| Types of containers | |
| Container | Open top container |
| Dry cargo container | HC (high cube) container |
| Reefer container | GP (general cargo) container |
| Folded container | Type & size: 20′, 20’HC, 40′, 40’HC, 45′, 48′ & 53′, etc. |
| Container-related organizations and markings | |
| The International Organization for Standardization (I.S.O.) | |
| The International Convention for Safe Containers | |
| Container Safety Convention (C.S.C.) | |
| The Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods | |
| Transport International Routier (T.I.R.) | |
| The International Union of Railway | |
| Union International Chemin (U.I.C.) Such as: ic/33，33 Represent China | |
| Treatment Certificate of Timber in accordance with the requirement of Australia Department of Health. | |
| Australian Requirements for Treatment of Container Timber (T.C.T.) | |
| Terms related to the physical properties of containers | |
| Dimension | |
| External length | Door opening width |
| External width | Door opening height |
| External height | Tolerance |
| Internal length | Diagonal length |
| Internal width | |
| Internal height | |
| Rating | |
| Max gross weight | Stacking test load |
| Tare weight | Floor strength |
| Max payload | KG |
| Capacity | |
| Inside cubic capacity | |
| Pound (LB) | |
| The main structure of a container (five major parts) | |
| 1.Front end | |
| Front header | Lashing rod |
| Front header cap | Corner casting |
| Front header web | Closing plate |
| Front roof corner gusset | Bottom support angle |
| Front sill | Corner floor support |
| Front sill web | Bottom cover plate |
| Front panel | Front channel section |
| Front corner post | Front channel section cover plate |
| 2.Rear end | |
| Door header lower | Locking device |
| Door header cap | Bearing bracket (large & small) |
| Door header web | Short split bush |
| Rear roof corner gusset | Shim |
| Door sill | Gear cam |
| Door sill web | Gear cam keeper |
| Rear channel section | Anti-rack ring |
| Rear channel section cover plate | Lock handle |
| Rear post inner | Handle hub |
| Rear post outer | Catch |
| Lashing rod | |
| Corner casting | Hinge |
| Door panel | Hinge pin |
| Horizontal door frame | Hinge butt |
| Vertical door frame | Plain washer |
| Door frame cover plate | Door gasket |
| Door keeper | Gasket retainer |
| Door holder / Nylon | |
| 3.Base | |
| Bottom side rail | Lashing ring |
| Gusset plate | Door hook |
| Crossmember | |
| Fork pocket | Gooseneck tunnel |
| Fork pocket web | Tunnel bolster |
| Fork pocket plate | Tunnel side rail |
| Fork pocket bottom plate | Tunnel bow |
| Fork pocket support angle | Tunnel plate |
| Fork pocket side rail | Outrigger |
| Floor center rail | |
| Floor support angle | |
| Floor | |
| 4.Roof | |
| Roof panel | |
| Top side rail | |
| 5.Side | |
| Side wall outer | Ventilator |
| Side wall outer (hole) | |
| Side wall inner (large) | |
| Side wall inner (small) | |
| Container spare parts | |
| 1.Marking | |
| Consolidated plate | Size and type code |
| Owner’s logo | Weight decal |
| Owner’s serial number | Height decal |
| Manufacturer’s logo | U.I.C decal |
| Manufacturer’s serial number | Corten steel mark |
| Classification decal | Paint specification decal |
| 2.Paint | |
| Primer | Epoxy primer |
| Middle primer | Epoxy zinc rich primer |
| Top coat | Chlorinated rubber paint |
| Bitumen wax / Underseal | Thinner |
| Varnish | Hardener |
| 3.Others | |
| Standard parts | Blind rivet |
| Bolt | Blind rivet |
| Nut | Self-taping screw |
| Spring washer | Sealant |
| POP rivet | Metal cement |
| Huck bolt | |
| Names of related equipment and tools | |
| Shot-blasting machine | Hydraulic jack |
| Parts shotting machine | Drill bit |
| Rolling machine | Air drill machine |
| Punching machine | Over head crane |
| Pressing machine | Compressor |
| Clipping machine | Air cylinder |
| Flatting machine | Hammer |
| Auto-welding machine | Chisel |
| Manual-welding machine | Air spanner |
| Shotting room | Gas mask |
| Painting room | Glove |
| Flash-off room | Container crane |
| Drying room / Oven | Lift truck |
| Painting pump / gun | Stack truck |
| Grinding machine | |
| Electric drill | |
| Flame torch | |
| Main quality inspection terms | |
| Material | Poor shape |
| Steel | Grinding |
| Pit | Spatter |
| Rusty | Crater |
| Hot dipping zinc galvanized material | Overlap |
| Undercut | |
| Blasting | Burnt-through |
| Abrasive grit | Miswelds |
| Wire | Blow hole |
| Cleanliness | |
| Density | Paint |
| Roughness | Holiday |
| Swedish Standard SA 2.5 | Sagging |
| Profile / Film thickness | Contamination |
| Tape test | Flash off |
| Touch up | |
| Welding | Dry Film Thickness |
| Welding seam | Wet Film Thickness |
| Full welding | Pin hole |
| Step welding / | Orange peel |
| Stitch welding | |
| Tacks welding | |
| Auto butt welding | Alignment |
| Penetration | Crack |
| Twist | Bent |
| Uneven | Gap |
| Wave | Repair |
May 19, 2025
