Vận tải bảo hiểm - TRANSPORT AND INSURANCE IN FOREIGN TRADE

A container is a basic tool consisting of any device creating a partially or fully enclosed space that can be used to contain, store, and transport objects or materials. In commerce, it includes any receptacle or enclosure for holding a product used in packaging and shipping. Things kept inside of a container are protected by being inside of its structure. The term is most frequently applied to devices made from materials that are durable and at least partly rigid.

MINISTRY OF FINANCE UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND MARKETING

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

TRANSPORT AND INSURANCE

IN FOREIGN TRADE Lecturer: Mrs Nguyen Thi Cam Loan

Class: CLC_14DTM3 TOPIC: CONTAINER

Group:

1 Dang Van Anh

2 Trang Thuy Van Anh

In order for containers to be safely and properly circulated, manufacturing must comply withinternational conventions on containers.

This is a list of international conventions related to container transport:

1 Customs Convention on Containers

2 International Convention for Safe Containers – CSC

3 Customs Convention TIR

4 Convention on Temporary Admission

III- STRUCTURE OF CONTAINER

Containers have many types, each of which has one or several different structural featuresthough still compliant to ensure consistency and convenience for use in multimodal transport

Basically, the General Purpose Container is a rectangular 6-sided box mounted on a steel frame.

It can be divided into the following main components:

1) Frame: made of rectangular steel, and is the main bearing component of the container.

2) Bottom and floor

Bottom of the container consists of bottom cross members connecting the two bars of the bottombar These additional beams support the frame structure, and the direct bearing of the containerfloor down These components are also made of steel, to ensure bearing strength

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Floors are usually paved with stick or

plywood wood, treated with chemicals, glued with

adhesive or screws

For the convenience of loading and unloading, the bottom of the container can bedesigned with a forklift pocket for forklifts, or a gooseneck tunnel for gooseneck loadingvehicles

3) Roof panel

It is flat or curved metal plate that covers the top of the container Roofing materials can besteel, aluminum, or plywood with glass fiber-reinforced plastic coating

4) Side wall

Similar to a roof, a vertical wall is a metal plate (steel, aluminum, or laminated glass fiberreinforced plastic), often corrugated to increase the strength of the wall

5) Front end wall

The front is similar to the vertical wall The front of the container is a doorless face, facing theback of the door

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6) Rear end wall and door

The back consists of 2 flat or wavy door leaves The door is attached to the container framethrough the hinge mechanism Along the door edge there is a door gasket to prevent water fromentering the container Typically, each door has two door locking bars on which two doorhandles are attached to the lead clamp

7) Corner Fittings

The corner casting is made from steel, welded to the upper and lower corners of the container,which is the twistlock of the lifting equipment (crane, forklift truck) or lashing hooks duringlifting, stacking, or tethering of containers The size and shape of the mounting angle arespecified in ISO 1161 The position of the mounting angles on the container is given in ISO 668:1995

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IV- CLASSIFICATION AND FEATURES OF CONTAINER

 Base on SIZE of container

Containers are commonly divided into three types:

In addition, the various types of standard container also differ in dimensions and weight,resulting in a wide range of standard containers

Standard containers are mainly used as 20' and 40' containers Containers with smallerdimensions are very seldom used Indeed, the trend is towards even longer dimensions, e.g 45'

CONTAINER 20’

Inside length 19'4" 5.89 mInside width 7'8" 2.33 mInside height 7'10" 2.38 mDoor width 7'8" 2.33 mDoor height 7'6" 2.28 mCapacity 1,172 ft³ 33.18 m³Tare weight 4,916 lb 2,229 kg

Gross weight 52,915 lb 23,956 kg

CONTAINER 40’ AND HIGH CUBE 40’

High-cube containers are similar in structure to standard containers, but taller In contrast tostandard containers, which have a maximum height of 2591 mm (8'6"), high-cube containers are

2896 mm, or 9'6", tall High-cube containers are for the most part 40' long, but are sometimesmade as 45' containers

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According to ISO 668: 1995 (E), standard container size and weight 20 ' , 40 ' DC and 40 ' HC

as shown in the table below:

Size Container 20' (20'DC) Container 40' (40'DC) high cube (40'HC) Container 40'

 Base on KIND OF GOODS

Container units form the most integral part of the entire shipping industry, trade, and transport.These shipping containers are the structures that store various kinds of products that need to beshipped from one part of the world to another Moving containers protect contents on the longjourneys they make and ensure they make it back to you in one piece

