A shipping container is a container with strength suitable to withstand shipment, storage, and handling. Shipping containers range from large reusable steel boxes used for intermodal shipments to the ubiquitous Corrugated boxes. In the context of international shipping trade, "container" or "shipping container" is virtually synonymous with "Intermodel Freight Containers" a container designed to be moved from one mode of transport to another without unloading and reloading. A container is any receptacle or enclosure for holding a product used in storage, packaging and transportation, including Shipping. Things kept inside of a container are protected by being inside of its structure. The term is most frequently applied to devices made from materials that are durable and are often partly or completely rigid. A container can also be considered as a basic tool, consisting of any device creating a partially or fully enclosed space that can be used to contain, store, and transport objects or materials Freight containers are a reusable transport and storage unit for moving products and raw materials between locations or countries. There are about seventeen million intermodal containers in the world, and a large proportion of the world's long-distance freight generated by International Trade is transported in shipping containers. In addition, it is estimated that several million of these containers have now been discarded due to the shipping cost of sending them back to their port of origin. Their invention made a major contribution to the Globalisation of commerce in the second half of the 20th century, dramatically reducing the cost of transporting goods and hence of long-distance trade. Specialized shipping containers include: high cube containers (providing an extra 1 ft (305 mm) in height to standard shipping containers), pallet wides, open tops, side loaders, double door or tunnel-tainers, and temperature controlled containers. Another specialized container, known as Transtainer, is a portable fuel and oil freight container. The hybrid bulk fuel tank is originally intended for the construction, mining, logging and farming sectors. The tank can be used to transport and store bulk fuels as well as dangerous liquids, by road, rail and sea. Corrigated boxes are commonly used as shipping containers (more than 90% of all shipping containers are of this type). They are made of Corrugated Fiber board which is lightweight, recyclable, and strong enough to ship a variety of products.

A shipping container is a container with strength suitable to withstand shipment, storage, and handling. Shipping containers range from large reusable steel boxes used for intermodal shipments to the ubiquitous Corrugated boxes. In the context of international shipping trade, "container" or "shipping container" is virtually synonymous with "Intermodel Freight Containers" a container designed to be moved from one mode of transport to another without unloading and reloading. A container is any receptacle or enclosure for holding a product used in storage, packaging and transportation, including Shipping. Things kept inside of a container are protected by being inside of its structure. The term is most frequently applied to devices made from materials that are durable and are often partly or completely rigid. A container can also be considered as a basic tool, consisting of any device creating a partially or fully enclosed space that can be used to contain, store, and transport objects or materials Freight containers are a reusable transport and storage unit for moving products and raw materials between locations or countries. There are about seventeen million intermodal containers in the world, and a large proportion of the world's long-distance freight generated by International Trade is transported in shipping containers. In addition, it is estimated that several million of these containers have now been discarded due to the shipping cost of sending them back to their port of origin. Their invention made a major contribution to the Globalisation of commerce in the second half of the 20th century, dramatically reducing the cost of transporting goods and hence of long-distance trade. Specialized shipping containers include: high cube containers (providing an extra 1 ft (305 mm) in height to standard shipping containers), pallet wides, open tops, side loaders, double door or tunnel-tainers, and temperature controlled containers. Another specialized container, known as Transtainer, is a portable fuel and oil freight container. The hybrid bulk fuel tank is originally intended for the construction, mining, logging and farming sectors. The tank can be used to transport and store bulk fuels as well as dangerous liquids, by road, rail and sea. Corrigated boxes are commonly used as shipping containers (more than 90% of all shipping containers are of this type). They are made of Corrugated Fiber board which is lightweight, recyclable, and strong enough to ship a variety of products.