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■ CONTAINER WORLDS
If possible, the goods are stacked in the container in a form-fit manner.
Matthias Biel of PCH. Wherever crates and pallets cannot be stowed tight-fit to each other, use is usu- ally made of filler materials. The gap between ob- jects packed may not exceed 15 centimetres. When the gap between pallets or crates is greater, then airbags and/or wedge timbers can provide added security.
WSG – Warenumschlag Station Grasbrook GmbH
Freight Packing Station Grasbrook has opera- ted in the Port of Hamburg as an independent operation in the Port of Hamburg since 1996. The new facility on Schilfstrasse was added in 2005. This site facilitates a still better transport link within the – former – freeport, offering a pri- vate siding and a shed for hazardous goods. WSG was enlarged with the purchase of additi- onal land in 2021. Facilitating covered hall sto- rage of heavy cargoes, among other equipment WSG now has a 30-ton port crane.
PCH – Packing Center Hamburg
Situated on Wollkämmereistrasse in the heart of the Port of Hamburg, PCH – Packing Center Hamburg was founded in 1988. Its core busi- ness is in unloading import groupage contain- ers and loading those for export. PCH also han- dles FCL and out-of-gauge containers of up to 45 tons. These packing experts also offer sea- worthy cargo packing.
“The aids and methods for securing LCL cargo are al- ways the same,” explains Ole Brügmann. Among those available are air-filled cushions, chipboard panels of various thicknesses, and wedge timber. All wooden el- ements bear an iPPC stamp. Both the use and the qual- ity of materials must be in accordance with the rules. For protecting native woodlands and preventing intru- sion of pests and mould, the IPPC – International Plant Protection Convention – lays down the appropriate rules for handling timber.
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