Types of containers transported by sea container carriers

Types of containers transported by sea container carriers

ISO containers

  • Standard 20-foot container (20'DC)
  • Standard 40-foot container (40'DC)
  • 20-foot container of type «OPEN TOP» (open top, 20'OT)
  • 40-foot container of type «OPEN TOP» (open top, 40'OT)
  • 20-foot container of type «FLAT RACK» (20'FR)
  • 40-foot container of type «FLAT RACK» (40'FR)
  • 20-foot container type TANK (20'TC)
  • 40-foot container type TANK (40'TC)
  • 20-foot refrigerated container (20'REF)
  • 40-foot refrigerated container (40'REF)
  • 40-foot containers, HIGH CUBE (40'HC)
  • 45-foot containers «HIGH CUBE» (45'HC)
  • The 48-foot container of type «HIGH CUBE» (non-standard container, used extremely rarely)
See also:
Abbreviations Soviet trawlers.
Classification of bulk tankers AFRA scale and commercial scale (Flexible market scale). The history of the classification of bulk tankers.
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