Cargo Article Index for
Cargo
Articles about
Cargo
Website Links For
Cargo
 

Information About

Cargo




Cargo is a term used to denote goods or produce being transported generally for commercial gain, usually on a Ship , Plane , Train , Van or Truck . Nowadays Containers are used in all Intermodal long-haul cargo Transport .

Cargo represents a concern to U.S. . CSI is a program intended to help increase security for containerized cargo shipped to the United States from around the world.http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/border_security/international_activities/csi/ CSI: Container Security Initiative].


MARINE BALL TYPES


There is a wide range of Marine cargoes at Seaport terminals operated. The primary types are these:



  • Project cargoes and heavy lift cargoes may include items such as manufacturing equipment, factory components, power equipment such as Generators and Wind Turbines , military equipment or almost any other oversized or overweight cargo too big or too heavy to fit into a container.


  • Break Bulk cargo is typically material stacked on Wood en Pallet s and lifted into and out of the hold of a vessel by Cranes on the Dock or aboard the Ship itself. The volume of break bulk cargo has declined dramatically worldwide as containerization has grown.


  • Bulk Cargoes, such as Salt , Oil , Tallow , and Scrap Metal , are usually defined as commodities that are neither on Pallets nor in containers, and which are not handled as individual pieces, the way heavy-lift and project cargoes are. Alumina , Grain , Gypsum , logs and wood chips, for instance, are bulk cargoes.




PLANE CARGO


Air cargo is commonly known as freight. There are many businesses which collect freight and deliver it to the customer such as Nightfreight . Aircraft were first put to use carrying mail as cargo in 1911, but eventually manufacturers started designing planes just for freight. There are many commercial planes suitable for carrying cargo such as the Boeing 747 . The military also owns many cargo planes such as the C-17 Globemaster III .


TRAIN CARGO

Trains are capable of transporting large numbers of containers which have come off the shipping ports. Trains are also uses for the transportation of steel, wood and coal. Trains are used as they can pull a large amount and generally have a direct route to the destination.


VAN OR LORRY CARGO

There are many businesses which transport all types of cargo, ranging from letters to online orders. These businesses such as Parcelforce which deliver fast and sometimes same day deliverly services. A good example of road cargo is supermarkets, these reqiure deliveries every day to keep the shelves stacked with goods for sale.


SEE ALSO




EXTERNAL LINKS



REFERENCES