How many types of containers are there? Are their sizes the same? Who invented Containers? In this article, Hai Cang Group will share with you all the information about the most common types of Containers in freight transport.
A container is a container that holds goods according to international maritime standards – and the father of Containers is Malcolm Mclean (American – invented the Container in 1935 in New Jersey). Depending on transportation needs, there are many types of containers with different sizes to serve each specific type of goods. A multimodal container is a container that can be used on different modes of transportation without needing to repack or unpack the goods. Let’s join Hai Cang Group to learn about these types of containers.
First, classify Containers according to design and purpose of transporting goods:
1. Dry Containers / Regular General Cargo Containers.
This type of Container is denoted by the letters GP (General purpose) or DC (Dry cargo).
This is another name for a general cargo container because it is often used to transport dry goods.
Normal dry containers will have a steel shell and a load-bearing wooden floor. Therefore it is suitable for the safe transportation of goods over long periods of time and under harsh environmental conditions
2. Container with open roof
This type of container is denoted by the letters OT (Open top).
Designed to conveniently load and unload goods through the Container roof (The roof will be covered with tarpaulin / tarpaulin after packing is completed).
Transporting machinery and equipment with a height greater than the height of the Container or machinery that requires complex transportation (Using a crane to pack/unload goods into the Container). In some cases, this type of Container is used to transport bulk goods such as rice, corn, beer malt, or minerals and ores due to the need to speed up the packing of goods by pouring into the Container.
3. Cold container
This type of container is symbolized by the letters RF (Reefer Container).
As the name suggests, this type of Container has a refrigeration device (a chiller attached to the container shell and a fan system that distributes cold air).
Refrigerated containers are specifically designed for the purpose of transporting goods that are easily damaged by temperature and require storage in a stable temperature environment.
Some types of goods are often transported by refrigerated containers such as: food, seafood, drugs – vaccines, seedlings, seeds,…
Refrigerated containers can adjust the temperature range from -30 degrees Celsius to +30 degrees Celsius.
4. Container Flat Rack
This type of Container is denoted by the letter FR (Flat Rack Container).
This is a special type of Container because it is designed without a roof or surrounding walls, while its base is very thick to withstand many times the force of regular containers.
With such a design, this type of specialized Container was born to serve super-long and super-heavy machinery that cannot be disassembled during transportation.
5. Tank containers
This type of Container is denoted as ISO tank.
Tank containers have a design that includes a tank enclosed in a standard container frame. This helps keep liquid and gas goods safe in tanks (cylindrical or spherical tanks) and easy to transport (loaded and unloaded onto means of transport like regular containers).
Second is classification according to size, load and carrying capacity of the container:
As a product designed and manufactured according to worldwide standards, the Container includes the following main dimensions:
Because Container containers are designed according to fixed standards and dimensions, packing goods into Containers must ensure the following factors to optimize cargo capacity, in order to save costs in loading and unloading. freight :
- Pack the goods according to the required specifications according to the nature of the goods (The container rotates vertically with the product, the goods identification label faces outward, in the reading direction)
- Make sure the goods are evenly arranged inside the Container on both sides of the wall and from the inside to the outside of the Container door (This ensures the safety of the goods during transportation, preventing them from shifting or breaking due to gaps. between packages)
- Packing ensures that heavy, hard goods are placed at the bottom and small, light goods are placed on top so that the goods do not get crushed, causing damage to the goods below.
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