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The containerships of 1999

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Ports are the next candidates for radical change. A jumbo containership can move boxes at sea for less than one cent per ton mile, and fast double-stack trains move them overland for less than three cents. A container can cross the Atlantic for $300, but the terminals consume $500 and too much time. The port of 1999 will work 24 hours and seven days a week. It will be manned by a few well-paid salaried professionals and be massively automated. Two hardware systems will evolve. Sealand's new Rotterdam setup calls for continuous flows of individual containers. The Swedish LUF approach moves larger units of 4,8 or 16 boxes. Because ports are capital intensive and unionized, they will resist change. The breakthrough will come in the Pacific (China perhaps) and will influence ship design. Larger units moving horizontally can use rails, rollers and air slide devices which are cheaper than cranes. The technology is available today.

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Judul Seri

Maritime Policy & Management

No. Panggil

ATC LO EYR t

Penerbit

United States of America : Routledge., 1989

Deskripsi Fisik

14 p.

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

1464-5254

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LO

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

online resource

Edisi

VOL. 16, NO. 2, 133-145

Subjek

Maritime Policy & Management
The containerships

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

John L. Eyre

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