Customers’ Opinion about Management of Empty Containers in Liner Shipping
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https://doi.org/10.51983/ajms-2016.5.2.1203Keywords:
Liner Shipping, Container ManagementAbstract
A container is any portable device in which material can be stored, handled, treated, transported, recycled, or disposed of. The definition of container is found in California Code of Regulations, Title 22, and section 66260.10. Containers range in size from small lab bottles to trucks and rail cars, but the most common containers used for hazardous waste and hazardous materials management are 55 gallon steel or plastic drums and inner liners from these drums (Cheung and Chen, 1998). The empty container management requirements discussed in this fact sheet pertain to containers and their liners that are less than 110 gallons in volume. The main aim of the study is to identify the various factors in managing empty containers in Liner shipping. The data were collected and analyzed through proper statistical tools and the results were presented in the article.
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