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2. Intermodal container - Wikipedia

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   Two years after McLean's first container ship, the Ideal X, started container shipping on the US East Coast, [33] Matson Navigation followed suit between California and Hawaii. Just like Pan-Atlantic 's containers, Matson's were 8 ft (2.44 m) wide and 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) high, but due to California's different traffic code Matson chose to make ...

3. Containerization - Wikipedia

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   This is not always possible, and in some cases, the cost of transporting an empty container to a place where it can be used is considered to be higher than the worth of the used container. Shipping lines and container leasing companies have become expert at repositioning empty containers from areas of low or no demand, such as the US West Coast ...

4. Shipping container - Wikipedia

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   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 .

5. More People Are Considering Shipping Container Homes ... - AOL

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   Breakdown of Costs. 40' new shipping container - $6,500. shipping of container - $500. steel for window frames and roof drip edge - $750. basic window glass - $2,500; high-impact glass - $13,500 ...

6. Container ship - Wikipedia

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   A few ships (APL since 2007, [44] Carrier53 since 2022 [45]) can carry 53 foot containers. 40 foot containers are the primary container size, making up about 90% of all container shipping and since container shipping moves 90% of the world's freight, over 80% of the world's freight moves via 40 foot containers.

7. Freight rate - Wikipedia

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   Many shipping services, especially air carriers, use dimensional weight for calculating the price, which takes into account both weight and volume of the cargo. For example, bulk coal long-distance rates in America are approximately 1 cent/ton-mile. [2] So a 100 car train, each carrying 100 tons, over a distance of 1000 miles, would cost $100,000.