Information about shipping containers

Have you ever thought of a globalization world without shipping containers? From pin you use to jeans you wear been shipped using containers
We have put together 12 known and unknown facts about shipping containers.
1.95% of the world’s cargo is currently moved by ship and mostly by containers.
2.Almost 97% of all containers are made in China.
3.Shipping lines owned containers are only 50% the rest of the containers are leased and shipper’s own containers.
4.Containers leased from 1 to 10 years. However, containers last up to 20 years and above.
5.A regular container can hold up to 28 Cubic meters which is 270 shipping boxes (18” x 18” x 18” or 45cm x 45 cm x 45 cm).
6.Ships losses containers while voyaging in the sea by falling off of the ships carrying them. Annually there are about 675 containers are lost during transit
7.The shipping industry spend billions of dollars on the purchase of new vessels to increase container transportation.
8. We learnt that China makes 97 percent of all shipping containers. And fill those with made in China goods to the world.
9. An American Businessman Mr. Malcolm Purcell McLean invented the first metal container in 1956 as a replacement for the traditional break bulk cargo handling.
10. It's estimated that there are over 17 seaworthy shipping containers around the world making a total of 200 million trips a year. To meet the trading requirements of the world
11. More than $236 billion spent on the shipping lines by many countries
12. If all the containers are staked on the ports of the world, no port will be able to function. It’s good that more than 70% of the containers are always on the sea or in transit.
13. Containers are not just used for shipping alone, but for Container homes, storages too

Containers Types and sizes

1.Dry storage container

The dry containers are made in 20-foot STD, 40-foot STD and 40 High Cube even 10-foot containers are in use.

2. Flat rack container

With collapsible sides, where the sides can be folded so as to make a flat rack for shipping of a wide variety of equipment, industrial goods.

3. Open top container

top completely removed containers called an open-top so that materials of any height can be shipped.

4. Tunnel container

Container storage units provided with doors on both ends of the container, they are extremely helpful in quick loading and unloading of heavy items.

5. Open side storage container

These storage units are provided with doors that can change into all sides open to provide a much wider room for loading of materials.

6. Double doors container

They are kind of storage units that are provided with double doors, making a wider room for loading and unloading of construction steels, and other items easily in standardized sizes of 20ft and 40ft.

7. Reefer Containers

These are temperature-controlled shipping containers that always have a minus degree temperature. They are exclusively used for shipment of perishables like fruits and vegetables.

8. Insulated or thermal containers

These are the shipping storage containers that come with a regulated temperature control allowing them to maintain a higher temperature.

9. Tanks

Container storage units used mostly for transportation of liquid materials in bulk,

10. Cargo storage roll container

A foldable container, this is one of the specialized container units made for purpose of transporting sets or stacks of materials.

11. Half height containers

Another kind of shipping container includes half height containers. Made mostly of steel, these containers are 4-foot height containers.

12. Car carriers

Car carriers are container storage units made especially for shipment of multiple cars

13. Intermediate bulk shift containers

These are specialized storage shipping containers made solely for the purpose of intermediate shipping of goods.

14. Drums

A circular shipping container, made from a choice of materials like steel, lightweight metals, fiber, hard plastic etc. they are most suitable for bulk transport of liquid materials.

15. Special purpose containers

These are custom made for specialized purposes containers. Mostly, they are used for high profile services like the shipment of weapons and arson.

16. Swap bodies

They are a special kind of containers used mostly in Europe. Not made according to the ISO standards