CONTENTS. 
AGF 
PREFACE 
CHAP, 
I. 
INTRODUCTORY . 
Economical Ship Service—Port Efficiency-—Antagonism of Labour 
—Conservatism—Navigation Congress Conclusions— Ameri: 
can Port Association Action. 
II. CARGO: VARIETIES AND CHARACTERISTICS 
Classification—Bulk Cargo—General Cargo—Special Cargoes— 
Packine for Export. 
111. CARGO CARRIERS 
Classification of Vessels—Capacity of Vessels—Eastern Tonnage 
Standards—Ships’ Cargo Gear—Side Ports—Disposition of 
Ships’ Gear—Ships’ Cargo-Handling Equipment. 
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QUAYSIDE CARGO FACILITIES 
Transit Sheds—Cargo Intensity and Quay Shed Accommodation 
—Railway Sidings — Overside Delivery — Road Access — 
Typical lnstances. 
v. PROCESSES OF CARGO HANDLING AT THE QUAYSIDE 
Exports — Imports — Discharge from Ship Overside — Transfer 
through Shed—General Comparison—Cost of General Cargo 
Handling. 
VI. Quay CRANES . 
Tidal Influence—Development of the Quay Crane—Lufting and 
Compensating Gear—Crane Substructures—Quay Crane Re. 
quirements—Distant Control —Heavy Lift Cranes. 
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