An intermodal container, often called a shipping container, or a freight container, (or simply “container”) is a large standardized container designed... 103 KB (10,322 words) - 19:49, 26 April 2024 |
Intermodal freight transport involves the transportation of freight in an intermodal container or vehicle, using multiple modes of transportation (e.g... 32 KB (3,431 words) - 03:45, 5 May 2024 |
lines are involved in intermodal freight transport as part of international trade. This is a list of the 30 largest container shipping companies as of... 8 KB (283 words) - 22:06, 28 February 2024 |
for intermodal shipments to the ubiquitous corrugated boxes. In the context of international shipping trade, "container" or "shipping container" is virtually... 19 KB (1,877 words) - 18:52, 8 May 2024 |
A container ship (also called boxship or spelled containership) is a cargo ship that carries all of its load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a... 80 KB (7,904 words) - 06:58, 7 May 2024 |
container chassis, also called intermodal chassis or skeletal trailer, is a type of semi-trailer designed to securely carry an intermodal container.... 14 KB (1,334 words) - 16:02, 14 December 2023 |
Containerization (redirect from Container shipping) Containerization is a system of intermodal freight transport using intermodal containers (also called shipping containers, or ISO containers). Containerization, also... 79 KB (8,781 words) - 08:25, 16 February 2024 |
A refrigerated container or reefer is an intermodal container (shipping container) used in intermodal freight transport that is capable of refrigeration... 7 KB (648 words) - 01:30, 28 April 2024 |
Twenty-foot equivalent unit (redirect from TEU standard container) capacity, often used for container ships and container ports. It is based on the volume of a 20-foot-long (6.1 m) intermodal container, a standard-sized metal... 10 KB (882 words) - 12:57, 25 April 2024 |
at container terminals for loading and unloading intermodal containers from container ships. Container cranes consist of a supporting framework that can... 7 KB (818 words) - 05:58, 12 January 2024 |
Shipping container architecture is a form of architecture that uses steel intermodal containers (shipping containers) as the main structural element.... 26 KB (2,767 words) - 20:57, 3 April 2024 |
Freight transport (category Intermodal containers) containerized. Multimodal transport featuring containerized cargo (or intermodal container) that is easily transferred between ship, rail, plane and truck.... 9 KB (941 words) - 18:58, 10 March 2024 |
A tank container or tanktainer is an intermodal container for the transport of liquids, gases and powders as bulk cargo. It is built to the ISO standards... 7 KB (970 words) - 16:43, 9 January 2024 |
Conex box (redirect from Conex container) form the standard intermodal shipping container, often called an ISO box, after ISO 668/ISO 6346, that is used widely by container shipping companies... 8 KB (804 words) - 12:12, 30 April 2024 |
Double-stack rail transport (redirect from Double stack container trains) rail transport is a form of intermodal freight transport in which railroad cars carry two layers of intermodal containers. Invented in the United States... 30 KB (3,329 words) - 05:54, 19 March 2024 |
ISO 6346 (category Intermodal containers) the coding, identification and marking of intermodal (shipping) containers used within containerized intermodal freight transport by the International Organization... 25 KB (1,134 words) - 01:44, 3 July 2023 |
Storage (section Containers) cask storage, for storing high-level radioactive waste Food storage Intermodal container, cargo shipping Storage tank Mail storage, storage by mail or delivery... 2 KB (242 words) - 11:52, 20 January 2024 |
Well car (redirect from Container Stack Railcar) intermodal car/container car), is a type of railroad car specially designed to carry intermodal containers (shipping containers) used in intermodal freight... 18 KB (1,959 words) - 20:52, 16 December 2023 |
Flatcar (redirect from Container on Flatcar) They are also often used to transport intermodal containers (shipping containers) or trailers as part of intermodal freight transport shipping. Aircraft... 15 KB (1,583 words) - 04:18, 4 April 2024 |
advantage of economies of scale and reduce expense as part of intermodal freight transport. Container ships are also subject to certain limitations in size.... 69 KB (2,072 words) - 04:17, 6 May 2024 |
ISO 668 (redirect from ISO containers) Series 1 freight containers – Classification, dimensions and ratings is an ISO international standard which nominally classifies intermodal freight shipping... 17 KB (1,086 words) - 11:41, 11 March 2024 |
2,015 = 28,210 ton-miles of freight (equal to about 41,187 tkm). Intermodal container traffic is commonly measured in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs)... 8 KB (1,022 words) - 15:20, 9 May 2024 |