Rail Freight Securing

Total Cargo Protection Solutions Chemical Industry

Total cargo protection solutions for the chemical industry

Powering business performance through superior cargo protection

The right solution the first time, every time

Innovation is in our DNA. We’ve been responsible for some of the most important advances in cargo protection over the past 50 years. Every one of those innovations has been focused on the 3 key pillars of our customers’ supply chains: operations, efficiency and analytics. […]

Securing Cargo on Wheels | From Vehicles to Heavy Machinery

How to secure cargo on wheels?

From luxury sports cars, to trucks to heavy machinery

Over the years we have assisted many customers around the globe helping them to safely secure their “rolling cargos”. From luxury sports cars, to extreme machinery and everything in between. Looking back at pictures I took during those years, they all have their own story to tell.

  • a super […]

How to apply Cordstrap Composite Lashing in Containers using Pneumatic Tensioner

You will need

Cordstrap Composite Lashing Cordstrap Buckles Cordstrap Pneumatic Tensioner

Getting Started

Feed the lashing though the D-ring inside the container and around the cargo you need to secure.

Fold the lashing (furthest away) away from you. Take a buckle in your left hand with the prongs pointing to the right. Feed the loop of the strap through the center of the buckle and around the upper prong. Fold the […]

Lashing Buckles | Quality Check

Lashing Buckles

Your heavy duty lashing system is only as strong as its weakest link

lashing buckles copied from Cordstrap Lashing bucklesSince 1965 Cordstrap has been leading the world of cargo securing systems with a unique concept of in-house research, development and manufacturing. The only company in this industry!

The logistics industry is always on the move and so are we. We continue to develop the most […]

Optimal Security in Container Cargo Securing

Container Cargo Securing – Optimal security

Safe and secure transportation is of vital importance regardless of the cargo inside a container. Security concerns, not just the cargo itself, but also the workers and the environment of the container.

More than 100 million containers are being transported per year. Each year thousands of accidents happen because of unsecured or improper secured cargo. This results in damages and millions of dollars of cost but […]

Container Cargo Securing in a Nutshell – Part 1

Container Cargo Securing in a Nutshell – Part 1

Forces acting on cargo

During transportation, your cargo is subject to forces due to acceleration, deceleration or changes in direction.

The magnitude of these forces depends on

  • type of transport
  • handling, eg. the number of times a container is picked up and dropped
  • weather conditions, eg. during sea transport storms will cause considerably greater forces acting than when […]

How Cordstrap revolutionized cargo securing on North American Rail

Revolutionary solutions for rail freight securing in North America

In 2005 Cordstrap was approached by the AAR. Steel strap was a key method of cargo securing allowed on North American railcars. But there was a problem with these straps breaking on loads due to flexing during journeys.

As the cars moved during transit, sudden bumps and vibrations caused the steel strapping to bend back and […]

How to apply Cordlash Lashing with Heavy Duty Buckle using a CT-40/2 Manual Tensioner

You will need

Cordstrap Cordlash Woven Lashing Cordstrap Heavy Duty Buckles Cordstrap Manual Tensioner

Getting Started

Feed the lashing through the D-ring inside the container and around the cargo you need to secure.

Take the Cordstrap Heavy Duty Buckle into your left hand. Feed the heavy duty lashing (furthest away) through the center of the buckle (upwards) and away from you around the buckle and back up through the upper small […]

How to apply Cordstrap Composite Lashing in Containers using a CT-40/2 Manual Tensioner

You will need

Cordstrap Composite Lashing Cordstrap Buckles Cordstrap Manual Tensioner

Getting Started

To Apply Cordstrap Composite Lashing you start by feeding the lashing though the D-ring inside the container and around the cargo you need to secure.

Fold the lashing (furthest away) away from you. Take a buckle in your left hand with the prongs pointing to the right. Feed the loop of the strap through the center of the […]

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