DESIGN; SHED DESIGNS; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX A Cargo Handling and the Modern Port covers various concerns in the handling of goods in a contemporary port. The book also details the functions of ports, along with the impact of the silent revolutions that took place in the major ports around the world. English. Print version record. Harbors. Cargo handling. Shipping. Ports. (CaQQLa)201-0003252 Manutention portuaire. (CaQQLa)201-0100537 TRANSPORTATION Ships & Shipbuilding Pictorial. bisacsh Cargo handling fast (OCoLC)fst00847377 Harbors fast (OCoLC)fst00951219 Shipping fast (OCoLC)fst01116352 Print version: Oram, Robert Bruce. Cargo handling and the modern port. First edition] 9781483180861 (DLC) 64066353 (OCoLC)560500 Commonwealth and international library ; 309. ScienceDirect https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080113050 ddc EBK