A Beginner's Guide to Shipping
Containers
ShippingContainers
are the cargo containers that allow the goods to be stored for transport in
trucks, trains and boats, making possible the intermodal transport. They are
usually used to transport heavy materials or palletized goods. They are used to
protect the transported cargo from shocks and bad weather conditions, as well
as keep stored products intact. They were first used in the 1950s when they
were initially developed for the purpose of commercial shipping.
Depending
on the type of product that is going to be sent, Shipping Containers can vary
in dimensions, structure, material, etc. The measures and other characteristics
of these shipping containers were standardized, something that expedited the transports
without the need to load and unload the merchandise along the way.
There
are different types of Shipping Containers that every operator engaged in
transportation.
Common
Types of Shipping Containers
·
Dry Storage Container
·
Refrigerated
Container
·
Open top container
·
Flat rack container
·
Tanks Container
·
Ventilated containers
They
are the standard shipping containers and the most used on the market. Basic
construction, metallic, hermetically sealed and without cooling or ventilation.
They have different sizes: 20 ', 40' or 40 'High Cube.
The
High Cube category, on the other hand, facilitates an increase of 13% of the
internal cubic capacity and is destined to the heaviest loads (coal, tobacco,
etc.).
It
is suitable for any type of dry cargo: pallets, boxes, bags, machines,
furniture, etc.
Refrigerated
container
Reefer
containers provide a temperature controlled environment. They have a power
supply that connects to energy sources during transport. This allows the
products to be transported at a constant temperature throughout the journey.
Has a possibility to lower temperature from -18 ° to 30 °. There are models of
20 and 40 feet, in addition to the High Cube.
This
type of containers is especially recommended for transporting food or products
that need a low storage temperature.
·
Open Top
Of
the same measures as the previous ones, but open at the top because they have a
removable canvas roof. The merchandise can excel, but, in that case,
supplements are paid depending on how much cargo has ceased being charged for
this excess.
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These
containers facilitate the transport of bulky loads.
·
Flat Rack
Like
the Open top, but also lack side walls and even, in some cases, front and rear
walls. They are used for atypical loads and pay supplements in the same way as
Open Top.
·
Open Side
Of
the same measures as standard containers, 20 or 40 feet, with the difference
that they only have a side opening. This allows transporting very long
merchandise, whose dimensions prevent it from being loaded by the back door.
·
Tank container
Tank
container is used for the liquid transport, from dangerous as toxic, corrosive,
highly combustible chemicals, as well as oil, milk, beers, wine, mineral water,
etc. They have the same dimensions as a Dry Container, but their structure is
different, as they include a polyethylene tank inside.
·
Ventilated containers
They
are for transporting products such as coffee or cocoa beans, which must be
ventilated in transit, sometimes these units are called "coffee
container"
