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International Trade Procedures and Documentation

Notes custom clearance are moved to the seaport for their loading on the ships on their way to
destination. The movement of the containers can be done either by road or by rail.
3. The Concept of Unit Load: Containerisation is a method of distributing merchandise in a
unitized form, thereby permitting an inter-modal transport system to be evolved providing
a possible combination of rail, road, canal and maritime transport.

With a view to saving time and cost while handling, loading, discharging and transporting,
cargoes are consolidated and made as huge a unit as possible (like 5 tons, 20 tons, 40 tons,
etc.) so that at every point of handling of the unit, time is saved, hence cost is saved.

This system helps to increase many fold productivity in cargo handling by displacing
labour. Moreover, when unit load is bigger, manual operation is not possible hence;
mechanical methods are introduced involving capital investments.
4. Container Marking: For identification, containers have markings showing:
Owner Code, Serial Number and Check Digit

Country Code and type code
Maximum Gross and Tare Weight
5. Advanced Systems in Container Management

Container Management Systems

Container Management Systems (CMS) are a New Dimension in Supply Chain Execution (SCE)
and Collaborative Logistics Technology. The basic concept is to develop a responsive system for
providing vital information inputs to decision makers and consignees for Efficient Asset Tracking
and Control of the goods in transit.
Focused on Returnable Transport Containers (RTCs) and other mobile assets.
Deployed where asset has high actual, strategic regulatory or intrinsic value.

CMS Integrate Multiple Elements

Container identification

Container data capture/mobile computing
Application software and hardware
Integration software and hardware
A good container management for risk reduction involves the entire product life-cycle starting
from the manufacturing of containers and then through entire value chain up to consumption of
contents and the reuse, recycling or disposal of containers. Depending on the user groups the life
cycle of a container can be divided into following five stages:
(i) Product formulation and container design;

(ii) Distribution;
(iii) Use, handling and cleaning (e.g. triple-rinsing of containers, application equipment);
(iv) Collection; and

(v) Re-use, recycling or disposal.

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