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The efficient port
The Efficient Port, follows up on the book, Cargo Handling and the Modern Port. It suggests ways to improve cargo handling, shipping, and the management and design of ports. It also tries to predict what the future port will be like, given current revolutionary changes. The book discusses the port&#...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford, New York,
Pergamon Press
[1971]
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| Edición: | [1st ed.]. |
| Colección: | Commonwealth and international library. Social administration, training, economics, and production division.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; The Efficient Port; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1. THE PORT-ITS PRESENT FUNCTIONS; Introduction; Ship Turnround; Function of the Port; The Custom of the Port; Multiple Employers of Port Workers; Creeping Obsolescence of Premises; A Static Industry; Post-war Outlook; Gradual Nature of Container Revolution; Roll-on Ferry Ships; Approach to Port Problems; Labour's New Look; Provision of Amenities; Function of the Port Authority; The Benefits to the Efficient Port; Air Freight; Additional Note; CHAPTER 2. THE BERTH; Introduction; Berth Requirements
- Restrictions on OutputThe Land-served Port; Ways of Working Cargo; Physical Factors of a Berth; The Quay Shed; The Warehouse; General Points on Berth Usage; The Modern Specialist Berth; Under-use of Berths; The Need for New Berths; Additional Note; CHAPTER 3. THE SHIP; Bulk versus General-cargo Ships; Changes in the Conventional Ship; Changes in Cargo-handling Equipment, etc., on Board; Changes away from the Conventional Ship; The Roll-on Ferry Ship; The Articulated Ship; The LASH System; Ships for Special Cargo; Nuclear-powered Ships; The Container Ship; The Unit-load Ship
- The Bulk-cargo ShipGeneral; Single-pull Hatches; Voyage Time and Time Spent in Ports; Coastal Shipping; Conclusion; Additional Notes; CHAPTER 4. THE CARGO; Introduction; Changed Methods in Packing Cargo; Sundry Cargoes; Ballast Cargoes; Underwater Tank Storage; Handling Conditions in the Ship; Additional Notes; CHAPTER 5. MECHANIZATION; Introduction; How Men Work; Types of Equipment; Benefits of Mechanization; Present-day Mechanization; A Backward Look; Responsibility of Other Parties; Berth Conditions; Maintenance, etc.; Practices that Retard Mechanization; The Mobile Crane; Pallets
- PalletizationPallet Pools; The Conveyor; Minor Problems; The Three Laws of Mechanization; The Mechanical Equipment Committee; CHAPTER 6. LABOUR I; Introduction; Port Work-The Nature of; History of Port Labour; The Piecework System; How Conditions Work Against High Output; Working Conditions; Manning for Mechanized Piecework; Package Deals; Training of Staff and Labour; Additional Notes; CHAPTER 7. LABOUR II; Problems of Decasualization; Redundancy; Phase 2; Nationalized Labour; Severance Payments; Pensions; Amenities; Loss of Business; London; Problems of the Future; Additional Notes
- CHAPTER 8. GENERAL-CARGO WORKIntroduction; Changes Ancillary to Mechanization; Increasing Use of Pallets; Tallying; Sorting at Landing; Fragile Cargoes; Intermittent Work; Special Gear; Exports; Lighterage; Rail Working; General Improvements; Additional Note; CHAPTER 9. THE CONTAINER TRAFFIC I; Introduction; Outputs and Forecasts; Larger Container Ships; Advantages of Containers; Economies in Manning; Pilferage; The Role of the Port Authority; Impact on Shippers; Impact on Importers; Standardization of Container Sizes; Additional Notes; CHAPTER 10. THE CONTAINER TRAFFIC II; The Container Ship