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A cargo container for international (as well as domestic) transportation is understood as a unit of reusable transport equipment. The design of the cargo container ensures the safe transportation of goods by one or more modes of transport, which is achieved by sufficient strength of the container during the specified service life.

Description of the 10' container

A 20-foot container designed for general cargo transportation. Transportation of goods with a high specific gravity is preferable. 11 "Europallets" or 9-10 standard pallets can be loaded into a 20-foot container in one tier.

A 20-foot container of increased volume (due to a higher height) designed for the transportation of general cargo. Transportation of goods with a high specific gravity is preferable. 11 "Europallets" or 9-10 standard pallets can be loaded into a 20-foot container in one tier.

A 20-foot refrigerated container for the transportation of sensitive and perishable goods with a total weight of no more than 23.5 tons.

20-foot special container, similar to the universal container 20'GP (load capacity up to 28 tons). Vertical loading through the roof is possible. After loading, the top of the container is closed with a tarpaulin awning.

A 20-foot container platform is a platform with fixed (FIXED ENDS) or COLLAPSIBLE (COLLAPSIBLE) end panels, without longitudinal side walls, used for the transportation of large oversized cargo, heavy objects, such as cars, boats, lumber, pipes, machine parts and equipment, which must be shipped as a whole and can be loaded from above or from the sides with the need to attach these loads from either side.

A 20-foot special platform container, similar in external dimensions to a 20'GP container, the size and capacity of containers may vary depending on the container manufacturer and its age. The structure of the 20-foot platform container is made of a steel frame and two end walls, which can be either fixed or folding. The end walls are stable enough so that it is possible to attach lifting devices and lay several platforms on top of each other. The stacking height of 7 layers in height with a load of 34 tons is allowed.

There are mounting rings on the platform to which the load can be attached, they are mounted on the side rails of the corner posts and the floor. The mounting rings can withstand a load of up to 2 tons in a 20’ version. Some types of platforms have pockets with a height of 120 mm and a width of 360 mm with centers of location of 2050 mm, for transportation by forklifts.

There are several different types of container platforms.

FIXED ENDS FLAT RACK -The platform container with fixed panels has fixed ends on the short sides, so these containers can withstand a greater upper load, since the fixed ends have a more robust construction.

COLLAPSIBLE FLAT RACK -The container platform with folding end panels is distinguished by the possibility of folding the end walls so that an empty container can be delivered more efficiently, while four folded platforms occupy the space of just one ordinary dry container.

A 20-foot tank container or tank container is a multimodal transport unit, structurally representing a reinforced frame that complies with ISO standards, in which a tank for food or non-food products made of high-quality stainless steel is mounted, resistant to the effects of transported products and does not affect them. The frame can have slots for fork-type loaders, the container itself can be operated in the ranges from -50 ° C to +70 °C on sea, river, rail or road transport.
The tank container is intended for transportation:

• Food products, alcohol-containing liquids (beer, wine, cognac, vodka), edible oils, food additives, concentrated fruit juices, mineral waters, milk, etc.
• Industrial products: petroleum and petroleum products, oils and lubricants, chemicals, paints, salt solutions, fatty acids, granular and bulk substances, liquefied gases, etc.

During transportation, the tank capacity of the container should be taken into account: it should not be less than 80%, so that there is no splashing, leading to displacement of the container, and above 95%, to take into account the possibility of thermal expansion.

Tank containers are very effective in multimodal transportation using several modes of transport (automobile, railway, water transport). Since a 20-foot container is taken as the base module, the tank container is easily reloaded from transport to transport without transshipment or distillation at filling terminals, unlike railway and tanker trucks.

The use of tank containers makes it possible to optimize logistics operations for transportation due to the lower cost of the railway tariff compared to transportation in tank cars. Tank containers hold 60% more transported product, occupying the same space and having the same cost of transportation in comparison with the transportation of liquid of the same volume in barrels.

