What are the classifications of special containers?

2022-09-16 02:59:08

Special Containers are also called special cargo Containers. The classification of special boxes mainly includes the following:

1. Reefer Container This is a container specially designed for the transportation of frozen or low-temperature goods that require a certain temperature to be maintained. It is divided into built-in mechanical refrigerated containers with freezers and external mechanical refrigerated containers without freezers. Suitable for loading meat, fruit and other goods. The cost of reefer containers is high, and the operating costs are high. During use, attention should be paid to the technical status of the refrigeration device and the temperature required for the goods in the box.

2. Dresshanger Container is also called clothes hanger. The characteristics of this kind of container are: there are many crossbars on the upper side beam of the box, and several belt buckles, nylon belt buckles or ropes hang down from each crossbar, and the hooks on the clothes hangers are directly hung on the belt buckles or ropes superior. The logo of the clothes hanging box is HT. According to the internal structure, it can be divided into horizontal bar, parallel bar and rope hanging clothes box. According to the size of the box, it can be divided into 20HT and 40HT.

3. open top container (Open Top Container), also known as an open-top container, is a container without a rigid top, but a canopy made of canvas, plastic cloth or plastic-coated cloth supported by a foldable top beam , other components are similar to the cargo container. The open-top special container is suitable for loading tall and large cargo and heavy cargo that needs to be hoisted. Its logo is OT, generally 20OT, 40OT.

4. Flatrack Container (Flatrack Container) has a sturdy iron pole erected at the bottom of the ordinary container plus the four corners, which is convenient for bundling the goods. The frame box special box is generally suitable for the shipment of large (ultra-long and super-wide) irregular large-sized goods. The mark is FR, which is generally divided into 20FR and 40FR.

5. Plat-form Container This kind of special container is more simplified than the frame type special container and only retains the bottom plate. Mainly used for loading and unloading long and heavy goods. Such as heavy machinery and equipment, steel, etc. The length and width of the special container platform are the same as the bottom size of the international standard container, and the same fasteners and lifting devices can be used as other containers. The adoption of this special container has broken the concept that the container must have a certain volume in the past. Its logo is PC or PF, generally divided into 20PC (PF) and 40PC (PF).

6. Tank Container (Tank Container), as the name implies, is specially designed for the shipment of liquid cargo such as alcohol, gasoline, and chemicals. It consists of a tank body and a frame. The tank body is used to load liquid, and the frame is used to support and fix the tank body. The outer wall of the special tank body is made of thermal insulation material to insulate the tank body, and the inner wall is generally ground and polished to avoid liquid remaining on the wall surface. In order to reduce the viscosity of the liquid, the lower part of the tank is also equipped with a heater, and the internal temperature of the special tank can be observed by a thermometer installed on the upper part of the tank. For the convenience of loading and unloading, the top of the tank is provided with a loading port, and the bottom of the tank is provided with a discharge valve. When the special container is loaded, the liquid enters from the loading port on the top of the tank, and flows out from the discharge hole when unloading, and can also be sucked out from the top loading port with a straw.