Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-164).

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.

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