Intermodal containers

standardized large, reusable steel box used for transporting freight

unit of cargo capacity, TEU

thumb|Shipping containers at the [[Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal in New Jersey, US]] thumb|A container-goods train on the West Coast Main Line near Nuneaton, England thumb|Double-stack Union Pacific container train crossing the desert at Shawmut, Arizona thumb|An ocean containership close to Cuxhaven, Germany thumb|A container ship being loaded by a [[portainer crane in Copenhagen Harbor, Denmark.]] Containerization is a system of intermodal freight transport using intermodal containers (also called shipping containers, or ISO containers). Containerization, also referred as container s

type of large dockside gantry crane

buildings constructed using modules, like shipping containers

freight-carrying vehicle

"Demurrage" in vessel chartering is the amount of liquidated damages owed by a charterer to a shipowner when the charterer remained in possession of the vessel for the purpose of loading and unloading (laytime) beyond the time allowed by contract. That is, demurrage describes the charges that the charterer pays to the ship owner for its delayed operations of loading or unloading. Officially, demurrage is a form of liquidated damages for breaching the laytime as it is stated in the governing contract (the charterparty). The demurrage sometimes causes a loss to the seller as it increases cost of

used for intermodal cargo

any heavy-duty container used for shipping

vehicle used for handling intermodal cargo containers

thumb|left|Close-up of twistlock on a rear corner of a German Container chassis|semi-trailer thumb|Close up of top corner casting on an ISO shipping container. The twistlock proper is inserted through the large oval hole in the top of upper, and the bottom of the lower corner castings.

international standard covering the coding, identification and marking of shipping containers

truck that moves semi trailers within a cargo yard

RoadRailers were a trailer or semi-trailer that could be hauled on roads by a tractor unit and then by way of a fifth wheel coupling, operate in a unit train on railway lines. The RoadRailer system allowed trailers to be pulled by locomotives without the use of flatcars, instead attaching trailers directly to bogies.

thumb|250px|A sidelifter lifting a container on site A sidelifter is a specialised vehicle or semi-trailer used to hoist and transport ISO standard intermodal containers over longer distances.

Shipping container with two end walls