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DOES THE ASPECT OF SEA OR LAND TRANSPORT TAKE PRECEDENCE IN THE DESIGN OF CONTAINERS FOR PERISHABLE GOODS.

EST-CE L'ASPECT DU TRANSPORT MARITIME, OU TERRESTRE, QUI DOIT PRIMER DANS LA CONCEPTION DES CONTENEURS DES MARCHANDISES PERISSABLES.

Author(s) : ESTOCQ M.

Type of article: Article, IJR article

Summary

THE AUTHOR RECOUNTS THE QUALITIES THAT HAVE TO BE MET BY AUTONOMOUS CONTAINERS IF THEY ARE TO PERFORM SATISFACTORILY DURING SEA TRANSPORT: METHODS OF LOADING GOODS INTO THE CONTAINER, HOISTING THE CONTAINER ONBOARD SHIP, DIFFICULTIES IN ENSURING ONSHORE MAINTENANCE, CONTROLLING SATISFACTORY ONBOARD OPERATION, THE MOST FREQUENT BREAKDOWNS OCCURRING WITH REFRIGERATING MACHINERY, AND THE POSSIBILITIES OF INTERVENTIONS BY CREWS. THE UNRELIABILITY OF THE AUTONOMOUSCONTAINER HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE BOOM IN THE USE OF ISOTHERMAL CONTAINERS.

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  • Original title: EST-CE L'ASPECT DU TRANSPORT MARITIME, OU TERRESTRE, QUI DOIT PRIMER DANS LA CONCEPTION DES CONTENEURS DES MARCHANDISES PERISSABLES.
  • Record ID : 1986-1698
  • Languages: French
  • Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 9 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1986
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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