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The twenty-foot equivalent unit (abbreviated TEU or teu) is a general unit of cargo capacity, often used for container ships and container ports. [1] It is based on the volume of a 20-foot-long (6.1 m) intermodal container, a standard-sized metal box that can be easily transferred between different modes of transportation, such as ships, trains, and trucks.
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]
A standard flexible intermediate bulk container can hold 500 to 1,000 kg (1,100 to 2,200 lb) and manufacturers offer bags with a volume of 285–2,830 litres (10–100 cu ft). [2] Flexible intermediate bulk containers are made of woven polyethylene or polypropylene or other heavy polymers.
Additionally, although the two ends of a container are extremely strong, the roof is not. In the case of a 20-foot-long (6.1 m) container, the roof is built and tested only to withstand a 300 kg (660 lb) load, applied to an area of 61 cm by 30.5 cm (2 ft by 1 ft) in the weakest part of the roof. [4]
Cranes on a LoLo vessel Flora Delmas, a LoLo vessel Container with a crane on it. Lift-on/lift-off (LoLo, sometimes LOLO, LO/LO or Lo/Lo) [1] ships are cargo ships with on-board cranes to load and unload cargo. Ships with cranes or other cargo handling equipment on-board are also termed geared vessels.
Unloading LD3 containers from a Boeing 747. A unit load device (ULD) is a container used to load luggage, freight, and mail on wide-body aircraft and specific narrow-body aircraft.
Container is an economic simulation board game for three to five players, released in 2007, and re-released in a special edition in 2017. The game was designed by Franz-Benno Delonge , Thomas Ewert and Kevin Nesbitt with art by Mike Doyle , published by Valley Games, Inc. [ 1 ] The game is themed around the shipping industry , and the primary ...
In July 2007, The Container Store sold a majority stake of the company to the private equity firm based in Los Angeles Leonard Green & Partners. [11] [12] [13] Following the deal, The Container Store announced plans to open 29 more stores in the next five years. [13] In 2013, the retailer was one of the hottest IPOs of 2013.