Tips and Advice Logistics

Cordstrap is the leading global supplier of cargo-securing solutions. Working in partnership with 3PL companies and combining our expertise with their own in transportation, allows us to jointly provide total, best-in-class shipping solutions.

• Compliance with the latest version of the CTU code is important for shippers – who are now explicitly responsible for delivering a cargo which is safe and suitable for transport. All Cordstrap shipping solutions are fully CTU code compliant.
• Containers should always be checked for damage before cargo securing commences.
• Always pack goods in containers to achieve a tight fit and prevent movement during transit.
• Gaps between loads should be filled using a product such as Cordstrap dunnage bags.
• Lashing should be applied only after consideration and calculation of the forces and movements that may act on the cargo. Calculations should be based on relevant codes or standards such as the CTU Code. Cordstrap’s team of cargo securing experts can advise for specific applications.
• Different securing materials have divergent  load-deformation properties – and different types must thus not be used to secure the same item of cargo.
• Cordstrap strapping and lashing comes in different strengths, from 1,000 lbs (450 daN) to in excess of 45,000 lbs (20,000 daN). Note that polypropylene based straps, whilst superficially similar, have completely different elongation properties from Cordstrap strap.
• The best lashing for a particular solution depends on a variety of factors such as the nature and weight of products and mode of transportation.
• To determine the right size of dunnage bag for a particular cargo: measure the void between the cargo elements, the distance from the floor to the top of the load and the length of the pallets (or other cargo type) to be secured.