Abstract
All over the world, in particular for export and import activities, containerisation is a typical modernised mode of carrying goods widely used. Before going into deeper, containerisation is a concept of storing goods into steel frame box. Currently in any transportation development, transport lines prefer to use containerisation concept rather than conventional concept because it has clear advantages such as intermodalism, easy handling door to door concept and flexible. Intermodalism is the concept of transportation that can be handled by all modes of transport. Itsis intermodalism because container can be handled by sea, air, rail and road. It is easier handling because its come into standard shape and size. Any type of good can be stored in the container such as refrigerated container, petroleum, general cargo and etc. The focused of this study is on how the containerisation concept is being handled by seaport operation at the container terminal. Today, every port in the world, could truly be said to be involved in the container revolution. Recently, the constructed terminal already committed to containerisation. Container is widely be used in any sea line operators and port operation. Containerisation is an essential aspect of; modern shipping and has played an important role in international maritime trade.
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Item Type: | Thesis (Degree) |
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Creators: | Creators Email / ID Num. Kamarudin, Hidayatul Wahyunah 95267422 |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications > Transportation (General works). Communication and traffic H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications > Water transportation |
Divisions: | Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > Faculty of Business and Management |
Programme: | Bachelor in Business Administration (Transport) |
Keywords: | Container, Klang port, International maritime trade |
Date: | March 1999 |
URI: | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/2581 |
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