CONTAINER
Container
Is a large re-usable receptacle that can
accommodate smaller cargo in a single shipment,
designed for efficient handling of cargo".
Why Container (Important reason for rapid spread of Containerization)
The container allows large number of cargo to be collected into a single
Unit load.
The container Protects cargo during transportation.
The container reduce the risk of pilfering and thief.
The container reduce the cost of transportation while reduce time
duration.
Container
cargo transport unit (CTU) means a freight
container, swap-body, vehicle, railway wagon
[railroad car] or any other similar unit.
Container
Freight Container:
A reusable storage and transport unit used by freight shipping
carriers to move raw materials or products from one location
to another.
Basically the container is a large rectangular box which is:
Strong enough to be packed and repacked many times.
Designed to allow goods to be carried by one or more modes of
transportation without unpacking and repacking.
Fitted with device to allow easy handling.
Designed to be packed and unpacked easily.
Weatherproof.
Can store different type of cargo.
Container Size:
1- 20 ft.:
Container Size:
2- 40 ft.:
Container Size:
3- 40 High cube ft.:
Container Size:
4- 45 High cube ft.:
Container Type :
1. Dry storage container
The most commonly used shipping containers; they come in various dimensions
standardized by ISO. They are used for shipping of dry materials and come in size
of 20ft, 40 ft. and 10ft.
Container Type :
2. Flat rack container
With collapsible sides, these are like simple storage shipping
containers where the sides can be folded so as to make a flat
rack for shipping of wide variety of goods.
Container Type :
3. Open top container
With a convertible top that can be completely removed to
make an open top so that materials of any height can be
shipped easily.
Container Type :
4. Tunnel container
Container storage units provided with doors on both ends of
the container, they are extremely helpful in quick loading and
unloading of materials.
Container Type :
5. Open side storage container
These storage units are provided with doors that can change
into completely open sides providing a much wider room for
loading of materials.
Container Type :
6. Double doors container
They are kind of storage units that are provided with double
doors, making a wider room for loading and unloading of
materials.
Container Type :
7. Refrigerated containers
These are temperature regulated shipping containers that
always have a carefully controlled low temperature.
Container Type :
8. Insulated or thermal containers
These are the shipping storage containers that come with a
regulated temperature control allowing them to maintain a
higher temperature.
Container Type :
9. Tanks containers
Container storage units used mostly for transportation of liquid
materials, they are used by a huge proportion of entire shipping
industry. They are mostly made of strong steel or other anti corrosive
materials providing them with long life and protection to the materials.
Container Type :
10. Half height containers
Another kind of shipping containers includes half height containers.
Made mostly of steel, these containers are half the height of full sized
containers. Used especially for good like coal, stones which need
easy loading and unloading.
Container Type :
11. Car carrier containers
Car carriers are container storage units made especially for shipment
of cars over long distances.
Container Type :
12. Intermediate bulk shift containers
These are specialized storage shipping containers made solely for the
purpose of intermediate shipping of goods. They are designed to handle
large amounts of materials and made for purpose of shipping materials to
a destination where they can be further packed and sent off to final spot.
Container Type :
13. Special purpose containers
Not the ordinary containers, these are the container units, custom made
for specialized purposes. Mostly, they are used for high profile services
like shipment of weapons and arson.
OW container: over width
OL container: over length
OH container: over Height
Container Type :
14. Ventilated containers
They are used for the most part to transport organic cargoes with high moisture
contents, such as coffee and cocoa beans. Special equipment is intended to ensure
that, as far as possible, sweat is prevented from forming.
There are two basic variants:
1- Containers with natural ventilation use pressure differences between the internal and external
air for air exchange purposes. Warm air rises in the container and exits at the top through the roof
ventilation strips. Cooler external air then enters through the floor ventilation strips.
2- Forced ventilation containers use fans and air ducts and/or ventilation flaps to achieve the
necessary air exchange.
Container Type :
15. Swap bodies
They are a special kind of containers used mostly in Europe. Not made
according to the ISO standards, they are not standardized shipping
container units but extremely useful all the same. They are provided with
a strong bottom and a convertible top making them suitable for shipping of
many types of products.
Container Frame :
Container Frame :
