In the transportation of dangerous goods by sea, it generally involves large goods. Some goods may require a full container, while others choose LCL. The selection of containers for goods also has some skills and principles. Today, the editor will take you to take a look together.

There are usually three methods for on-site loading of container goods: manual loading, forklift loading into the box, manual stacking, and mechanical loading. For example, pallets are stacked inside the box using forklift loading.

1. In any case, when loading goods into a container, the weight of the goods inside the container cannot exceed the maximum loading capacity of the container, which is obtained by subtracting the total weight of the container from its own weight. In general, the total weight and self weight are marked on the door of the container.

2. The unit weight of each container is fixed, so when loading the same type of cargo inside the container, as long as the density of the cargo is known, it can be determined whether it is heavy or light cargo. If the density of the goods is greater than the unit weight of the box, it is considered heavy cargo, and vice versa, it is considered light cargo. Timely and clear distinction between these two different situations is crucial for improving packing efficiency. This is particularly important in the transportation of dangerous goods by sea.

3. When loading, it is necessary to balance the load on the bottom of the container, especially to strictly prohibit the situation where the center of gravity of the load deviates from one end, as this can easily cause the container to roll over due to imbalance.

4. Avoid generating concentrated loads. When loading heavy goods such as machinery and equipment, the bottom of the container should be covered with wooden boards and other cushioning materials to disperse the load as much as possible. The average safety load per unit area of the bottom of a standard container is approximately 1330x9.8N/m for a 20 foot container and 980x9.8N/m2 for a 40 foot container.

5. When using manual loading, attention should be paid to whether there are loading and unloading instructions such as "not to invert", "flat", and "vertical" on the packaging. Be sure to use the loading tools correctly, and it is prohibited to use hand hooks for bundled goods. The goods inside the box should be neatly loaded and tightly stacked. Goods that are prone to loose bundling and fragile packaging should be cushioned or plywood inserted between the goods to prevent them from moving inside the box.

6. Before loading dangerous goods by sea, when loading pallets, it is necessary to accurately grasp the internal dimensions of the container and the external dimensions of the cargo packaging, in order to calculate the number of loaded pieces and achieve the goal of minimizing waste and loading more goods as much as possible.

7. When using a forklift for loading and unloading, it will be limited by the free lifting height of the machinery and the height of the gantry. Therefore, if conditions permit, forklifts can load two layers at once, but there must be a certain gap between the top and bottom. If conditions do not allow for loading two layers at once, when loading the second layer, considering the free lifting height of the forklift and the possible lifting height of the forklift door frame, the lifting height of the door frame should be subtracted from the height of the first layer of goods, so that the second layer of goods can be loaded onto the upper layer of the third layer of goods.

In addition, forklifts with a normal lifting capacity of 2 tons are generally used, and their free lifting height is about 1250px. But there is also a fully free lifting forklift, which is not affected by the lifting height of the gantry as long as the height inside the box allows, and can easily stack two layers of goods. In addition, it should also be noted that there should be wooden mats placed under the goods to ensure that the forks can be pulled out smoothly.

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