Container define as a large, vanlike, reuseable box for consolidating smaller crates or cartons into a single shipment, designed for easy and fast loading and unloading of freight.
Standardized re-sealable transportation box for unitized freight handling with standardized equipment. Two most common sizes used in ground and sea (surface) transportation are :
(1) Twenty-footer (typical capacity 33.2 cubic meter or 1172 cubic feet, maximum payload 28180 kilogram or 62130 pounds)
The typical dimensions of a 20-foot container are:
(1) internal length 5.90 meter (19 feet 4 inches),
(2) internal width 2.35 meter (7 feet 9 inches),
(3)internal height 2.40 meter (7 feet 10 inches).
Of a 40-foot container they are:
(1)internal length 12.03 meter (39 feet 6 inches),
(2)internal width 2.35 meter (7 feet 9 inches),
(3) internal height 2.4 meter (7 feet 10 inches).
Also known as unit load device.
Types of container :
Standard Container
Platforms (plats)
High-Cube Container
Hard-Top Container
Open-Top Container
Flatrack
Refrigerated Container
Bulk Container
Tank Container
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