20/04/2023
10 Facts you need to understand about container sizes!
1️⃣ The current standard for shipping containers is defined by ISO 668 and includes 20-foot and 40-foot containers that are 8.5 feet high and 8 feet wide
2️⃣ Domestic containers come in 45 feet, 48 feet and 53 feet in length. Ocean containers come in 20 feet and 40 feet in length.
3️⃣ TEU stands for Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit. It is based on the volume of a 20-foot-long intermodal container, which is a standard-sized metal box that can be easily transferred between different modes of transportation, such as ships, trains, and trucks.
4️⃣ FEU stands for Forty-foot Equivalent Unit, which is another unit of measurement used to determine cargo capacity for container ships and terminals. One FEU represents the cargo capacity of a standard intermodal container, which is 40 feet long and 8 feet wide.
5️⃣ 20ft containers are ideal for transporting dense or heavy cargo like machinery, metals, cement, and sugar
6️⃣ 40ft containers offer more space and have almost double the volume capacity compared to 20ft containers
7️⃣ But, the cargo weight capacity is the same for both 20ft and 40ft containers!
8️⃣ 40ft containers overall cost just 15-25% more than 20ft containers, making them a more cost-effective option for larger shipments
9️⃣ A high cube container is a type of shipping container that has an extra foot (12 inches or about 30cm) in height compared to standard shipping containers. High cube containers have a height of 9'6" as opposed to 8'6" on standard shipping containers. This extra height makes high cube containers ideal for transporting large, bulky, and higher-volume cargo that does not fit well in traditional containers. HC (high cube) containers are typically available in 40' and 45' sizes in steel and aluminum.
🔟 Above are brief on container size. There are several types of shipping containers used for transporting goods. The six main types of shipping containers include standard containers, high-cube containers, refrigerated containers, flat-rack containers, open-top containers, and tunnel containers. Other types of shipping containers include one-trip, used, purpose-built, high cube, open-side storage, insulated and thermal, tanks, and double-door containers. The most common type of container is the shipping container, also called a dry van container or dry box, which is used for transport by road and rail as well as by sea...
💡 In the past, goods were shipped in the form of breakbulk, which involved throwing bags of potatoes, barrels of wine, or wooden boxes of various dimensions onto a horse-drawn carriage or truck, then unloading and reloading the goods onto a railway wagon and later onto a ship.
The history of container size can be traced back to the late 18th century in England, where the box boat was designed for coal mining regions. During World War II, the US Army used standard-sized small containers. In 1956, a truck driver named McLean created the standard cargo container, which is still the standard today, with a length of 33 feet that was later standardized to 20 feet and 40 feet.
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