Conteiner shipping

A shipment of full container is a type of sea freight . A shipping

container full does not mean you have to have enough charge
to fill an entire container but can fill a container partially . The
cost of occupying half the capacity of a full container is the
same as if the entire container contratase . The advantage is
that your cargo will not share a container with other
shipments. Normally a partially filled container is less
expensive to ship because there will be costs of coding and
cargo handling , which are measures taken to prevent
damage or loss, as may occur in groupage shipments .

Quote full container shipments

iContainers is authorized by the competent Transport
Administration and an aggregator or consolidator rates
transient maritime and air transport . That is, providing you
with shipping a full container instantly, with or without
collection , and with or without insurance

-Packing and loading of your

container
The ability and capacity of the exporting packing or pack
and load a container efficiently can reduce the shipping
cost . There are specialized companies that can handle
packing and palletizing building wooden boxes if
necessary . iContainers can manage the collection in
the company doing the packaging. If you decide to pack
your own container , it is known as " live load " . The
container will arrive at your residence transported in a
truck and given two hours to introduce your load in it. If
you need more than two hours , please inform your
advance. The additional time will be priced and charged
per hour.

- Characteristics of containers
The containers are usually made of Corten steel primarily , but
there are also some other aluminum and plywood reinforced
with fiberglass. In most cases, the floor is wood, although
there are some bamboo . Inwardly they have a special antimoisture coating to prevent moisture during the trip. Another
defining characteristic of containers is the presence in each of
its corners, lodgings for twistlocks , which allow them to be
hooked by special cranes and their lashing both ships and
trucks.
types of containers:
There are different types of containers:
Dry Van : are standard containers . Sealed and without
refrigeration or ventilation.

 High Cube: standard containers mainly 40 feet. Its main

feature is its on height.

Reefer : Refrigerated containers of the same measures as

the above, but they have a system for keeping cold or heat
and thermostat. Must be connected to the ship and the
terminal , even in the truck if possible or an external
generator, operating under AC . Some of the brands that are
dedicated to produce them: Carrier , Mitsubishi, Termoking .

 Open Top: of the same measures as above, but open at the

top . You can excel the merchandise but , in that case,
supplements are paid according to how much load has
stopped charging for the excess .

Flat Rack: they also lack sidewalls and even , according to

cases, front and rear walls . They are used for atypical loads
and pay supplements in the same way that the open top .

 Open Side: its greatest feature is that it is open on one side ,

measuring 20 'or 40' . It is used for loads larger in length can
not be loaded by the container door .

Tank or Cistern Container : for transport of bulk liquids . It is

a cistern contained within a series of steel beams delimiting a
parallelepiped whose dimensions are equivalent to those of a
"Dry van " . Thus, the tank enjoys the advantages inherent in
a container: can be stacked and travel in any of the typical
means of transport of intermodal transport.

 Flexi -Tank : for transport of bulk liquids . Provide an

alternative to the tanker container. A flexi -tank is a standard
container .