cost driver within container transportation chains is the movement and repositioning of empty containers. The present … loading unit. The most important intermodal transportation chain is the intermodal container transportation, in which … containers represent the loading unit for cargo. Cost effectiveness constitutes a general problem of drayage operations. A major …

"This book provides a coherent and systematic view of the key concepts, principles and techniques in maritime container …, container logistics, vessel logistics, port and terminal management, and sustainability issues in maritime transport. Container … maritime transport and logistics. This book takes a holistic approach to cover all the main segments of the container shipping …

.10 m) providing a standardised measure of containers of various capacities and for describing the capacity of container …Container transport refers to the transportation of goods in standardized re-sealable transportation boxes by rail and … sea. Data are expressed in tons and twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU). TEU is based on a container of 20 foot length (6 …