Shipping Container

Shipping containers serve as the backbone of intermodal transport systems, enabling goods to traverse vast distances via trucks, trains, and ships. Also known as ISO containers, conex boxes, or railroad containers, these ubiquitous units adhere to the rigorous standards. Shipping Containers are used to protect transported cargo from shock and bad weather conditions, as well as keep storage products intact. They were first used in the 1950s and were initially developed for the purpose of commercial shipping container transport. Depending on the type of product that is going to be sent, the Shipping Container can vary in dimension, structure, material, etc. Characteristics of these shipping containers were later standardized, something that expedited transport without the need to load and unload the merchandise along the way.