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21Container industry in the People's Republic of China — China s container industry started in the late 1970s and early 1980s. After 20 years development the annual production capacity is approximately 5.8 million TEU which is 145 times as large as 20 years before, accounting for over 96% of world s… …
22freight — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ air, ocean (AmE), rail, railroad (AmE), road, sea (esp. BrE) VERB + FREIGHT …
23Container Security Initiative — Logo du programme CSI. La Container Security Initiative (CSI, Initiative sur la sécurité des containers) est un programme lancé en janvier 2002 par le US Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CPB) suite aux attentats du 11 septembre 2001. Il… …
24container car — noun : an open top railroad freight car specially fitted for the accommodation of containers * * * a flatcar or gondola car for carrying a number of standard, separate, removable containers. [1925 30] * * * container car, a railroad flatcar or… …
25container — noun Date: 15th century one that contains: as a. a receptacle (as a box or jar) for holding goods b. a portable compartment in which freight is placed (as on a train or ship) for convenience of movement • containerless adjective …
26container — /keuhn tay neuhr/, n. 1. anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can. 2. a large, vanlike, reuseable box for consolidating smaller crates or cartons into a single shipment, designed for easy and fast loading… …
27Intermodal container — A 40 foot (12.19 m) long shipping container. Each of the eight corners has a simple twistlock fitting for stacking, locking and craning …
28Intermodal freight transport — For passenger transport, see Intermodal passenger transport. Intermodal ship to rail transfer of containerized cargos at APM Terminals in Portsmouth, Virginia. Intermodal freight transport involves the transportation of freight in an intermodal… …
29Howe Robinson Container Index — Der Howe Robinson Container Index (HRCI) wird vom Schiffsmakler Howe Robinson Co. Ltd. in London veröffentlicht und bildet die weltweite Preisentwicklung am Chartermarkt für Containerschiffe ab. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Konzept 2 Zusammensetzung 3… …
30Orient Overseas Container Line — This article is about the subsidiary of Orient Overseas (International) Limited. For the parent company of Orient Overseas Container Line, see Orient Overseas (International) Limited. Orient Overseas Container Line Type subsidiary Industry …
