Cargo Handling and the Modern Port

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.
The text first covers the port itself, such as its functions, the types of port managements, and administration. Next, the book discusses the basics of operating a port, and then proceeds to tackling port labor. Chapter 4 details the various changes that took place in the major ports throughout the world after 1945. The next series of chapters deals with various concerns in cargo, such as unit load, containers, and bulk cargos. The last chapter of the text discusses the ports of the future.
The book will be of great use to individuals involved in logistics, forwarding, and ship transportation industries.

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Foreword
Introduction

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
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' Gear
   An 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
3. Port Labor
   Introduction to Port Labor
   Conditions of Port Labor
   Dependence of the Ports on Arrival of Ships
   Demand for Dock Labor
   Overtime Working
   Conditions of Pay
   West Coast Agreement
   The Board's Fall Back Scheme
   Specialist Grades within the Scheme
   Safety in Port Work
   Present Moves for Improving Conditions
   Overtime
   Shift Working in Ports
   Training of Workers and Staff
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
5. The Unit Load
   Changes in Cargo Unit Design
   Successful Experiments in Pallet Cargoes
   Maintenance of Pallets
   Extended Use of Pallets
   Larger Units of Sawn Softwood
   Shipment of Apples in Large Bins
   Unitizing Export Cargo
6. Containers
   Conditions Favorable 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 Container
   Some General Problems of Containers
7. Bulk Cargoes
   Bulk Cargo Ship Tonnage
   Types of Bulk Cargoes - Oils
   Ores
   Coal
   Sugar
   Bulk Grain
   Sulphur
   Sundry Bulk Cargoes
   The Advantages of Bulk Handling
   Physical Requirements at a Bulk Port
   Development of Italian Shipments of Bulk Ore
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
   Appendix B
   Maintenance of Mechanical Equipment
   Appendix C
   Marking of General Cargo
   Appendix D
   References
   Index