Shipping and Transport
College Rotterdam
Container basics
Container Basics
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Container construction
Container types
Container marks and numbers
Objectives
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What is a container
Describe the components
Describe materials used
ISO standards
Describe test for containers
Describe the types of containers
Benefits of containerization
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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
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recapping
Allows easy handling
Easily packed and unpacked
Freight container = Dry box
Freight Container
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Weatherproof rectangular box
Transport and stores cargo
Confines and protects contents
Separable from means of transport
Handled as unit load
ISO
International Standarisation
Organisation
ISO-standards
Width: 2.438 / 8 feet
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Length
3 m / 10 ft
6 m / 20 ft
9 m / 30 ft
12m/ 40 ft
Height
2.438 m / 8 feet
2.591 m / 8 feet 6 inches
< 2.438 m / < 8 feet
Twenty feet Equivalent unit
TEU
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Side walls
Roof
Base
End wall = Front
End Doors = Back
Connection corner fittings/corner
castings
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End frames
1 Corner posts
2 Top end rail
3 Bottom end rail
Sides
top side rails
bottom side rails
Left : view from door end, from the back.
Frame Materials
• High tensile steel
• Corten steel
Floors
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1 Cross members
2 Forklift pockets
3 Floor
4 Entrance plate
Steel
Aluminum
Wood
Plywood
Bamboo
Side and Roof Materials
• Steel
• Aluminum
• Corten steel
• High tension steel