1. Container shipping business
Prof.V.M.MOHAMED ALI

2. Container shipping began in its current form in 1956.
In 1961, the International Organization for Standardization set standard sizes for all containers.
Prior to standardized container shipping, a manufacturer packed their goods onto a ship.
Those goods were then unpacked from the ship and packed onto a train or truck.

3. Purpose Container shipping services are important to global trade.
Whether you are purchasing tennis shoes from China or leather goods from Australia, having an economical way to ship those goods is necessary.
That is where container shipping services come into play.

4. Container Sizes Container shipping uses standard sized containers of
20 foot (6.09 meters),
40 foot (12.18 meters),
45 foot (14.6 meters) and
53 foot (16.15 meters).
Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (TEU) is the standard measure.
Containers are built to international standards making them interchangeable between shipping companies, rail and truck companies.
The different types of containers include open end, open side, open top, half height, flat rack, refrigerated, liquid build (tank), modular and standard dry cargo.

5. TYPES The different types of containers include open end open side
open top
half height
flat rack
refrigerated
liquid build (tank)
modular and
standard dry cargo.

6. How Freight is Shipped
Goods transported by ship can be loaded and sealed right at the manufacturer and remain that way until they arrive at the purchaser's warehouse.
The manufacturer works with freight forwarders to arrange transport from manufacturers.
The trucking company arrives at the manufacturer and loads the product into a standardized container.
Customs is the only entity that may open a sealed container for the purpose of inspection until the container reaches its final destination.
The freight forwarder decides the most cost effective port from which to ship.