tailieunhanh - Shipping and Transport College Rotterdam - Container Basic

Transportation is made of material production and transportation of goods. Transportation is divided into road transport (often referred to as the transport), water transport (shipping), air transport. Road transport including trains, cars and roads. Water transport, including maritime transport and inland waterway transport. Use of air transport aircraft | Shipping and Transport College Rotterdam Container basics Container Basics Container construction Container types Container marks and numbers Objectives What is a container Describe the components Describe materials used ISO standards Describe test for containers Describe the types of containers Benefits of containerization Creates a unit load for rapid cargo handling Protects cargo packages Reduces risks to cargo Encourages door to door transport Provides economical cost effective transport A container has to be Strong enough to be repacked many times Change transport modes without unpacking and recapping Allows easy handling Easily packed and unpacked Freight container = Dry box Freight Container Weatherproof rectangular box Transport and stores cargo Confines and protects contents Separable from means of transport Handled as unit load ISO International Standarisation Organisation ISO-standards Width: / 8 feet Length 3 m / 10 ft 6 m / 20 ft 9 m / 30 ft 12m/ 40 ft Height m / 8 feet m / 8 feet 6 inches < m / < 8 feet Twenty feet Equivalent unit TEU 1 Side walls 2 Roof 3 Base 4 End wall = Front 5 End Doors = Back Connection corner fittings/corner castings End frames 1 Corner posts 2 Top end rail 3 Bottom end rail Sides top side rails bottom side rails Left : view from door end, from the back. Frame Materials High tensile steel Corten steel Floors 1 Cross members 2 Forklift pockets 3 Floor 4 Entrance plate Steel Aluminum Wood Plywood Bamboo Side and Roof Materials Steel Aluminum Corten steel High tension steel Gooseneck tunnel Special for trucks Container Construction (Dis) Advantages of Steel For Welded, watertight Stiff, rigid Tough Easily repaired Cheap Resistant to solvents Against Heavy Rusts Corrodes Difficult to insulate (Dis)Advantages of Aluminum For Light weight Resistant to corrosion by air Flexible Easily insulated Against Expensive Needs extra support Needs steel frame Corroded by acids Tears easily Needs riveting / bolting Expensive to repair Maximum Gross Mass (Ratings) 10 feet 10,160 kg 20 feet 24,000 kg 30 feet 25,400 kg 41 feet 30,480 kg Payload = Rating - Tare Mass Length 10 feet ( Offshore ) 20 feet 35 feet ( Sealand ) 40 feet 45 feet Growing to 48 feet and even 52 feet Wide 8 feet Europe wants two pallets wide Height 8 feet ( almost phased out ) feet feet ( High Cubes ) Container Types 20 feet Dry Box 40 feet Dry Box 20 feet Open Top 40 feet Open Top Open Top Removable Top 20 feet Flatrack Fixed Ends 20 feet Flatrack One Open End 40 feet Flatrack Fixed 40 feet Flatrack Folding 40 feet Flatrack Folding 40 feet Flatrack one open end 40 feet FR Fixed 40 feet FR Open ends Stack of old 40 feet FR Folded 45 feet Dry Box Empty Depot 20 feet 9 high stacking Mafi with 40 feet FR open ends 20 feet Reefer Integral 40 feet Reefer Integral Tank Container Test Container Bulk Container Half Height = Bin Container Specials High Ventilated Platform