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ISO 668; Series 1 freight containers – Classification, dimensions and ratings: Abbreviation: ISO 668:2020: Latest version: 7 668:2020: Preview version: Sixth edition 2013-08-01: Organization: International Organization for Standardization: Committee: Technical Committee ISO/TC 104: Freight containers, Subcommittee SC 1: General purpose containers
ISO 6346 is an international standard covering the coding, identification and marking of intermodal (shipping) containers used within containerized intermodal freight transport by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). [1]
They ensure a unique code-number for every shipping container in the world. They started with the European 'Pa-container' system, and they must still be registered with BIC. The Customs Convention on Containers (CCC-1972) in a recent amendment, enforced since 2008, also makes reference to the ISO 6346 standard, and code registration with BIC ...
An intermodal container, often called a shipping container, or cargo container, (or simply "container") is a large metal crate designed and built for intermodal freight transport, meaning these containers can be used across different modes of transport – such as from ships to trains to trucks – without unloading and reloading their cargo. [1]
After proving successful in Korea, the Transporter was developed into the Container Express (CONEX) box system in late 1952. Based on the Transporter, the size and capacity of the Conex were about the same, [ nb 1 ] but the system was made modular , by the addition of a smaller, half-size unit of 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) long, 4 ft 3 in (1.30 m) wide ...
Pallet-wide containers are used in Europe and have length (45, 40 or 20 ft or 13.72, 12.19 or 6.10 m) and height like ISO-containers, but they are 2.484 m (8 ft 1 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) wide externally and 2.420 m (7 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) internally to fit EUR-pallet better. [75] They are meant for transport inside Europe and are often accepted in ships.
ISO 9897 [1] is an ISO international standard for electronic interchange relating to freight containers.It is also known as 'CEDEX' as an acronym of Container Equipment Data Exchange, and "is intended for business entities for use in communications relating to freight container transactions, in particular container Maintenance & Repair estimates and approvals and repair status messages".
A shipping container is a container with strength suitable to withstand shipment, storage, and handling. Shipping containers range from large reusable steel boxes used for intermodal shipments to the ubiquitous corrugated boxes .