Australasian
Livestock Services Pty. Ltd. (ALS) has recently
developed four Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA)
approved livestock containers.
These converted 20
foot flat racks are AMSA approved to carry cattle, buffalo,
goats, pigs, sheep, deer, horses and camels. To date these
containers have been used to take dairy cows and buffalo to
East Timor
and buffalo, deer and camels to Brunei.
The cost of these
containers is generally equivalent to the cost of space on
a conventional livestock vessel. The deck space in each container
is 12.5 square meters (see attached photographs).