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Clear, sourced answers to the questions cargo owners and operations teams ask about lashing, container loading, fumigation and industrial packing.
Cargo lashing restrains cargo against the longitudinal, transverse and vertical forces of transport, using securing equipment and blocking. Good lashing prevents cargo damage, damage to transport units and accidents; poor lashing puts everyone in the chain at risk.
Read moreAn accurate lashing quote needs at least: dimensions and gross weight, centre of gravity, lifting and lashing points, transport unit type, loading location and date. Photos or drawings speed up the assessment.
Read moreISPM 15 governs treating and marking wood packaging — pallets, crates, dunnage — used in international trade by an approved method. Treating the cargo or container itself against pests with a gas is a separate fumigation. The two need different documents, methods and authorisations.
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