International Business INB345 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: International Organization For Standardization, Roll-Off, Break Bulk Cargo
28 Oct 2016
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There are several types of ships that are available in ocean freight: Container ships: these ships carry general cargo and are the most common ships that are utilized. Roll on roll off(ro-ro) ships: these ships are utilized when container ships cannot do the job due to the size of the cargo or the port limitations. Conro ships: these ships have a combination of both container and ro-ro ships capabilities. Bulk carriers: these ships transport liquid and dry raw materials in bulk amounts. Break- bulk (conventional) ships: old style ships (pre container). These ships are mostly used in developing countries. The types of cargo each of these ships carry: In 1965, the international standards organization or (iso) create a certain standard for containers. The (cid:272)on(cid:272)ept of teu"s (cid:449)as (cid:272)(cid:396)eated (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h is (cid:862)t(cid:449)ent(cid:455)-foot e(cid:395)ui(cid:448)alent unit(cid:863). In the (cid:1005)(cid:1013)(cid:1011)(cid:1004)"s, the fi(cid:396)st and se(cid:272)ond gene(cid:396)ation ships were introduced which had the ability to carry 728-(cid:1005)(cid:1009)(cid:1004)(cid:1004) teu"s.
