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Containerization Is A System of Containers)

Containerization allows for standardized intermodal shipping containers to be loaded onto ships, rail cars, and trucks for transportation without rehandling of goods. All containers are mechanized using cranes and forklifts and tracked electronically. Containerization originated centuries ago but expanded after WWII, reducing transport costs and supporting global trade growth by streamlining cargo handling and eliminating the need for dock workers and warehousing during shipments. Containers are made from materials like steel, polymers, or aluminum to withstand transportation.

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Containerization Is A System of Containers)

Containerization allows for standardized intermodal shipping containers to be loaded onto ships, rail cars, and trucks for transportation without rehandling of goods. All containers are mechanized using cranes and forklifts and tracked electronically. Containerization originated centuries ago but expanded after WWII, reducing transport costs and supporting global trade growth by streamlining cargo handling and eliminating the need for dock workers and warehousing during shipments. Containers are made from materials like steel, polymers, or aluminum to withstand transportation.

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Containerization is a system of intermodal freight transport using intermodal containers (also

called shipping containers and ISO containers).[1] The containers have standardized dimensions.


They can be loaded and unloaded, stacked, transported efficiently over long distances, and
transferred from one mode of transport to another—container ships, rail transport flatcars, and semi-
trailer trucks—without being opened. The handling system is completely mechanized so that all
handling is done with cranes [2] and special forklift trucks. All containers are numbered and tracked
using computerized systems.
Containerization originated several centuries ago but was not well developed or widely applied until
after World War II, when it dramatically reduced the costs of transport, supported the post-war boom
in international trade, and was a major element in globalization. Containerization did away with the
manual sorting of most shipments and the need for warehousing. It displaced many thousands of
dock workers who formerly handled break bulk cargo. Containerization also reduced congestion in
ports, significantly shortened shipping time and reduced losses from damage and theft.[3]
Containers can be made from a wide range of materials such as steel, fibre-reinforced polymer,
aluminium or a combination of all.
Containers can be made of weathering steel to minimize maintenance needs.

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