This method is used for items too large or too heavy to fit into standard ocean containers. These oversized/overweight items are properly loaded/blocked/braced and secured to the flat rack container. Flat racks are large metal frames to which an oversized piece of equipment can be fastened; the flat rack can then be securely fixed to the ocean-going vessel on which the equipment is to be transported. The challenge in properly flat racking is to make sure that a payload is firmly secured to the flat rack without damaging the item itself
Lashing materials are used, dependant on the requirements of the steamship line or marine surveyor
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