Container
A large standard size metal box into which cargo is packed for shipment aboard specially configured oceangoing containerships and designed to be moved with common handling equipment enabling high-speed intermodal transfers in economically large units between ships, railcars, truck chassis, and barges using a minimum of labor. The container, therefore, serves as the transfer unit rather than the cargo contained therein.
(MARAD1)
A component other than piping that contains a hazardous fluid.
(49CFR193)
A receptacle designed to transport cargo of many types in continuous transportation.
A uniform, sealed, reusable metal "box" in which merchandise is shipped by
vessel, truck, or rail. Standard lengths include 10, 20, 30, and 40 feet
(40 foot lengths are generally able to hold about 40,000 pounds).
Containers of 45 and 48 feet are also used, as well as containers for
shipment by air
A van, flatrack, open top trailer or other similar trailer body on or into which cargo is loaded and transported without chassis aboard ocean vessels.; a large rectangular or square container/box of a strong structure that can withstand continuous rough handling from ship to shore and back. It opens from one side to allow cargo to be stacked and stowed into it.