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Reports on the movement of customers in the pallet network sector in Great Britain in 2004.

Presents news briefs on the transport industry in Great Britain as of October 21, 2004. Contract negotiations of MAN ERF with the British Ministry of Defence for a truck order; Launch of the ADR palletised freight system by the Hazchem Network; Promotion of Chris Thorneycroft-Smith at Iveco.

Focuses on pallet distribution operations in the transport industry in Great Britain. Discussion on the distribution of small consignments of palletized freight via a shared user network; Information on the licenses of networks; Benefits of shareholders from pallet networks in the region.

Presents information on the Ideal X containership launched by McLean Industries owned by Malcolm McLean on April 26, 1956. Reason of McLean for creating the ship; Background on McLean's trucking fleet; Developments in container shipping during the 1960s.

Reports on the incorporation of the Servowire Motion and Logic Controller from Ormec Systems Corp. into the GP1 gantry palletizing-depalletizing system from Automated Motion Inc. Features of both products.

Deals with the impact of imbalance pallet networks on market rates in Scotland. Influence of the Working Time Directive on pallet rates in the region; Discussion on freight imbalance delivery in England; Effect of network locations on the delivery service of trailers to customers.

Reports on the decision of Freightroute to join the Fortec pallet network. Synergies between Freightroute and Fortec.

Provides information on a record for pallets at Palletforce. Number of pallets handled by the network as of September 2003; Busiest time for pallet networks; Membership shareholding opportunities of Palletforce.

Reports on Pallet-Track's reassessment of the launch of the pallet network service. Reasons for the reassessment; Number of firms that joined for the service.

Reports on a contract signed by James Wilby and JO Transport for Pallet-Track in 2003. Postcodes covered by James Wilby and JO Transport; Number of vehicles owned by the companies; Companies that have already signed up for Pallet-Track.

Reports on the demand of Pallet-Track for an industry standard for pallet network membership in Great Britain following a number of incidents in which the companies left systems owing money to the network and fellow members. Statement from Pallet-Track chairman Jack Corrie regarding pallet networks; Overview of the company's application procedure.

Reports on the application of the co-palletization discounts at Banta Publications Group in the U.S. Limitations of the co-palletization incentives; Correlation of the co-palletization discounts with the packaging discount of the company; Benefits of co-palletization discounts.

Reports on the container distribution business of North Pak Palmer Container Co. in Cleveland, Ohio. Supplier list and customer base of the company; Sales growth for the year 2002; Details on the office space building of North Pak.

The article offers new briefs on the engineering industry in the U.S. Dynisco Inc. has released the 100 Series transducer line that suits various pressure applications. Carlyle Johnson Machine Co. has produced the Alpha Planetary Gearboxes. Cost of nylon production by Allied-Signal Inc. has reduced by 25 percent through recycling feedstock from its nylon 6 fiber and film manufacturing operations. The Occupational Health and Environmental Safety Div. of 3M has designed the SP-1L container for air shipment of hazardous chemicals.

Reports on the designs for seaborne pallet handling system for cargo ships of KSW Systems, Germany. Introduction of automatic seaborne pallet handling system (ASPHS); Evaluation and discussion of possibilities of ASPHS; Weather protection improvement; Barcoding and computer control of pallets; Container capacity and pallet utilization.

Lists the top 25 container carriers for the month of January to June, 1997. Sea-Land Service Incorporated; Evergreen Marine Corporation; Maersk Line.

Features the SpaceKraft tote intermediate bulk container (IBC) manufactured under a proprietary process by MacMillan Bloedel Bulk Packaging, that is use by Kraft Food Ingredients Corp. to offer alternative options to its customers. Sizes; Better alternative to drums; Easier handling procedure; Adaptability to environmental regulations.