"Composition of containers
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Container (CONTAINER), it refers to a certain strength, rigidity and specifications specifically for the turnover of large-scale loading containers. There are many classifications of containers, and their uses are very different. Today we will talk about the small details that we may not be too clear.
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Containers are also known as cargo boxes or containers, is a standardised production in accordance with the specifications of the box freight equipment, can be used repeatedly, and has a certain strength, rigidity and integrity to facilitate mechanical loading and unloading. Because containers can be easily transferred for transport, it has greatly expanded its spread and use around the world.
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Container structure is mainly divided into the following parts: steel frame, constitute the box enclosure wavy side wall panels, floor and its additional beams, open the door and its ancillary parts, as well as the loading and unloading components. The various components are welded together to form a complete and independent box structure.
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Container number
The number of a standard container is coded by 11 digits.
The standard container number consists of an 11-digit code with three parts.
The first part consists of 4 English letters. The first three codes mainly indicate the owner and operator, and the fourth code indicates the type of container.
The second part consists of 6 digits. It is the box registration code, which is used for the unique identification of a container box holding.
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The third part is the check code, which is obtained by the first 4 letters and 6 digits through the operation of the check rule, and is used to identify whether an error occurs during the check. That is, the 11th digit.
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What are the common sizes and box types of containers?
20GP, 40GP and 45HQ are the three most commonly used containers
What are the dimensions and volume of 45HQ?
Known:
Length = 45ft = 45*30.48cm = 13.716 metres
Width = 8 feet = 8*30.48cm = 2.438 metres
Height = 9 feet 6 inches = 9.5 feet = 9.5*30.48cm = 2.89 metres
Finally it can be obtained:
45HQ's box volume = L*W*H = 13.716*2.438*2.89 ≈ 96CBM, which can actually hold about 85m3 of cargo.
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Common Containers and Codes
1）Dry cargo container: box type code GP; 95 code 42G1, to ship grocery pieces, usually used to ship cultural goods, daily necessities, medicine, textiles, handicrafts, chemical products, hardware and electrical appliances, electronic appliances, instruments and machine parts, etc. ?
(2) Dry cargo high box: box type code GH (HC/HQ); 95 code 45G1.
(3) Hanging clothes box: box type code HT; 95 yards 42V1; suitable for shipping containers of clothing goods.
(4) open top box: box type code OT; 95 yards 42U1, this container does not have a box top, can be used to load and unload cargo from the crane from the top, the shipment with a tarpaulin cover the top of the watertight requirements and the same as the dry container. Suitable for loading volume height objects, such as glass panels.
(5) Freezer: box type code RF; 95 code 42R1, divided into two kinds of external and built-in. Temperature can be adjusted between -28 ℃ ~ +26 ℃, built-in containers in the transport process can be arbitrarily start the cold machine, so that the container to maintain the specified temperature, while the external type must rely on the container special vehicles, ships and special yards, stations equipped with freezers to refrigerate the refrigerator, the box is suitable for transporting butter, chocolate, frozen fish, condensed milk, margarine and other items in the summer.
(6) Cold high box: box type code RH; 95 code 45R1.
7) Tank box: box type code TK; 95 code 42T1, also known as liquid container, is for the transport of food, medicine, chemicals, and other liquid goods and special containers manufactured, its structure is in a metal frame fixed on a liquid tank.
(8) frame box: box type code FR; 95 code 42P1, there is no box top and sides, which is characterised by loading and unloading from the side of the container. To overweight goods as the main object of transport, but also to facilitate the loading of livestock, as well as such as steel and so on can be exempted from the outer packaging of the bare cargo.
The container can be loaded and unloaded from the side of the container.
What are LCL and FCL?
What is a LCL, FCL?
Less than Container (LCL)
Less than Container Load (LCL):
Refers to a container with more than one owner of the goods, loaded less than a full container of small quantities of goods is LCL cargo, in accordance with the LCL (LCL - LCL) to operate.
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Full Container Load (Full Container Load):
Refers to a container with only one owner or manufacturer of goods, can be filled with one or more full container of larger quantities of goods is full container load, according to the full container load (FCL-FCL) to operate.
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What is the meaning of large container, small container, double back ?
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Large containers are generally referred to as 40-foot containers, usually 40GP and 40HQ. 45-foot containers are usually considered to be specialised containers.
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Small container generally refers to a 20ft container, usually 20GP.
Double back refers to two 20ft containers. For example, a trailer pulls two 20-foot small containers at the same time; when port lifting, two 20-foot containers are lifted to the ship at one time.
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Container's life span ?
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Container life in the transport industry is generally ?10-15 years, out of the undamaged container box still has good physical properties, after rust and paint treatment can generally be used for another 15 years, if the maintenance of better, or with other structures such as concrete, can be more durable. Of course, the new container is better in both appearance and performance.
What is the protection of containers?
Container protection?
The container material is subject to the physical properties of its metal structure.
Container material by its own physical properties of the metal structure, thermal insulation performance is poor, the indoor thermal environment is more unstable, need to set up another thermal insulation layer in order to effectively control the indoor thermal environment; In addition, the box is easy to corrosion, the need for containers inside and outside of the rust-proof paint to prevent corrosion. One point to note is that international shipping in transit often in order to prevent the spread of pests and diseases, some countries produce container paint used in chromate, phosphorus-containing or lead-containing paints, so for some of the boxes to be the original residual paint sanded off to be safe to use.
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