As such, depending on the type of products to be shipped or the special services needed fromthem, container units may vary in dimension, structure, materials, construction etc various types

of shipping containers are being used today to meet requirements of all kinds of cargo shipping.Some of the most common types of shipping containers in use today are mentioned below:

1 Dry storage container

The most commonly used shipping containers; they come in various dimensions standardized byISO They are used for shipping of dry materials and come in size of 20ft, 40 ft and 10ft

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2 Flat rack container

With collapsible sides, these are like simple storage shipping containers where the sides can befolded so as to make a flat rack for shipping of wide variety of goods

3 Open top container

With a convertible top that can be completely removed to make an open top so that materials ofany height can be shipped easily

4 Tunnel container

Container storage units provided with doors on both ends of the container, they are extremelyhelpful in quick loading and unloading of materials

5 Open side storage container

These storage units are provided with doors that can change into completely open sidesproviding a much wider room for loading of materials

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6 Double doors container

They are kind of storage units that are provided with double doors, making a wider room forloading and unloading of materials Construction materials include steel, iron etc in standardizedsizes of 20ft and 40ft

7 Refrigerated ISO containers

These are temperature regulated shipping containers that always have a carefully controlled lowtemperature They are exclusively used for shipment of perishable substances like fruits andvegetables over long distances

8 Insulated or thermal containers

These are the shipping storage containers that come with a regulated temperature controlallowing them to maintain a higher temperature

The choice of material is so done to allow them long life without being damaged by constantexposure to high temperature They are most suitable for long distance transportation ofproducts

9 Tanks

Container storage units used mostly for transportation of liquid materials, they are used by ahuge proportion of entire shipping industry They are mostly made of strong steel or other anticorrosive materials providing them with long life and protection to the materials

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10 Cargo storage roll container

A foldable container, this is one of the specialized container units made for purpose oftransporting sets or stacks of materials They are made of thick and strong wire mesh along withrollers that allows their easy movement Availability in a range of colored wire meshes makethese shipping container units a little more cheerful

11 Half height containers

Another kind of shipping containers includes half height containers Made mostly of steel, thesecontainers are half the height of full sized containers Used especially for good like coal, stonesetc which need easy loading and unloading.

12 Car carriers

Car carriers are container storage units made especially for shipment of cars over long distances.They come with collapsible sides that help a car fit snugly inside the containers without the risk

of being damaged or moving from the spot

13 Intermediate bulk shift containers

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These are specialized storage shipping containers made solely for the purpose of intermediateshipping of goods They are designed to handle large amounts of materials and made for purpose

of shipping materials to a destination where they can be further packed and sent off to final spot

14 Drums

As the name suggests, circular shipping containers, made from a choice of materials like steel,light weight metals, fiber, hard plastic etc they are most suitable for bulk transport of liquidmaterials They are smaller in size but due to their shape, may need extra space

15 Special purpose containers

Not the ordinary containers, these are the container units, custom made for specialized purposes.Mostly, they are used for high profile services like shipment of weapons and arson As such,their construction and material composition depends on the special purpose they need to cater to.But in most cases, security remains the top priority.

16 Swap bodies

They are a special kind of containers used mostly in Europe Not made according to the ISOstandards, they are not standardized shipping container units but extremely useful all the same.They are provided with a strong bottom and a convertible top making them suitable for shipping

of many types of products

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SPECIAL CONTAINERS

1 Bulkhead Container

 Customized containers to suit your needs

 Removable ladders available

 Optional roof, access hatches available

 All BSL containers are manufactured with Corten steel frame, sides, doors, andunderstructure All units come with a CSC safe plate and are fitted with ventilation &lashing rings Locking gear height is set per client request

 They are suitable for carrying a wide variety of cargo and are stackable

2 20′ Platform Container

 Designed without sides, ends, or roof for carrying cargo more easily

 Its open construction allows for transportation of over-weighted and over-sized cargo

 Cargo can extend out beyond the top or the sides of the container

3 10′ + 8′ Dangerous Goods Storage Container Set

 Consists of a 5′-10′ mini container with Hazmat flooring

 Suitable for safely storing dangerous goods, liquids, and chemicals

 5′-9′ mini unit can be loaded into a 10′ container to minimize the shipping cost

 Containers available to be purchased individually

4 20′ Office Container

 Customized modifications for multiple uses based upon daily operations

 Side door and windows per client request

 Steel roll-up doors for easy access

 Double doors

 Removable ladders

 They are suitable for carrying a wide variety of cargo and are stackable

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5 40′ High Cube Double Doors Office Container

