containerized freight

The problems are worsened by the surge in traffic in containerized freight.

In many cases (especially, containerized freight), freight is transshipped from one train to another instead of changing the bogies.

This type of vessel has a below-decks area used for vehicle storage while stacking containerized freight on the top decks.

It represents a significant trend - intermodal transportation of containerized freight via any combination, like trains, with ships, trucks or even and planes.

With the advent of containerized freight, special types of flatcars were built to carry standard shipping containers and semi-trailers.

With the exception of ocean liners and picturesque fishing boats, Funchal remains a working port (handling containerized freight) and home to a small oil terminal.

The Port has since expanded to a five-berth terminal providing facilities for the movement of containerized freight, iron and steel products, bulk petroleum and cement.

This barge formerly carried railroad boxcars across the Hudson River before the advent of containerized freight or tunnels beneath the river.

Furthermore, trade was further bolstered by project loading, packaged goods and heavy cargo as well as containerized freight, giving the port a further focus of activity.

The report also proposed that British Rail electrify some major main lines and adopt containerized freight traffic instead of outdated and uneconomic wagon-load traffic.

Glasgow's function as a port also diminished - the introduction of containerized freight spelled the end for the riverside's docks and wharves which had crumbled into dereliction by the late '60's.

The rise in imports is expected to continue, and port managers are seeking to improve the flow of mostly containerized freight by improving transportation and pushing nonessential operations away from the immediate port area.

Megaships already carry about 25 percent of the world's ocean-borne containerized freight, including 5 to 10 percent of United States imports and exports (by scraping in and out of existing ports with partial loads).

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, which effectively oversees the project, hopes that the agreement will add to the global growth in containerized freight and spread its benefits.

The agency, he said, is anticipating a large increase in containerized freight from the Far East as dredging, first to 45 feet and ultimately to 50 feet, allows the ports in Newark and Elizabeth to accommodate a new generation of larger ships.