Containers
One of the criteria for loading vessels in the sense of an intermodal transportation unit is a storage capacity of more than 3 cubic meters and a length of at least 6 meters (20 foot). Intermodal transportation units, which exceed 12.192 m (40 foot) in length or 2.438 m (8 foot) in height or width, can only be used to carry freight on the railroad with advanced approval of the corresponding railroad. (approval for exceeding loading gauge).
Handling technology
Intermodal transport units (ITU) are handled vertically using a crane or mobile equipment.
Crane
The ITUs are directly transferred between ship, road vehicle or storage space and rail container using a gantry crane. Technically standardized corner fittings and edges make it easy to handle the container using the lifting gear of the crane.
Mobile equipment
Appropriate forklift vehicles (side and front forklifts) move the ITUs between the road and rail vehicle. Certain special vehicles used for delivery and collection between customers and terminal have suitable crane equipment, with which the handling process can also be carried out.
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ISO Box Container Large container in closed design, generally with one or two front doors. |
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EURO Box Container
Large container in closed design, with 1 front door and 2 side doors. |
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EURO Folding Side Wall Container The doors can be opened using double
hinges to 180° thus clearing the entire side wall. As a result, the loading and
unloading of goods is extra efficiently carried out. |
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Open Top Container Designs with removable roof or without a roof to
enable loading from above. |
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Flat Container The 20? flat container is particularly suitable for transporting heavy goods, which can be handled by cranes. The front walls are apportionable. To secure the goods, lashing eyes are fitted to the side and cross bearers. |
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Cool Container Box container with special isolating walls and built-in
machine cooling device. |
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Insulating Container Box container with special isolating walls (foam,
dry ice) for transporting goods that are sensitive to cold and warm. |
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Silo Container This design is tailored to a multitude of pourable goods,
like the tank container. |
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Tank Container A cylindrical tank is surrounded by a steel construction,
which provides it with protection and makes it stack. Openings for filling and
emptying are fitted to meet various requirements. |
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Half Tainer Design similar to the flat container for heavy goods and
goods, which can be handled by cranes, but with 4-foot high side walls. |
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Bulk Container Special design to carry bulk solids. For this purpose, there are feed openings on the roof and on the front doors, there are controllable hatches to unload the goods. |