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Re:Containers have been more important for globalisation tha... by chiph on Friday May 17, 2013 @02:28PM (#5725947)
How well does the EUR pallet fit into the non-metric dimensions of a 40' container?
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Re:Containers have been more important for globalisation tha... by retroafroman on Friday May 17, 2013 @03:12PM (#5726193)
Worse, as you would expect. 15.2% wasted floor space vs 3.7% with 40x48 pallets. See here: http://www.ncagr.gov/markets/international/documents/PalletI...
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