Container Basics

Shipping and Transport

College Rotterdam

Container basics

Container Basics

• Container construction

• Container types

• Container marks and numbers

Objectives

• What is a container

• Describe the components

• Describe materials used

• ISO standards

• Describe test for containers

• Describe the types of containers

Benefits of containerization

• Creates a unit load for rapid cargo handling

• Protects cargo packages

• Reduces risks to cargo

• Encourages door to door transport

• Provides economical cost effective transport

A container has to be

• Strong enough to be repacked many times

• Change transport modes without unpacking and

recapping

• Allows easy handling

• Easily packed and unpacked

Freight container = Dry box

Freight Container

• Weatherproof rectangular box

• Transport and stores cargo

• Confines and protects contents

• Separable from means of transport

• Handled as unit load