Exercise 21. Now complete the descriptions of intermodal transport and handling equipment with the verbs from the box

Transtainer

Reach stacker

ISO container

Gantry crane

Exercise 19. Work in pairs. Compare different transport modes using some of the adjectives in the box.

Example: I think shipping goods by rail is faster than sea transport.

adjectives	transport modes
slow/fast	Rail
expensive/cheap	Air
safe	Road
suitable	Sea
reliable	River
environmentally friendly	Pipeline

Exercise 20. Match the pictures (a–d) with the names (1–4).

a _____________ b ___________

c _____________ d ____________

fitted, straddle, mounted, loading, attached, reach, handle, piling, made, move

1. A piece of machinery used for ________ and unloading containers from ships onto trucks or rail wagons and vice versa. It is rail-mounted and can _________ at least four railway tracks. It is motorized and can ________ parallel to the ship’s side.

2. A special type of device which is able to ________ very heavy loads. It is used for transferring swap-bodies and containers from rail wagons to truck and vice versa. It has four legs __________ with wheels and a spreader beam which can span a wide area. It can be _________ on rails or rubber tyres and is able to straddle several rows of containers.

3. A kind of fork lift truck used in container handling. It is equipped with a spreader beam and a lifting arm and can be used for lifting containers and ________ them on top of each other. It is very flexible and has a high stacking and storage capacity as it is able to ________ beyond the first row of containers to lift a container.

4. A rigid box ________ of steel which is very common in intermodal freight transport. It can be used for transport by sea, rail, air, and road. It is available in many different versions and sizes. For example, there are open-top and flat-rack versions. Some of them have wheels or a bogie _________ to them. The most common lengths are 20, 40, and 45 feet. It is made to the specifications of the International Standards Organization.

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