The Impact on Military Containerization of a Trend by the Civilian Sector Towards 40 Foot Containers.
Abstract
This thesis examines the impact on the use of contanerization by the U.S. military for peacetime and contingency resupply operations of a trend by commercial shippers to move towards 40 foot containers. A brief history of containerization and its development in the commercial and the military sectors is followed by a discussion of current rends in the use of containerization. Such items as the economic relationship between the shipper and the ship owner, the impact of container development on ship design, and military use of containers in peacetime and contingency operations are examined. The evidence of a trend by the commercial sector to move towards the 40 foot container is explored and its possible impact on the military is discussed. A study designed to assess the impact of this tend on the military and to determine the feasibility of using 40 foot containers in military resupply operations is developed. Additionally, alternate solutions are presented. The final chapter provides an analysis of the solutions presented and recommendations are made. Keywords: Containership, Contingency Container Utilization, Peacetime Container Utilization, and Military Container Operations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA154439
Entities
People
- P. R. Neshiem
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School