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This is a guest post by container safety expert Bill Brassington, owner of ETS Consulting and author of a new code of practice for packing cargo transport units on behalf of the International Maritime Organization. This article marks the countdown to July 2015, when the ...

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  • Dan Meir

    May 22, 2018 at 2:20 pm

    Is it common for freight containers to be certified for use on road/ rail only with reduced racking?

    The rationale for racking tests is to prove stacked stability during sea transport.