Shipping containers carry all sorts of cargo — from perishable goods like food to chemicals and raw materials. As shipping containers are transported, they’re exposed to frequently changing temperatures. These temperature changes can cause major problems for certain types of cargo — especially perishable goods and chemicals. If you’re shipping temperature-sensitive goods, you may be …
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Let’s say you’re in the business of flying goods from one place to another. The cargo manifest includes some meat from Australia, which you’ll be transporting to Los Angeles. The meat is properly frozen in its special shipping container, and it’s cautiously loaded onto the freight plane. The pilots make the journey with ease—no turbulence …
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Eliminating moisture is one of the biggest cargo shipping challenges. Enclosed metal shipping containers aren’t completely airtight, and changing temperatures and weather conditions can introduce moisture to your cargo. So what can you do? Preventing the build-up of moisture inside shipping containers is the key to preventing container rain. Properly ventilating your shipment and using …
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Each year, countless tons of cargo are stored and transported across the globe in shipping containers. In fact, cargo ships carry more than 80% of the global volume of trade each year.[1] As of 2019, the international liner shipping industry transported 11 billion tons of goods worth approximately $14 trillion in millions of containers.[2] Safely …
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Every day, trillions of dollars’ worth of goods flow in and out of our country’s borders. According to the World Trade Organization’s 2017 survey, the United States is the world’s second largest exporter, with a value weighing in at approximately 1.5 trillion dollars in 2016. The U.S. also leads the global economy in imports, receiving …
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