How to distinguish Customized Shipping Containers by purpose?

2023-02-17 00:10:00

1. Ordinary Container

Ordinary Customized Shipping Container, also known as Dry Container (dry container), is mainly used to ship groceries, usually used to ship stationery, daily necessities, medicine, textiles, handicrafts, chemical products, Wujinjiaodian, electronic machinery, instruments and machine parts, etc. . This kind of container accounts for 70-80% of the total number of Containers. In addition to frozen goods, live animals and plants, dry goods containers can be used for goods that are suitable for container transportation in terms of size and weight.

2. Refrigerated container

Refrigerated customized shipping containers (reefer container) are divided into two types: external and internal. The temperature can be adjusted between -60°C ~ +30°C. The built-in container can start the freezer at will during transportation to keep the container at a specified temperature; while the external type depends on the freezer equipped on special container vehicles, ships, special yards, and stations for refrigeration. This kind of box is suitable for transporting butter, chocolate, frozen fish, condensed milk, margarine and other items in summer.

3. open top container

Open top container, also known as open top container, open top container (open top container), this container has no roof, but a canopy made of canvas, plastic sheeting or plastic-coated cloth supported by a foldable top beam, which can be used The crane loads and unloads the goods from the top of the box. The top of the open top box can be opened or there is no fixed surface. The top of the open top box is covered with a waterproof cloth during shipment. The watertight requirements are the same as those of the dry container. It is suitable for loading heavy goods such as glass plates, steel products and machinery.

4. Frame container

The frame container (flat rack container) has no roof and sides, and is characterized in that it is loaded and unloaded from the side of the container. With overweight cargo as the main object of delivery, it is also convenient for loading livestock, as well as bare cargo such as steel that can be exempted from outer packaging, and it is also convenient for hoisting large, ultra-wide, and ultra-high cargo.

5. Livestock container

Livestock container (pen container) This kind of box is made of metal mesh on the side, which is well ventilated and convenient for feeding. It is a special container specially made for shipping cattle, horses and other live animals.

6. Tank container

Tank container is also called liquid container. It is a special container manufactured for transporting liquid goods such as food, medicine, and chemicals. Its structure is to fix a liquid tank in a metal frame. An ISO Tank is a stainless steel pressure vessel mounted within a fastened outer frame. The tank inner tank is mostly made of 316 stainless steel. Most tanks have steam or electric heating devices, inert gas protection devices, decompression devices and other optional equipment required for fluid transportation and handling.

7. Platform container

The platform container (platform container) is shaped like a railway flat car, which is a container with a high load-bearing bottom plate and no superstructure. It is suitable for loading super-heavy and super-long cargo, with a length of more than 6 meters, a width of more than 4 meters, a height of about 4.5 meters, and a weight of up to 40 tons. Moreover, two platform containers can be connected to hold 80 metric tons of goods. It is very convenient to use this kind of box to transport cars.

8. Ventilated container

There are 4-6 ventilation holes on the wall of the ventilated container, and the inner wall is coated with a plastic layer, which is suitable for loading goods that are afraid of heat and stuffiness, such as fresh vegetables and fruits.

9. Insulated container

The insulated Customized Shipping Container has a heat insulation layer inside, and the top of the box has an air inlet and outlet that can adjust the angle. The outside air and wind direction can be used to adjust the temperature inside the box. When it is closed, it can not be affected by the outside temperature for a certain period of time. Suitable for shipment of goods sensitive to temperature and humidity.

10. bulk container

Bulk Customized Shipping Containers generally have 2 to 3 small hatches on the top for loading. There is a lifting frame at the bottom, which can be raised to an inclination angle of 40° for unloading. This kind of box is suitable for bulk goods such as grain and cement. If you want to carry out plant quarantine, you can also steam and wash in the fumigation cabin in the box.

11. Bulk powder cargo container

Bulk powder cargo container (freeflowing bulk material container) is basically the same as the bulk box, but the nozzle and suction pipe are used for loading and unloading.

12. Hanging container

Hanging container (dress hanger container) is a container suitable for shipping clothing products. With the development of international trade, the structure of commodities is constantly changing, and various types of special or multi-purpose containers will appear in the future.