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020			_a9780080113050 _q(electronic bk.)
020			_a0080113052 _q(electronic bk.)
020			_a9781483180861
020			_a1483180867
040			_aKO _beng
041	0		_aeng
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100	1		_aOram, Robert Bruce.
245	1	0	_aCargo handling and the modern port / _cR.B. Oram.
250			_aFirst edition].
264		1	_aOxford ; _aNew York : _bPergamon Press, _c[1965]
300			_a1 online resource (xii, 173 pages) : _billustrations
338			_aonline resource
490	1		_aThe Commonwealth and international library ; _v309
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 161-164).
520			_aCargo 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.
505	0		_aFront 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
505	8		_aQUAY 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
505	8		_aSAFETY 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
505	8		_aCHANGES 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
505	8		_aTHE 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
650		0	_aHarbors.
650		0	_aCargo handling.
650		0	_aShipping.
650		6	_aPorts. _0(CaQQLa)201-0003252
650		6	_aManutention portuaire. _0(CaQQLa)201-0100537
650		7	_aTRANSPORTATION _xShips & Shipbuilding _xPictorial. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aCargo handling _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00847377
650		7	_aHarbors _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00951219
650		7	_aShipping _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01116352
830		0	_aCommonwealth and international library ; _v309.
856	4	0	_3ScienceDirect _uhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080113050
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