A standard 20-foot tank container has a volume from 14,000 liters to 26,000 liters. The most used - 26, 25, 24 thousand liters. For heavy liquids - 21,000 liters and less often 17,500 liters.
Swap containers have an increased volume - from 30,000 to 36,000 liters. Swap containers have a standard 20-ft. frame, width and height. Depending on the volume, the length can be - 7.15 m, 7.45 m or 7.82 m (not used for transporting goods by rail due to non-standard dimensions).
Gas tank containers usually have a volume of 24,000 liters, pressure from 15 to 34.5 bar.

The old system was previously used for classification (IMO-0, IMO-1, IMO-2, gas IMO-5). At the moment, according to the Portable Tank Instruction, a system of T-codes from T1 to T75 is used.
The most common codes:

• T1 - for wine and light liquids
• T4 - operating pressure 1.77 bar (for non-hazardous edible and non-edible oils)
• T11 - operating pressure 4 bar, lower discharge (for non-hazardous chemicals)
• T12 - the presence of a bursting membrane
• T14 - working pressure 4 bar, top discharge (for hazardous chemicals and acids like HCl and zinc chloride)
• T50 - gas tank containers
• T75 - for cryogenic liquids

The main design of tank containers: with thermal insulation / or without, with a steam jacket for heating with steam or hot water / or without. Tank containers are manufactured under the control of International Classification Societies: Bureau Veritas, ABS, Lloyd's Register, Det Norske Veritas, SGS, Germanyscher Lloyd, Russian Maritime Register of Shipping. For the transportation of tank containers by the Russian railway, it is necessary to have a certificate of inspection of the Russian Register.

A 40-foot universal container for general cargo transportation with a total weight of no more than 26.5 tons. It is preferable to transport bulky goods with a low specific gravity. 23-24 "Europallets" or 20-21 standard pallets can be loaded into a 40-foot container in one tier.

A 40-foot universal container with an increased volume (due to a higher height) for the transportation of general cargo with a total weight of no more than 26.5 tons. It is preferable to transport bulky goods with a low specific gravity.  23-24 "Europallets" or 20-21 standard pallets can be loaded into a 40-foot container in one tier.

The 40-foot refrigerated container is designed for the transportation of regime and perishable goods with a total weight of no more than 29 tons.

A 40-foot refrigerated container of increased capacity is designed for the transportation of regime and perishable goods with a total weight of no more than 29 tons.

45-foot universal container of increased volume (due to greater height and width) for the transportation of long and bulky cargo with a total weight of no more than 29.5 tons. Allows you to place 2 europalets (1200 mm)

A special container similar to the universal 40'GP container (carrying capacity up to 26.5 tons). Vertical loading through the roof is possible. After loading, the top of the container is closed with a tarpaulin awning.

A 40-foot container platform is a platform with fixed (FIXED ENDS) or COLLAPSIBLE (COLLAPSIBLE) end panels, without longitudinal side walls, used for the transportation of large oversized cargo, heavy objects, such as cars, boats, lumber, pipes, machine parts and equipment, which must be shipped as a whole and can be loaded from above or from the sides with the need to attach these loads from either side.

The size and capacity of containers may vary depending on the manufacturer of the platform and its age. The structure of the 40-foot platform container is made of a steel frame and two end walls, which can be either fixed or folding. The end walls are stable enough so that it is possible to attach lifting devices and lay several platforms on top of each other. The stacking height of 7 layers in height is allowed.

There are mounting rings on the platform to which the load can be attached, they are mounted on the side rails of the corner posts and the floor. Some types of platforms have pockets with a height of 120 mm and a width of 360 mm with centers of location of 2050 mm, for transportation by forklifts.

There are several different types of container platforms.

FIXED ENDS FLAT RACK -The platform container with fixed panels has fixed ends on the short sides, so these containers can withstand a greater upper load, since the fixed ends have a more robust construction.

COLLAPSIBLE FLAT RACK -The container platform with folding end panels is distinguished by the possibility of folding the end walls so that an empty container can be delivered more efficiently, while four folded platforms occupy the space of just one ordinary dry container.