Slip sheets are now replacing pallets for better space utilisation within the container and also to reduce transportation cost.
The most popular form of unitisation is palletisation. By palletising
the cargo gets protected from loss or damage during handling and transportation.
Also, there is considerable reduction in time and labour required for
stuffing/de-stuffing containers.
The drawback is that, pallets reduce the space utilization in
the marine containers. The pallets alone could utilize 10% of the space and
also the clearing height required to be considered. This could further reduce the
space utilization and as a consequence, the transportation cost could go up to
an extent of 15-30%.
A viable solution to this issue is the usage of SLIP SHEET.
It is a thin pallet-sized sheet
made of plastic, heavy laminated kraft paper board, or corrugated fiber board.
The thickness of the slip sheet is approximately 2 centimetres only. They increase the loading space inside the
containe and the handling is easy and fast. However, for handling slip sheets, the fork lift requires a
special attachment.
