| Containers are the generic carriers of goods which | | | | Air containers are typically designed for the aircraft |
| can be loaded onto any vehicle or type or transport, | | | | which will carry then, as each aircraft type has its |
| such as an ocean cargo ship or a trailer tractor (a | | | | own custom design features which affect its cargo |
| semi trailer) and are the standard option when | | | | space and weight balancing ability. Designers have in |
| transporting goods or material over longer distances. | | | | recent years have been designing container holds |
| Rail, Trucking and shipping (air and sea) transportation | | | | which conform to certain standards and the IATA |
| is now designed to be able to carry a variety of | | | | (International Air Transport Association) has identified |
| containers all over the world, and the containers | | | | a set of standards relative to container types. Some |
| themselves have been standardized in terms of | | | | of the common examples are; |
| capacity, material and size for ease of use and | | | | Type A containers: LD-1, LD-2, LD-3 with a load |
| handling all over the world. This standardization of | | | | capacity of 2700 and 3500 lbs. |
| containers also helps customs officials inspect and | | | | Rectangular containers: LD-4, LD-5 with a load |
| clear goods for shipment. | | | | capacity of 5400 to 7000lbs. |
| Container transportation | | | | Type B containers: LD-6,LD-8 with load capacities of |
| For transportation today, there are ISO standards as | | | | 5400 and 7000lbs and LFD-29 with a capacity of |
| to the size and weight of containers, and this | | | | 13300lbs. |
| standard is defined in accordance with the type of | | | | Land and sea freight: |
| transportation being used to ship the containers. In | | | | There are five types of standard containers. These |
| addition to the set standard for containers, in the | | | | are measures in TEU (twenty foot equivalents- that |
| modern transportation market, there is a variety of | | | | is, the equivalent capacity of a standard 20 foot or |
| options for transporting any quantity of goods (loads | | | | 20 foot high-cube / half height container). For |
| which partially fill one container or loads filling several | | | | example, the maximum gross mass for a 20 foot |
| containers at a time) to any location across the | | | | cargo container is 30,480 kg, and 34,000 kg for a 40 |
| globe, where freight forwarding agencies and | | | | foot container, whether high-cube or not, as height is |
| end-to-end shipping services offering comprehensive | | | | not considered in this categorization. |
| shipping services at highly competitive rates. | | | | The five standard container types are; 20 foot, 40 |
| It is best to consult a freight forwarding company | | | | foot, 45 foot, 48 foot, and 53 foot and include the |
| for advice, price quotes and services for your | | | | variants such as high-cube and half height container |
| transportation needs as such companies specialize in | | | | types. |
| freight transportation and cargo management to | | | | References: |
| destinations domestically and internationally, and can | | | | Wikipedia[dot]comwww[dot]ic[dot]gc[dot]ca/eic/site |
| provide the best advice in terms of cost effective | | | | ts-sdc.nsf/eng |
| shipping routes for specific types of cargo.. | | | | fd00264.htmlwww[dot]fastfreightquotes[dot]com |
| ISO standards for containers | | | | freight-services/freightequipmenttypes. |
| Air freight: | | | | |