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UC 149-2 IN7SSNAL CCB8E5PONDSNCI PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT M&M3 DIVSSIOW to [Nam*) i^on Location Mr. E. W. Shortridge uCC - Metals Division gox K King City, CA 93930 cosy to Ms,. Messrs. File M. Cesare R. E. Byrne, Jr. R. L. Schult X W. C. ThurberX P.O. BOX 579 - 4525 ROYAL AVE., NIAGARA FALLS, MEW YORK 14702 Data originating oaot, February 9, 1977 "Calidria" Asbestos Answering letter date Subject X . v>+* Please note the enclosed copies of Ashley Barnes letter'Jo me and my te-l'etype reply. I have confirmed that 40-foot containers are available for service from Oakland to Australia, but there are some travel limitations for 40-footers in Australia. Per our telecon on February 4, please advise if the cost of 100-lb. bags on shrink-filmed pallets would be about equivalent to what we are doing now. Do you have the 100-lb. bags and necessary shrink-film, and what is the maximum net weight capacity of 40-foot container? Please note the enclosed information form for Australia's quarantine department. George sent this to me a few weeks ago but we weren't then considering the use of wooden pallets. This should be checked out to determine our responsibilities. Hlohn L. Myers ^ JLM:dal Enclosures UCC 008066 A\J STRPtL/A C(D /V-rrt-tNen Sl+iPfTAfq INFORMATION FOR PLANT QUARANTINE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AUSTRALIA For each container shippers are required to supply the following information for transmission to Australia. Circle applicable lines: 1. Wooden crates, cases, pallets: a. not used b. treated c. not treated 2. Wooden dunnage: a. not used b. treated c. not treated 3. Straw packing and/or rice hulls and/or similar plant packing material: a. not used b. used C E RHF 3_C A T E OF CL EANL H ESS THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THIS CONTAINER HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY CLEANED BEFORE PACKING AND ALL EVIDENCE OF PREVIOUS CONTENTS HAS BEEN REMOVED. VESSEL: M/S VOYAGE ' DESTINED FOR: _____________ . __________ (Port of Discharge) CONTAINER NO.:__________ ________________________________ Authorized Signature Shipper Date UCC 008068 UNION CARBIDE AUSTRALIA LIMITED UNION CARBIDE 9UHOINS, 157-167 LIVERPOOL. STREET, SYDNEY, N.S.W. 300 O, AUSTRALIA tJ.P.O. BOX 3332, SYONCY, N.S.W. 2001 TELEGRAMS: **L'N;CAR3IOE." SYDNEY TCv_pkQnE; 2-o5 TELEX: 2036B 25th January, 1977 Mr. J.L. Myers, UNION CARBIDE CQRP., MINING & METALS DIVISION, P.O. Box 579i Niagara palls, n.t. u.s.a. 14502 RECEIVED FEB 4197J ucc-caudria. Dear John, Further to my letter of 20th January, 1977* I visited C.S.R. Building Materials to view the unloading of the Calidria Asbestos SGlOO which was shipped in container load3 on 3lip sheets. Firstly I must express our appreciation of your prompt shipment of our order, C.S.R. were most impressed. The fact that we ship out of Oakland is a distinct advantage over the Canadians. Unfortunately the operation was not at all successful but I am sure the problems can be overcome and will not affect our future business. Our problems were caused by C.S.R. not telling me exactly what they wanted or I did not understand and therefore did not cor rectly relay to you their requirements. I have enclosed two photographs showing the Calidria Asbestos SGI00 as received in the container. The problem that arose was that the bags were loose packed on the plastic slipsheets and during the voyage had moved slightly so that when the forklift with the special grab attachment (first time I have ever seen one) tried to unload the container the load would not slid.e onto the forks with the slipsheets but remained jammed in the container and the slipsheet by itself came out from between the pallet loads. C.S.R. were not amused a3 the containers had to be unloaded by manual labour which took 1/2 hours/container compared to 20 minutes which it takes to unload a container of Carey Asbestos. C.S.R. then showed us how the Carey Asbestos is packed and I have included two photographs- for your information. The Carey Material is packed, palletised, shrink wrapped and loaded into con tainers as follows: - (1) Corrugated Cardboard slipsheets are used (but presumably plastic slipsheets r/ould be just a3 good, it would depend on price) and the bags are loaded onto the slipsheets and are glued to the slipsheet and to.each other with an adhesive strong enough to stop them from moving but they can be removed from each other without the bags tearing. The bags are not individually shrink wrapped. (2) Another slipsheet is then glued to the top of the pallet load. cont UCC 008069 sl UNION CARBIDE AUSTRALIA LIMITED -2- (3) A second pallet load is then, placed on top of the first and the two pallet load3 are shrink wrapped together. The photographs show their method of packing fairly clearly. (4) The unitised loads are then loaded into a container, the floor of which has been lined with corrugated cardfoard which facilitates the unloading. (5) Ih addition to the corrugated cardboard placed on the floor of the container corrugated cardboard is also placed between the two rows of bags in the container, this ensures that even if the cargo moves during shipping it still can be unloaded using a forklift with the special slipsheet attachment. C.S.R. have requested that we ship future material packed and loaded into the container the same as the Carey material. I don't think this is unreasonable and you probably could have packed this shipment in the manner required if the correct information had been relayed to you. X think that whatever extra cost is involved would be offset by the fact that individual shrinkwrapping of the bags is not necessary. VThether you choose to shrinkwrap two pallet loads together as Carey have done or to shrinkwrap each pallet load indi vidually is left to your discretion. Please confirm your ability and agreement to packing the materials as required as soon as possible as C.S.R. are looking to placing a further order within the next month. TJSION CA3BID3 AUSTRALIA-LIMITED Chemical's Division / / ALB:1ms Product Manager P.S. ' John, In reading my letter I note that I have refered to pallet loads quite often, of course no pallet is involved. 1 don't know what the correct phrase is maybe unitised load is a better expression. UCC 008070 -i.k/y i V PLEASE RELAY TO A. BARNES UCAL SYD'JEY l HAVE RECEIVED Yd UR LETTER DATEL 1/25/77 BUT NOT THE ONE DATED 1/2C/77 WHICH YOU REFERENCED IN THE FIRST LINE. I HAVE DISCUSSED CSR'S PACKAGIMC REQUI FEMENTS WITH OUT PL AH T MA.HA.GER AND HE ADVISES THAT WE ARE NOT CAPABLE OF USING THE PLASTIC SLIP SHEETS AS PALLETS IN 0UR SHRINK-FILM TUNNEL, AND HE IS SURE OUR LABOR AND MATERIAL COSTS WOULD SE INCREASED EVEN IF WE C0ULD FOLLOW CAREY'S SYSTEM- I SUGGEST THAT WE USE 100-LB PAPER BAGS ON REGULAR PALLETS, SHRINK-FILMED, AND SHIP IN -SO-F09T CONTAINERS. PLEASE ADVISE IF 10C-LB BAGS AND 4O-F00T CONTAINERS ARE ACCEPTABLE- THIS SHOULD KEEP OUR COSTS ABOUT THE SAME AND SATISFY CSR'S REQUIREMENTS FOR EASE OF UNLOADING- BECAUSE OF US IN G WOODEN PALLETS WE WOULD HAVE TO FUMIGATE THE CONTAINERS BUT I THINK THE COSTS WOULD BE MINIMAL- REGARDS, JOHN L. MYERS CALIDRIA ASBESTOS DID YOU RECEIVE OK? YES UCC 008071