relocation operations

relocation operations

1. Ensuring the integrity of cargoes during transport is another of the factors that make the logistics process safe. A badly palletized load can represent a risk for the people in charge of its handling and from then also for the conservation of it in optimal conditions. To avoid that shocks or vibrations cause damage to the goods there are various materials available on the market.

   • From time immemorial, man has had to carry or load products; or in other words, to bring goods to and from a region to another one. The word load means something that weighs on another or something transported, and the The word "carry" itself refers to putting weight on something or also to embarking or put goods in a vehicle to transport them. Therefore, the loads of any type of good or product can be divided into two categories: general cargo and bulk cargo.
     • STANDARDIZATION AND OPTIMIZATION In order to achieve maximum safety, reduction of manpower and the correct use of resources, began the implementation of pallets or bases made of different materials, in particular wood, to group packages of smaller size; giving rise to the so-called palletized load. The reduced handling in storage and transport has improved substantially the loading and unloading times. This need is called unit load
       • THE LOADING PALLET The ISO standard defines the loading pallet as a device movable, with or without a superstructure, consisting essentially of by two floors joined by beams or dice, or by a floor supported on floors or supports and whose height is reduced to a minimum, compatible with forklift handling with forks or pallet trucks, and on whose floor a a certain quantity of goods to build a loading unit, with with a view to facilitating their handling, transport and storage.
         • the pallet is defined as a "platform horizontal height compatible with handling by pallet conveyors or forklift trucks and other equipment appropriate handling, used as a basis for grouping, storage, handling and transport of goods and cargo. You can be built or equipped with a superstructure". The same rule applies to difference from the platform, which he defines as a "double-strapped platform or beams or four legs and free entry. The height of the entrance is usually greater than 150mm."

2. Loose Cargo: this type of cargo refers to loose or individual goods, handled and shipped as separate units, bundles, packages, bags or sacks, boxes, drums, tied pieces, etc. It is also known as "non unitarized." Unitarized Load: the unitarized load is composed of elements individual items such as boxes, parcels, other disassembled items or cargo loose, but grouped in units called pallets or pallets and containers (unitarization), those that are ready to be transported.

   • The preparation of the load It allows safe handling and prevents looting, damage and loss, the protects from thermal and biological degradation, rough handling or rain, the salt water, etc., also helps to make handling faster and more efficient. Ago A few decades ago, handling of packages in port areas was quite tedious and time-consuming. The manual work it required was considerable, involved a lot of manpower and made you lose competitiveness in the consolidation of warehouses first and then containers.
     • The unit load It is the combination or grouping of smaller packages in another, larger size, so that it can be handled as a single unit. The goal is to reduce and optimize space (surface and volume) in tanks, warehouses or containers by minimizing the volume of the goods. Also can be physically defined to the unit load as a suitable grouping of boxes or packages, usually on a base or platform called a pallet or pallet, and all held together by a plastic wrap, finally reinforced by straps or plastic bonds.