The container described herein is designed for the carriage of  general cargo by road, rail and sea (above or below deck), and is suitable for the environmental conditions imposed by these modes of transport.

All materials used in the construction will be to withstand extremes of temperature range from -30℃ to +70℃ without effect on the strength of the basic structure and watertightness.

Standards and Regulations

The container will satisfy the following requirements and regulations, unless otherwise mentioned in this specification.

• 3.1   ISO Container Standards (1CC type)
• ISO 668  – Series 1 freight containers – Classification external dimensions and ratings
• ISO 830  – Terminology in relation to freight container
• ISO 1161 – Series 1 freight containers – Corner fittings Specification                    
• ISO 1496-1 – Series 1 freight containers – Specification and testing.

Part 1: General cargo containers for general purposes

• ISO 6346 – Freight containers – coding, identification and marking

STANAG 2413-   A frame standards

All the containers will be certified and complied with “The Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under the cover of T.I.R. Carnets” or “The Customs Convention on Containers”

All the containers will be certified and complied with the requirements of the “International Convention for the Safe Containers”

All exposed wooden components used for container will be treated to comply with the requirements of “Cargo Containers-Quarantine Aspects and Procedures” of the Commonwealth Department of Health, Australia.

The container will be registered and comply with the International Union of Railways (UIC) code 592-1 OR and 592-2 OR.

The container will be constructed to be capable of being handled without any permanent deformation under the following conditions:

1. a) Lifting, full or empty, at top corner fittings vertically by means of spreaders fitted with hooks, shackles or  twistlocks.
2. b) Lifting, full or empty, at bottom corner fittings using slings with terminal fittings at any angles between vertical and 45 degrees to the horizontal.
3. c) Lifting, full or empty, at forklift pockets using forklift truck.

d）Fully or empty, Handling by the “A” frame, using truck hydraulic hook lift handling arm.

The container will be constructed to be suitable for transportation in the following modes:

1. a) Marine: In the ship cell guides of vessels, Five (5) high stacked( when R=24,000kg).

On the deck of vessels, Five (5) high stacked and secured by vertical and diagonal wire lashings.

1. b) Road: On flat bed or skeletal chassis, secured by twistlocks or equivalent at the bottom corner fittings.
2. c) Rail: On flat cars or special container cars secured by twistlocks or equivalent at the bottom corner fittings.

2 CONSTRUCTIONS & MATERIAL

The base structure is composed of floor board, cross-members, forklift and PLS rail. The cross member is welded to the bottom side rail and PLS rail. Floor is screw to the cross member. the PLS rail assembly is composed of DIN LOCK/M LOCK/CABLE GUIDE/CABLE HOOK/ROLLER /PLS rail Bottom side rail                              

Squre Tube               180x80x6.0 Q235/t4.5 mm Q235

               Fork pocket                t4.0 mm Q235

               Floor Board                t28.0 plywood

               Cross member              t4.0mm Q235

               PLS rail                     14# I Beam &10 mm flat plate

The roof is composed of Q235 roof panel. Several Q235 corrugated panels compose a whole roof panel by Auto-welding.  At the perimeter, the roof panel is welded to the outside flange of the top side rails and rear & front header.

     Roof         t2.0mm thick Q235

     Top side rail        110x50x3.0 Q235

Door frame will be composed of one door sill, two corner post, one door header and four corner fittings, which will be welded together to make the door-way. The door is composed side door frames and side door panels; Side door frame has four (4) hinges and locking gears. the EPDM gasket was revised to the door frame with a strip.

Rear inner corner post     40 mm X 113 mm X 12 mm thick hot rolled channel section steel

Top Header              T3.0mm thick, Q235

Bottom End Sill           T4.5mm thick, Q235

Corner Post              T6.0 mm thick, Q235

Gasket                   E.P.D.M.  “J/C” section

Gasket Retainer           Stainless stee

Locking Gears             1piece/each side

Fasteners                 Stainless steel huckbolts and stainless stee hexagon-head bolts

Door panel               T2.0 SPA-H corrugated plate

Door rope                Nylon

Hinges                   SS41.

The front end frame is composed of corner post, front top rail, bottom rail, front wall and A frame

A frame                 Q355 80x180xt6.0 (RHS tube ).

A frame reinforcement    Q235-B 80x80xt6.0 (SQUARE tube)

Corner Posts                          Q235, t6.0mm

Front top rail                          Q235, t3.0mm

Front bottom rail                       Q235, t4.5mm

Front panel                            T3.0 , Q235.

The side door is composed side frame and side doors, Side door frame is t2.0 Q235 corrugated plate with square tube welding together .            

Top side rail                      Q235-B t3.0x50x110

Door panel                       t2.0 Q235 corrugated plate

Locking                          2piece/each door

Hinges                           SS41

Gasket:                           E.P.D.M.  “J/C” section

Gasket Retainer                   Stainless steel

Top Side Rails：Each top side rail is made of square hollow section steel. Each side wall will be composed of a number of sheets for the intermediate (inner) parts and outer panels at each end of side wall, fully vertically corrugated into trapezium section, butt welded together to form one panel by automatic welding.

The paint system including workmanship and materials shall be guaranteed against such as corrosion, paint failure, color fading, discoloration and all other defects for a period of three (3) years.

Marking decals, including workmanship and materials shall be guaranteed against any defect including but not limited to tenting, fading, discoloration, chalking and peeling for a period of five (5) years after acceptance of the container.   

All the containers shall be guaranteed to be free from defects in materials, workmanship and structure for a period of two (2) years when containers are delivered to the buyer country.