A large steel box designed to allow goods to be sent from door to door without any handling from the initial packing to final discharge. Containers may be ventilated, insulated, refrigerated, flat rack, vehicle rack, open top, bulk liquid or equipped with interior devices. A container may be 20 feet, 40 feet, 45 feet, 48 feet or 53 feet in length, 8’0” or 8’6” in width, and 8’6” or 9’6” in height.
The most common sizes are 20 ft long by 8 ft wide by 8.5ft high and 40ft long, with other dimensions similar to the 20-footer. A lot of useful information can be found onwww.containerhandbuch.de