How are Containers Loaded? | Cargo Operations on Container Ship

Let me show you how containers work It’s possible that most things around you right now came from a container ship The food you ate the phone or computer you are looking at We have anything from apples to frozen meat to explosive or toxic gases on the ship Some of the things we carry is pretty bizarre But Everything actually begins in the office with a team of people we call “central planners” They draw up cargo plans for the whole supply chain Then its sent to our chief mate to adjust as required The containers are loaded by the port’s crane some say they were used by the Empire Starting from the bottom stacking up like Legos These cargo holds can be as deep as 40 times 40 meters The space are built with these long sail guides that runs downward it secures the containers in place And this.. is what an empty cargo hold looks like Once its filled, a “hatch cover” is placed on top so that more containers can be loaded The ones above on deck will need extra lashings to secure them Workers from the port handle the physical labor of lashing Thank god because these full metal rods are very very heavy Turnbuckles are twisted to tighten the steel rods For that we have Turnbuckle, short bars, long bars, and twist locks There’s actually a few different type of twists lock on our ship Some are manual some are automatic It all depends on the location of the container but they serve the same purpose which is to lock containers together Once again it really is just like stacking Legos The fruits and frozen products are transported by reefers Reefers are short for refrigerated containers They are pretty much a gigantic portable fridge It can keep temperatures anywhere from room temperature to -30 degrees That’s…-90 Fahrenheit for murica folks So what’s my part in all this? Well as 3rd mate My job during cargo operations is to monitor the loading and discharging progress Afterwards checking the lashings to make sure it’s done properly The last thing we’d want are containers falling into the sea if we ever run into bad weather Other than that we keep watch on the overall condition of the ship Including safety and security Checking the mooring lines and looking out for any suspicious activity like stowaways or pirates So that was a general overview of how cargo operations are done on container ships If you’d got any specific questions make sure to leave it down in the comments below And as always thanks for watching

Channel: JeffHK

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Id: kj7ixi2lqF4

Length: 5min 33sec (333 seconds)

Published: Sat Dec 31 2016

Reddit Comments

[u/Portlande]

If you're interested in maritime logistics, this guy's channel has some really good stuff.

[u/Anudist]

This guy actually works onboard one my ships. One of his videos was taken after she left my region so I got to see how my work looked onboard. Pretty cool, and it's a great channel.

[u/CustomsBreaker]

Well made video.

I did a few port tours and the size of these ports and ships are amazing. It was really cool to see them load and unload the containers from the vessels.

[u/OptimalMale1]

Awesome video I saw this a couple years ago.