Shipping containers have travelled a long way. Invented back in 1956 by an American entrepreneur, containers were modified as per the requirement by the passing year. They are large sturdy boxes designed to carry heavy loads with immense safety and protection. They come in different dimensions like 20ft, 40ft, 40ft high cube, 45ft high cube, etc.
Intermodal containers are one of the most used container types used in the shipping industry for the shipment of goods from one place to another. Their specialty is that they can commutable over every means of transportation- sea, rail, road. Invented back in 1956, shipping containers serve the most fundamental function in the world trade. They contribute to 90% of the total international trade.
In shipping lines, intermodal containers are of so much use as they can commute over all modes of transportation without any restriction. They are designed to meet all the standards to meet the safety purpose while shipping over land, sea, and rail.
