Tipos de contêineres

Container History

Container definition

• International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC) • International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

Container equivalent units
TEU
Twenty - foot - equivalent unit
Is a measure of containerized cargo equal to one standard 20 ft (length) × 8 ft (width) × 8.5 ft (height) container.

FEU
Forty - foot - equivalent unit
Two TEU are referred to as one FEU FEU. Container capacity of ships, terminals, etc… is measured in TEUS

Container design

Basic container frame

Corner post bottom side rails

Bottom cross members

Container floor

Side walls

End walls

Roof panel

Basic container components
Front Top Rail Corner Casting Left Top Side Rail Side Post If Fitted Rain Gutter Locking Bar Keeper Front Corner Post Right Side

Roof

Left Side Hinges Door Gasket Locking Bar Bottom Enlock

Side Rail Gooseneck Tunnel Fork lift pockets Cross Members Locking Bar Retainer Rear Bottom Rail Locking Bar Handle

Components of a container
1- Corner casting 2- Forklift pocket 3- Bottom cross member 4- Floor 5- Bottom side rail 6- Corner post 7- Top side rail 8- Front top end rail 9- Front end wall 10- Roof bows 11- Roof panel 12- Door header 13- Hinge 14- Door locking bar 15- Cam 16- Cam keeper 17- Door gasket 18- Door

Container Lifting Points

ASA

Forklift Pocket

ISO

Container design materials

Container frame materials

Corner post bottom side rails

Bottom cross members

Container floor

The frame of the container
Corner post Bottom side rails Bottom cross members Elements serving as reinforcements Rails in the area of the gooseneck tunnel

Are made of steel profiles

Container side walls, doors and roofs

Side walls

End walls

Roof panel

Corrugated Steel sheet, external

Corrugated Aluminum sheet, external

Glass fiber-reinforced fiberplastic coating, internal

Corrugated stainless steel sheet, internal

Container floor

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