shipping container
Definition
Standardized re-sealable transportation box for unitized freight handling with standardized equipment. Two most common sizes used in ground and sea (surface) transportation are (1) Twenty-footer (typical capacity 33.2 cubic meter or 1172 cubic feet, maximum payload 28180 kilogram or 62130 pounds) and (2) Forty-footer (typical capacity 67.7 cubic meter or 2392 cubic feet, maximum payload 28750 kilogram or 63380 pounds). The typical dimensions of a 20-foot container are: internal length 5.90 meter (19 feet 4 inches), internal width 2.35 meter (7 feet 9 inches), internal height 2.40 meter (7 feet 10 inches). Of a 40-foot container they are: internal length 12.03 meter (39 feet 6 inches), internal width 2.35 meter (7 feet 9 inches), internal height 2.4 meter (7 feet 10 inches). Also called unit load device.
shipping container is in the International Trade & Relations and Shipping, Transport, & Travel subjects.
shipping container appears in the definitions of the following terms:
container manifest,
shipper,
reefer container,
unit load,
container depot,
carton,
bulk container,
serial shipping container code (SSCC),
container load,
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
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