PL: Kontener ISO | DE: ISO-Container
Definition
An ISO container is a standardised steel transport box enabling intermodal sea, rail, and road transport. Standard sizes are 20-foot (TEU – Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit, ~33m3), 40-foot (FEU, ~67m3), and 40-foot High Cube (76m3). Containers are subject to customs seals during transit and identified by unique BIC numbers. Annual container trade exceeds 800 million TEU.