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Last updated: 31.03.2021
Container *(Synonym: Freight Container) means an item of equipment for transport purposes with the following characteristics:
- A permanent character and accordingly strong enough to be suitable for repeated use
- Specially designed to facilitate the carriage of goods, by one or more modes and means of transport.
- Fitted with devices permitting its ready handling, particularly from one mode of transport to another.
- So, designed as to be easy to fill and to empty.
(Source: ISO standard 668 freight containers 1995E)
Previous definition(s)
Container (synonym: Freight Container) means an article of transport equipment of
- a) a permanent character and accordingly strong enough to be suitable for repeated use
- b) specially designed to facilitate the carriage of goods, by one or more modes of transport, without intermediate reloading
- c) fitted with devices permitting its ready handling, particularly from one mode of transport to another
- d) so, designed as to be easy to fill and empty
- e) having an internal volume of 1 m3 or more
- f) The term container includes neither vehicles nor conventional packing