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Unit 10: Containerization and Leasing Practices

At the product and container design, the container is with container manufacturing organisation, Notes
in stage 2 it passes to the user group (primary consumer) through distribution or industrial
marketing, in stage 3 it is taken by the secondary user who use it to load and transport their
products. Then the container passes to the transporter and through a series of loading and
unloading with multiple transportation mediums it reaches its destination. Here the products
and other contents are removed and supplied to the consumer. The empty containers are collected
and taken back to the stage 2 after reconditioning for reuse.
Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:
1. .......................... is a method of distribution of goods using containers.
2. .................................... Act, 1993 has enabled exporters from India to use containers for
transportation of export cargo.
3. The most widely used type of container is the ............................. purpose (dry cargo) container.

4. ............................... of cargo in the container is concerned with packing of the cargo.
5. A good container management for ................... 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.

6. Depending on the user groups the life cycle of a container can be divided into ......................
stages.
7. CMS stands for .........................................

8. The government has established number of .............................. container depots to provide
the facility of export through containers by sea routes.

9. A .......................... container are generally rectangular in shape, weatherproof, used for
transporting and storing a number of unit loads, packages or bulk material.

10. Container Management Systems concept is to develop a responsive system for providing
vital information inputs to ........................ and consignees for Efficient Asset Tracking and
Control of the goods in transit.

10.3 Transportation of Containers

The carriage of goods across the countries may take place by sea, by air, by road and rail or
through multi-modal transportation. The nature and content of contract of carriage of goods
also depend upon the mode of transport used. By contract of carriage of goods we mean a
contract whereby a person agrees to carry goods from one place to another in return for a
payment. The party who undertakes to carry the goods for payment e.g., the shipping company
or the airways, is called the ‘carrier’, and the person who delivers the goods for carriage is
known as the ‘consignor’ or the ‘shipper’. Specific contracts between the carriers and the shippers
are mostly based upon international conventions which are duly incorporated in the national
laws. In many cases, however, contracts acquire legal entity when concluded on the basis of
mutually accepted terms provided these terms do not go against any specific legal requirement
in the concerned countries. In this unit, you will learn about all the international conventions
and the relevant provisions of the Indian Acts governing the international carriage of goods by
sea, by air, by road and rail and through multi-modal transportation.

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