Cross-Docking Ocean Containers of Specialty Beverage Cans
Floor-loaded pallets of imported aluminum craft soda cans are arriving damaged due to shifting during ocean transit. Long-distance trucks refuse to load unstacked stock at port gates. How do beverage importers re-pack ocean cargo for highway transport?
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Shifted pallet stacks ruined dozens of aluminum beverage cases during our spring import run, leaving ocean containers stuck at the terminal. We resolved the bottleneck by redirecting our cargo straight to a regional transloading warehouse equipped with specialized material handling gear. Their dock crew unboxed the shifted crates, placed the cans onto fresh pallets, shrink-wrapped every tier securely, and cross-docked the load onto dry vans. Partnering with them saved our shipment and eliminated demurrage