What is a Container Ship?

This a ship in which all the cargo is loaded or stuffed inside a container and sealed from outside. The beauty of this ship is that huge amounts of cargo can be loaded in these containers.
There are 3 different types of containers. They are
01.20' Container.
02.40' Container.
03.45' Container.

In between, there are reefer containers also which is a refrigerated container.This is a special type of a container in which the good/cargo, mostly meat and diary products is preserved under a given temperature.

A container ship loads cargo and it is always measured in TEUs.

TEU = Twenty Equivalent Units.

Further,a container ship can load cargoes ranging from 300,000 TEU to 1500,000 TEU.It can always increase the capacity.

Further, these containers are surveyed,passed and given an accreditation by ISO.

This is a big boost to international trade as these ships are carrying massive amounts of cargo/es from one port to another port.The traveling to and fro of container ships carrying cargo/oes from one port to another port is also known as containerization.

Nowadays, containerization has left behind breakbulk ships which were used in the past.This is a rapid form of transport and it is highly respected by the international community.

A.P.Moller Maersk Group is the biggest ISO container company in the world.
It has a market share of around 20% and around 600 ships in their fleet comprising container ships.