Is shipping container transport worth it?
Container transport is hailed as one of the greatest innovations in the transportation industry. Ever since the American entrepreneur Malcolm Maclean came up with the first container made of corrugated steel in 1955, the container has evolved from the humble corrugated steel box to the present-day super-efficient intermodal container. Today over 80% of shipments around the world take place utilising container transport, this in itself is an indication of its popularity. Cargo shipping containers come in standard sizes of 20’, 40’, and 45’ and therefore can be handled by standard container handling equipment such as gantry cranes and reach stackers Advantages of shipping container transport . Containers can transport a very large variety of goods ranging from food products to machinery to hazardous cargoes. Out-of-Gauge cargo (OOG) can be easily transported on flatbeds or platform containers. Cargoes that are of abnormal sizes and shapes that do not fit into the normal con...