Shipping and Transport College Rotterdam - Container Basic pptx

Shipping and Transport Shipping and Transport College Rotterdam College Rotterdam Container basics Container basics Container Basics Container Basics • Container construction Container construction • Container types Container types • Container marks and numbers Container marks and numbers Objectives Objectives • What is a container What is a container • Describe the components Describe the components • Describe materials used Describe materials used • ISO standards ISO standards • Describe test for containers Describe test for containers • Describe the types of containers Describe the types of containers Benefits of containerization Benefits of containerization • Creates a unit load for rapid cargo handling Creates a unit load for rapid cargo handling • Protects cargo packages Protects cargo packages • Reduces risks to cargo Reduces risks to cargo • Encourages door to door transport Encourages door to door transport • Provides economical cost effective transport Provides economical cost effective transport A container has to be A container has to be • Strong enough to be repacked many times Strong enough to be repacked many times • Change transport modes without unpacking and Change transport modes without unpacking and recapping recapping • Allows easy handling Allows easy handling • Easily packed and unpacked Easily packed and unpacked Freight container = Dry box Freight container = Dry box Freight Container Freight Container • Weatherproof rectangular box Weatherproof rectangular box • Transport and stores cargo Transport and stores cargo • Confines and protects contents Confines and protects contents • Separable from means of transport Separable from means of transport • Handled as unit load Handled as unit load ISO ISO International Standarisation International Standarisation Organisation Organisation ISO-standards ISO-standards Width: 2.438 / 8 feet Width: 2.438 / 8 feet • Length Length • 3 m / 10 ft 3 m / 10 ft • 6 m / 20 ft 6 m / 20 ft • 9 m / 30 ft 9 m / 30 ft • 12m/ 40 ft 12m/ 40 ft • Height Height • 2.438 m / 8 feet 2.438 m / 8 feet • 2.591 m / 8 feet 6 inches 2.591 m / 8 feet 6 inches • < 2.438 m / < 8 feet < 2.438 m / < 8 feet Twenty feet Equivalent unit Twenty feet Equivalent unit TEU TEU . Shipping and Transport Shipping and Transport College Rotterdam College Rotterdam Container basics Container basics Container Basics Container Basics • Container construction Container. Container construction • Container types Container types • Container marks and numbers Container marks and numbers Objectives Objectives • What is a container What is a container • Describe. • Transport and stores cargo Transport and stores cargo • Confines and protects contents Confines and protects contents • Separable from means of transport Separable from means of transport • Handled