This mode of transportation is to collect the goods into whole pieces and load them into special containers that meet international standards. The containers are used as transportation and transfer units, and the goods are transported by vehicles, ships, airplanes and other means of transportation. It is a modern transportation organization method that was invented in the 1950s to meet the transportation requirements of large transportation volume, short transportation cycle, and good safety.
Container transportation has four major advantages, so it is very popular among people.
1. High efficiency. Traditional transportation goods are packaged in different sizes, weights, and specifications. Loading, unloading, and transportation are arduous, and the transportation cycle is long. The shape and weight of the containers are uniform, and the efficiency of loading, unloading, and transportation is greatly improved.
2. Facilitate the realization of mechanized and automated organizational management. Since the size and loading weight of containers have been standardized internationally, it is easy to implement mechanization and automatic operations in terms of loading and unloading, handling, transfer, and storage.
3. Transportation safety. Traditional transportation goods are packaged differently and have a high cargo damage rate. Because container transportation is easy to handle, the cargo damage rate is lower than traditional transportation methods.
4. Facilitate international transport. Since containers adopt international standards, container transportation has become more and more important as economic exchanges between countries around the world increase.