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

ISO
International Standarisation Organisation

ISO-standards
Width: 2.438 / 8 feet

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

1 2 3 4 5

Side walls Roof Base End wall = Front End Doors = Back

Connection corner fittings/corner castings

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

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

Gooseneck tunnel
Special for trucks

Container Construction

(Dis) Advantages of Steel

For Welded, watertight Stiff, rigid Tough Easily repaired Cheap Resistant to solvents Against Heavy Rusts Corrodes Difficult to insulate

(Dis)Advantages of Aluminum

For Light weight Resistant to corrosion by air Flexible Easily insulated Against Expensive Needs extra support Needs steel frame Corroded by acids Tears easily Needs riveting / bolting Expensive to repair

Maximum Gross Mass (Ratings)

10 feet 20 feet 30 feet 41 feet
10,160 24,000 25,400 30,480 kg kg kg kg

Payload = Rating - Tare Mass

Length

10 feet ( Offshore ) 20 feet 35 feet ( Sealand ) 40 feet 45 feet Growing to 48 feet and even 52 feet

Wide
8 feet Europe wants two pallets wide

Height
8 feet ( almost phased out ) 8.6 feet 9.6 feet ( High Cubes )

Container Types

20 feet Dry Box

40 feet Dry Box

20 feet Open Top

40 feet Open Top

Open Top Removable Top

20 feet Flatrack Fixed Ends

20 feet Flatrack One Open End

40 feet Flatrack Fixed

40 feet Flatrack Folding

40 feet Flatrack Folding

40 feet Flatrack one open end

40 feet FR Fixed

40 feet FR Open ends

Stack of old 40 feet FR Folded

45 feet Dry Box

Empty Depot 20 feet 9 high stacking

Mafi with 40 feet FR open ends

20 feet Reefer Integral

40 feet Reefer Integral

Tank Container

Test Container

Bulk Container

Half Height = Bin Container

Specials

High Ventilated

Platform