What is the difference between a shipper owned container and a carrier owned container..?? A shipper owned container is a container owned by the shipper of the goods and a … Read more..
Shipping Container, Freight Container, Container, Box, TEU – many of the synonyms and acronyms by which the common shipping container is referred to as, depending on who is talking.. It … Read more..
An illustrative post outlining the anatomy of a shipping container written by Robert John Wheeler.. An interesting read for people who are within the industry and heard of these terms, … Read more..
When Malcom Mclean an American trucking company owner/trucker turned inventor and Mechanical Engineer Keith Tantlinger got together to create the first shipping container in 1956, they definitely had no idea … Read more..
Digitalisation is the buzzword making the rounds currently, especially in the shipping and freight industry.. IT boffins are creating it, VCs are funding it, Entrepreneurs are finding new uses for … Read more..
A container seal is an integral part of a shipping container.. It is compulsory for every shipping container to have at least one seal before a shipping line allows the … Read more..
An interesting and informative video about the process of how containers are made.. A must see video for everyone involved in Shipping and Freight..
When is a container considered as Over Weight..?? A good question from a reader of this blog.. Over loading of containers with disregard to the safety of the people handling … Read more..
Hey all, came across an article (What happens to shipping containers lost at sea?).. Although this article is more concerned about the environment (which is very important), it also begs … Read more..