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Casablanca, Morocco

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Characteristics of Tunisian ports

Incoterms:

Incoterms for INternational COmmercial TERMS are used to establish the duties of sellers and buyers during international commercial contracts. Currently, the 2010 Incoterms are in force. 11 incoterms are grouped under this name. These costs fall into two categories:

1. Incoterms applying to all modes of transport:

  • EXW (EX Works) or “at the factory”
  • FCA (Free Carrier) or “Franco transporter”
  • CPT (Carriage paid to) or “Carriage paid up to”
  • CIP (Carriage and insurance paid to) or “Postage paid and insurance up to”
  • DAT (Delivered at terminal) or “Rendu au terminal“
  • DAP (Delivered at place) or “Delivered at the agreed place of destination”
  • DAP (Delivered at place) or “Delivered at the agreed place of destination”

2. Incoterms applying to maritime and river transport:

  • FAS (Free alongside ship) or “Franco le long du navire”
  • FOB Free on board
  • CFR (Cost and freight) or “Coût et Fret”
  • CIF (Cost, insurance and freight) or “Coût, assurance et Fret”

The different types of pallets:

The pallet is an essential handling element for logistics. It is used during transport, storage but also during the packaging of goods.

Given the variability of palletizable goods, there are many variants of pallets that have been created to adapt this tray to the characteristics of goods and transport: 

1. Block Pallets

Block pallets are strong and robust. They use beams placed in parallel and perpendicularly. There are 4 to 12 blocks of solid wood or plywood supporting the upper deck, as well as 4 entry points. Which makes them easy to maneuver

2.Pallets with two entries

These are herringbone pallets which allow the handling forks to pass only on two opposite sides of the pallet.

3. Four-entry pallets

These are diced or notched chevron pallets which allow the passage of the handling forks on the four sides of the pallet.

1. DRY containers

"Dry" means that these containers are made to transport non-liquid resources. These are the most common containers in maritime transport, their main dimensions are Dry 20 '/ 40'.

External dimensionsinternal dimensionsVolumetric capacityUnloaded weightMaximum weight
6.06m x 2.44m x 2.59m5.90m x 2.35m x 2.40m 33 m32 300kgs28 000kgs
External dimensionsinternal dimensionsVolumetric capacityUnloaded weightMaximum weight
12.19m x 2.44m x 2.59m12.03m x 2.35m x 2.39m 67 m32 300kgs26 000kgs
External dimensionsinternal dimensionsVolumetric capacityUnloaded weightMaximum weight
12.19m x 2.35m x 2.90m12.03m x 2.35m x 2.70m 70 m34 250kgs26 000 kgs
External dimensionsinternal dimensionsVolumetric capacityUnloaded weightMaximum weight
13.72m x 2.44m x 2.90m3.58m x 2.35m x 2.70m 82 m34 110kgs29 600kgs

2. Flat-Rack containers

The "Flat Rack" which literally means "Flat Shelf" also known as drop-off containers, is a container that has no ceiling and removable sides to allow the loading of bulky goods.

External dimensions internal dimensions Volumetric capacity Unloaded weight Maximum weight
6.06m x 2.44m x 2.59m  5.89m x 2.35m x 2.39m  33 m3 2 300kgs 29 600 kgs
External dimensions internal dimensions Volumetric capacity Unloaded weight Maximum weight
12.19m x 2.44m x 2.59m 12.09m x 2.35m x 2.59m  70 m3 4 250kgs 28 000kgs

3. Open Top containers:

The Open top container is similar to the Dry container in terms of its dimensions, the difference being that it opens through the roof. Therefore, it allows to load goods using a crane when they are too wide to pass through the doors of a conventional Dry container.

External dimensions internal dimensions Volumetric capacity Unloaded weight Maximum weight
6.06m x 2.44m x 2.59m  5.45m x 2.29m x 2.20m  27 m3 3 100kgs 23 900kgs
External dimensions internal dimensions Volumetric capacity Unloaded weight Maximum weight
12.19m x 2.44m x 2.90m 11.04m x 2.25m x 2.20m  54 m3 5 800kgs 26 000kgs

4.Les containers Reefer:

Refrigerated containers are used to transport products that require controlled temperature conditions during transit, such as fruits, vegetables, dairy products and meat. They are equipped with a refrigeration unit connected to the power supply of the carrier ship.

External dimensions internal dimensions Volumetric capacity Unloaded weight Maximum weight
6.06m x 2.44m x 2.59m  5.89m x 2.35m x 2.39m  33 m3 2 300kgs 29 600 kgs
External dimensions internal dimensions Volumetric capacity Unloaded weight Maximum weight
12.19m x 2.44m x 2.59m 12.09m x 2.35m x 2.59m  70 m3 4 250kgs 28 000kgs