Posts Tagged ‘Container Insurance’

Kontener yang padanan kata Inggrisnya “container” memiliki definisi yang kurang lebih sama dari beberapa rujukan kamus terkenal, yaitu: “a large metal box of a standard design and size used for the transport of goods by road, rail, sea, or air” (http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definit…/english/container); atau “a large box that goods are placed in so that they can be moved from one place to another on a ship, ... Full story

Many publications are now available on loss prevention in the field of container transport. The standards in loading and transporting containers have improved considerably – thanks to the expertise that has been built up in the inland transport sector and the advice provided by container carriers, forwarding agents, and consolidators. Marine insurers and their associations have also contributed to this development in many countries – in their own best interests.   Full story

The transport chain involves carrying containers by road, rail, and inland waterways from the point of loading to the port of dispatch and from the port of discharge to their final destination. There are a number of new expressions and definitions associated with multimodal and intermodal transport:   FCL (full container load) means that the consignor’s goods fill the container. The full container is delivered to the container terminal and collected from there.   Full story