Shipping container
device · 1956 · Digital age
A standard steel box (McLean).
What it is made of
- Container corner castings — has part. Standard corner fittings for cranes and securing.
- Corrugated steel walls — has part. Steel panels.
- Container doors with locking bars — has part. End doors.
Principles and materials it uses
- Steel — is made of. A steel body.
Where it is used
- Container ship — is used in. Carries standard containers.
- Truck — is used in. A container moves from ship to truck without being unloaded.
- Cargo aircraft — is used in. Air cargo containers.
- Container crane — is used in. It moves containers.
Things built in a similar way
- Containers (Docker) — works like. Standard packaging for an application — like a shipping container for cargo.
- Pallet — works like. Standardizing units of cargo.