cargo container
Freight storage unit
A cargo container is a large standardized metal box designed for transporting goods by ship, rail, or truck.
The standard dimensions—typically twenty or forty feet long—allow containers to stack on vessels and transfer between transport modes without unpacking contents.
The port handles thousands of cargo containers daily.
Often shortened to container.
Goods being transported
- maritimeOf the sea
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- portDocking place for ships
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
terminal · crane · TEU · berth · stevedore · lashing · gantry · quay
Product delivery infrastructure
- intermodalUsing multiple transport types
- transportMoving things between places
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- truckingRoad-based freight shipping
rail · depot · tracking · dispatch · hub · routing · delivery · multimodal
Obtain from overseas
- exportForeign-bound sale
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- tariffTax on traded goods
- commerceExchange of goods, services
commodity · trade route · free trade zone · bonded · duty · clearance · quota · embargo
Bulk goods storage building
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
- stowageSecuring goods aboard
- yardLinear measure or grounds
stacking · depot · goods · laden · empty · stuffing · dwell time · consolidation
Manufactured in advance
- stackableCan be piled up
- standardizedMade uniform across cases
- repurposedConverted to new use
- convertedAltered in form or purpose
pop-up · portable · tiny house · off-grid · upcycled
freight
Goods being transported
dock · terminal · crane · TEU · berth · stevedore · lashing · gantry · quay · consignment
supply chain
Product delivery infrastructure
- intermodalUsing multiple transport types
- transportMoving things between places
- distributionAllocation across recipients
trucking · rail · depot · tracking · dispatch · hub · routing · delivery · multimodal · haulage
import
Obtain from overseas
commerce · commodity · trade route · free trade zone · bonded · duty · clearance · quota · embargo · trade agreement
warehouse
Bulk goods storage building
yard · stacking · depot · goods · laden · empty · stuffing · dwell time · consolidation · break bulk
prefabricated
Manufactured in advance
- stackableCan be piled up
- standardizedMade uniform across cases
- repurposedConverted to new use
converted · pop-up · portable · tiny house · off-grid · upcycled
- freight transportfreight train, freight car, semi truck, freight barge, tanker
- containersbag, bags, box, boxes, bottle
- Air Cargoair freight, freighter, air transport, airlift, payload
- marine containersfish tank, aquarium, lobster trap, crab pot, bait bucket
- shipping containersdry van, TEU, open top, reefer, double door
- Checked Luggagesuitcase, checked bag, luggage, duffel bag, garment bag
cargo containerwarehouse
Bulk goods storage building
storage facility · depot · silo · storehouse · granary
cargo containerpassenger cabin
Enclosed traveler seating area
passenger car · sleeper car · cattle car · coach · lifeboat
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