 Customized modifications for multiple uses based upon daily operations

 Side door and windows per client request

 Steel roll-up doors for easy access

 Double doors

 Removable ladders

6 20′ Container With 4 Man Doors

 Designed for multipurpose onsite storage and transportation of cargo

 Easily sorted and accessed without having to unload the cargo from the entire container

 Increase the usability of container in much convenience way with man doors

 Available with 2, 4, or 8 man doors

 They are suitable for carrying a wide variety of cargo and are stackable

7 20′ Duo Con Container (10ft + 10ft)

 Consists of two units of 10′ ISO container

 Easy to ship out as a standard 20′ ISO container

 Supplied front walls require welding back as two 10′ ISO Container

 Optional double doors available for easy access

 All BSL containers are manufactured with Corten steel frame, sides, doors, andunderstructure All units come with a CSC safe plate and are fitted with ventilation &lashing rings Locking gear height is set per client request

 They are suitable for carrying a wide variety of cargo and are stackable

8 20′ Tricon Container

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 Comprised of three 6.5′ container units to make a 20′ ISO container

 Easy to ship out as a standard 20′ ISO Container

 Double door design allows for easy access to cargo at both ends

 They are suitable for carrying a wide variety of cargo and are stackable

9 20′ High Cube DuoCon Container (10ft + 10ft)

 The High Cube Containers are 9′ 6″ high, 1 foot taller than our standard containers

 Consists of two units of 10′ ISO container

 Easy to ship out as a standard 20′ ISO container

 Supplied front walls require welding back as two 10′ ISO Container

 Optional double doors available for easy access

 All BSL containers are manufactured with Corten steel frame, sides, doors, andunderstructure All units come with a CSC safe plate and are fitted with ventilation &lashing rings Locking gear height is set per client request

 They are suitable for carrying a wide variety of cargo and are stackable

10 40′ Duo Con Container

 Consists of two units of 20′ ISO Container or other size storage containers

 Easy to ship out as a standard 40′ ISO Container

 Supplied front walls require welding back as two different sizes of container

 They are suitable for carrying a wide variety of cargo and are stackable

11 40′ Quadtainer

 Comprised of four 10′ ISO container units to make a 40′ container

 Easy to ship out as a standard 40′ ISO Container

 Conveniently separates into 10′ units at the destination

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 Optional double doors available for easy access.

V- TYPES OF CONTAINER’S CODE:

1 Identification System

It is the main marking on the door It is an alpha numeric sequence made up of 4 Alphabets and

7 Numbers The container number identification system has been created by the InternationalStandards Organisation under their code IS06346:1995(E)

As per this code, the container identification system consists of

- Owner code – (in above example CBC) Consisting of three capital letters that identifies theowner of the container There is an international agency (Bureau International desContainers et du Transport Intermodal) that issues owner codes on behalf of ISO so that nosingle code is assigned to more than one owner In the above case the container belongs tothe CONTAINER BROKERAGE COMPANY The great majority of shipping andcontainer leasing companies advertise their logo on the container, which are often paintedwith distinct colors, so the owner is commonly easy to identify

The owner code is UNIQUE to the owner of the container and the registration of this coderests with Bureau International des Containers et du Transport Intermodal (BIC) This is toavoid any duplication of code by any shipping line or container operator

If you don’t know who a particular container belongs to, you can always do a BIC CodeSearch to identify the owner of the container

But BEWARE, the owner of the container need not necessarily be operating the container

as they could have leased the container to another operator or shipping line

- Product group code – 1 letter (in above example, U denoting a freight container Theequipment category identifier consists of one of the following capital letters of the Latinalphabet:

+ U for all freight containers

+ J for detachable freight container-related equipment

+ Z for trailers and chassis

+ Under the ISO code, then, only U, J, and Z are in use The reefer container isidentified by means of the size type code

- Check Digit - This single digit is used to cross-verify if the identification sequence is

accurate By convention it is boxed to make sure it is separated and is standing out from theregistration number Since terminal gates handle a large amount of containers, there isalways a risk that the identification sequence was not correctly inputted The standard

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