ABSTRACT
General cargo is presented in different ways. Increasingly, such goods are unitised, that is, grouped into units of regular size, known as unit loads, to facilitate handling. As there are fewer lifts, unitisation increases the rate of loading and discharging of a ship. Goods shipped on pallets are examples of unitisation. Containerisation itself is sometimes said to be a form of unitisation in that the shipping container is a perfect example of a uniform shape.
