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What shippers must know before packing containers

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What constitutes a suitable ocean container for shipping is largely in the eyes of the shipper/packer and the product that it ships.

American Shipper recently discussed this topic with Technical Services Director Luiz Gonçalves of the Washington-based Institute of International Container Lessors (IICL).

Gonçalves said the practice of inspecting containers requires knowledge and experience on behalf of the shipper/packer, as well as a technical understanding of the International Maritime...

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Lombardi becomes Institute of International Container Lessors president

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The Washington-based Institute of International Container Lessors (IICL) has appointed Dennis Lombardi to president, effective Jan. 1.

Lombardi will take over from Steven Blust, who will be retiring as president but will stay on at the IICL as a senior adviser.

Prior to this appointment, Lombardi operated his own consulting firm, Lusoco Consulting, and worked with Global Logistics Development Partners as an associate advising on maritime logistics.

Dennis Lombardi, IICL president (Photo: Courtesy)

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How much wood would a container manufacturer chuck?

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How can something so universally accepted and efficient in global maritime transportation like the standard ocean container be further improved?

For the Washington, D.C.-based Institute of International Container Lessors (IICL), the answer lays at the industry’s feet — that is the floor of the container.

After a dozen years of real-world testing, the IICL said it is ready to press forward with promoting its new container floor design to the world’s container manufacturers.

“Things like this take...

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Protecting reefer containers from premature wear

International shippers of fresh fruits, vegetables, seafoods and meats take great pride in the quality and appearance of their products. Similarly, they expect the first thing that arrives at their loading docks by truck, as well as their customers’ location — the refrigerated ocean containers — to look just as fresh.

Food producers undoubtedly become uneasy when loading their products into reefer containers blemished by rusted steel framing, said Steven Blust, president of the Washington-based I...

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