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A mix of modern standard containers and old Conex boxes used for training purposes, Fort Carson, 2013 The CONEX box, a portmanteau of "Container, express", is a type of cargo container that was developed during the Korean War and was used to transport and store supplies during the Korean and Vietnam wars.
These containers are known by many names: freight container, sea container, ocean container, container van or sea van, sea can or C can, or MILVAN, [3] [4] or SEAVAN. [ citation needed ] The term CONEX (Box) is a technically incorrect carry-over usage of the name of an important predecessor of the ISO containers: the much smaller steel CONEX ...
Shipping container architecture is a form of architecture that uses steel intermodal containers (shipping containers) as the main structural element. It is also referred to as cargotecture or arkitainer , portmanteau words formed from " cargo " and " architecture ".
Specialized shipping containers include: high cube containers (providing an extra 1 ft (305 mm) in height to standard shipping containers), pallet wides, open tops, side loaders, double door or tunnel-tainers, and temperature controlled containers. Another specialized container, known as Transtainer, is a portable fuel and oil freight container.
Conex may refer to: Conex box, an intermodal container for shipping and storage; Connectivity exchange, the exchange of information concerning routes to radio stations; Conex, a trade name for meta-aramid fiber; Conex Sat Ltd, a cable television company in Romania; The Conex, a play featuring actor Kahlil Joseph
(AP Photo/Mike Stewart) ASSOCIATED PRESS. No. 2 Georgia is resting its national championship hopes on backup quarterback Gunner Stockton following Carson Beck's season-ending elbow surgery on Monday.
Containerization is a system of intermodal freight transport using intermodal containers (also called shipping containers, or ISO containers). [1] Containerization, also referred as container stuffing or container loading, is the process of unitization of cargoes in exports.
President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday in his New York criminal hush money case. But he has already pledged to appeal.