3. Objectives
• What is a container
• Describe the components
• Describe materials used
• ISO standards
• Describe test for containers
• Describe the types of containers
4. 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
5. 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
7. Freight Container
• Weatherproof rectangular box
• Transport and stores cargo
• Confines and protects contents
• Separable from means of transport
• Handled as unit load
12. •1 Side walls
•2 Roof
•3 Base
•4 End wall = Front
•5 End Doors = Back
13.
14. 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.
29. (Dis) Advantages of Steel
• For
• Welded, watertight
• Stiff, rigid
• Tough
• Easily repaired
• Cheap
• Resistant to solvents
• Against
• Heavy
• Rusts
• Corrodes
• Difficult to insulate
30. (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
31. Maximum Gross Mass (Ratings)
• 10 feet 10,160 kg
• 20 feet 24,000 kg
• 30 feet 25,400 kg
• 41 feet 30,480 kg