Cables & wiring
Container packing tips for cable reels
Cable drums are heavy and awkward. Good loading practice prevents bent flanges, wet cardboard, and claims that erase margin.
Orientation and chocking
Stand drums as the manufacturer recommends and chock them so they cannot roll. Softwood chocks and strapping beat hope.
Never use small cable cartons as fillers under drums—they will crush and shift the load.
Moisture and marking
Keep drums off container floors that may collect condensation. Plastic wrap helps, but labels must remain readable for customs.
Photograph the loaded container before doors close. Photos resolve most shortage and damage debates.
Mixed containers
Place drums low and balanced; put fragile lighting above or in separate bays. Mixed electrical loads need a loading plan, not improvisation.
NMF’s container-loading service builds that plan when multiple factories feed one shipment.