Shipping container which are internationally standardized by ISO, the equipment use in the transportation of cargo from one point to another. These container accessible in various sizes.

Dimensions: There are many different sizes available for storage and shipping containers. The most common external lengths for shipping containers are 20 and 40 feet, and the normal width is 8 feet. A container's typical height is 8 feet 6 inches, and a high cube's height is an extra foot, or 9 feet 6 inches.

Weights: There are three relevant weights, the Tare weight, the Gross weight, and the Payload. These are painted onto the outside of the container

Container Number: A container number is an exclusive alpha-numeric code consisting of four letters and seven integers that is used to uniquely identify containers internationally. The four letters and six digits of the container number are used to generate the seventh digit, also referred to as the check digit. A check digit is used to detect errors in an intermodal shipping container number.