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.
In the context of international shipping trade, "container" or "shipping container" is virtually synonymous with
"(standard) intermodal freight container" (a container designed to be moved from one mode of transport to another
without unloading and reloading).
The invention of shipping containers helped advance the globalization of commerce
Freight containers are a reusable transport and storage unit for moving products and raw materials between
locations or countries. There are approximately seventeen million intermodal containers in the world; a large
proportion of the world's long-distance freight generated by international trade is transported in shipping
containers
Custom containers are used for shipments of products such as weapons and aviation components. Customized
cushioning, blocking and bracing, carrying handles, lift rings, locks, etc. are common to facilitate handling and
to protect the contents. Often, these shipping containers are reusable.
Specialized shipping containers include: High Cube Containers (Providing an extra 1 ft in height to standard
shipping containers), pallet wides, open tops, side loaders, double door or tunnel-tainers and temperature
controlled containers.
Another specialized container known as Transtainer is a portable fuel and oil freight container.
SITC
STX Pan Ocean Swire is now China Navigation
T.S. Lines
TAL International
Tanto
Tarros
Textainer
The China Navigation Company
Touax
Trans Asia
Triton Container
UES AG
UES International
United Arab Shipping
Vanguard Logistics
W.E.C. Lines
Wan Hai Lines
White Line
Yang Ming
ZIM
ACL
Alianca
Allalouf
ANL
APL
Arkas Line
Bahri
Balaji Shipping
Beacon Intermodal
Blue Sky
Bridgehead
CAI
Canadian National Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
CARU containers
Casablanca port
CCNI
China shipping
CMA CGM
CNC Line
CONCOR
COSCO Container Lines
CRCT
Cronos
Crowley
CSAV
CSAV Norasia
DAL
Delmas
DHL
Dong Fang
Dong Young Shipping
DP World Nhava Sheva
Ecu-Line
Emirates Shipping Line
Evergreen
FESCO
Fine link container
Flexi-Van Leasing
Florens container services
Focus Trucking
Frontier Liner Services
Gold Star Line Grand China Logistics
Grimaldi
Hamburg Süd
Hanjin Shipping
Hapag-Lloyd
Heung-A Shipping
Horizon Lines
Hyundai
IACC
Italia Marittima
K-line
K.S.A line
Kambara Kisen
Korea Marine Transport
Kuehne + Nagel
Libra
Lin Lines
Linea Messina
Maersk Line
Marfret
Matson
Maxicon Container Line
MCC Transport
Measkline Shipping
Mediterranean Shipping
MOL
Namsung
NewPort Tank
NileDutch
Nordana
NYK Line
Ocean World Lines
OOCL