IMO/ILO/UNECE CTU Code

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IMO/ILO/UNECE code of Practice for Packing of Cargo Transport Units (CTU code ) 2014 Table of contents Chapter 1. Introduction ........................................ ........................................ ..................................... 2 Chapter 2. Definitions ........................................ ........................................ ....................................... 5 Chapter 3. Key requirements ........................................ ........................................ ............................ 9 Chapter 4. Chains of responsibility and information ........................................ ...............................11 Chapter 5. General transport conditions.

The types of cargoes carried in freight containers has expanded over many years and innovations such as use of flexitanks and developments allow heavy, bulky items which were traditionally loaded directly into the ships’ hold (e.g. stone, steel, wastes and project cargoes), to be carried in cargo transport units.

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