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Containers
INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT
By: Angela López y Carla García

DRY VAN
Dry containers are the
most used type of
container in the world:
90% of goods sent by sea
transport are loaded in
Dry containers. Dry
containers of 20 feet and
40 feet are made of
aluminum or steel and
are suitable for all types
of goods.

Flat rack
Flat Rack containers are suitable for the
transport of heavy cargo, as well as goods that
need special loading due to their dimensions,
such as pipes and machinery. There are two
models: with folding sides and with fixed sides

Open top
container
An open top container is a 20ft or 40ft
container with the particularity that
it is open at the top and covered with
a canvas whenever possible

Tunnel
container
The Tunnel containers have eight feet ends at
both sides which looks like a tunnel when both
sets of doors are open. In some locations, tunnel
containers are also known as tunneltainers,
double enders container or double end door
container.

Open side storage container
An open side container has the same
features as a standard shipping container
or storage container. The container is
comprised of 14-gauge corrugated steel
panels throughou

Double doors
The DOUBLE DOOR sea container model is
available in various sizes, with 20 and 40
feet (6 and 12 meters) being the most
common. The main characteristic of this
container is that it has doors at both ends

Refrigerated
ISO
Reefer containers or
refrigerated
containers are used
for the transport of
goods that require
controlled
temperature
conditions in transit,
such as fruit,
vegetables, dairy
products and meat.

Insulated
or thermal
These are the shipping
storage containers that
come with a regulated
temperature control
allowing them to
maintain a higher
temperature. The choice
of material is so done to
allow them long life
without being damaged
by constant exposure to
high temperature..

Tanks
A container or tank is an intermodal
container for the transport of
liquids, gases and powders as bulk
cargo.

CARGO STORAGE ROLL
CARGO STORAGE ROLL
CARGO STORAGE ROLL
CONTAINER
Standard ISO
shipping containers
are 8ft (2.43m)
wide, 8.5ft (2.59m)
high and come in
two lengths; 20ft
(6.06m) and 40ft
(12.2m). Extra tall
shipping containers
called high-cube
containers are
available at 9.5ft
(2.89m) high.
Cargo storage roll containers are a special
kind of containers. They are used for
transporting sets or stacks of materials.
Cargo storage roll containers are foldable.
They are made up of wire meshes that are
thick and strong and also rollers that enable
free and easy movement.

HALF HEIGHT
CONTAINER
HALF HEIGHT
CONTAINERS ARE
MANUFACTURED FOR
MOVEMENT OF
HEAVY GOODS WITH
LOW VOLUME CARGO
BY RAIL AND SEA.
ALTHOUGH THE
HALF HEIGHTED
CONTAINERS ARE
INDIVIDUALLY
HANDLED,
CONTAINERS ARE
TRANSPORTED
TOGETHER.

Car carrier containers are used to move
cars by road and rail. However in
exceptional cases, the car carrier
containers are used to ship by sea also.
Car carriers containers

Intermediate bulk
shift containers
An intermediate bulk container (or IBC) is
a pallet mounted, industrial grade
reusable container that is used for storing
and transporting bulk liquids and powders

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A swap body is an
"intermodal transport
unit" generally used in
intermodal land
transport. It can be lifted
and removed from a
truck, supported on four
folding legs the same
height as the vehicle, or
it can be hoisted to place
directly on a rail car
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FLEXITANK
It allows to transport
between 10,000 and
24,000 liters, the most
common models are
those of 16,000, 18,000,
20,000, 22,000 and
24,000 liters.
The flexitank,
also called
flexibag is a
large flexible
bag to bring
tank bulk
liquids in a
safe way

AIR CARGO
CONTAINER
they are closed
boxes made of
aluminium or a
combination of
aluminium (frame)
and plastic (walls).
A pallet or container used
to transport air cargo