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
International Standarisation Organisation 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 Side walls 2 Roof 3 Base 4 End wall = Front 5 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 10,160 kg 20 feet 24,000 kg 30 feet 25,400 kg 41 feet 30,480 kg
Payload = Rating - Tare Mass
Length 10 feet ( Offshore ) 20 feet 35 feet ( Sealand ) 40 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