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Transportation Container

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-028612

A box made of aluminum, steel or fiberglass used to transport cargo by ship, rail, truck or barge. Common dimensions are 20' x 8' x 8' (called a TEU or twenty-foot equivalent unit) or 40' x 8' x 8' (called an FEU or forty-foot equivalent unit).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-028612
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesDraft Ports Primer for Communities Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-028612",
  "term": "Transportation Container",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A box made of aluminum, steel or fiberglass used to transport cargo by ship, rail, truck or barge. Common dimensions are 20' x 8' x 8' (called a TEU or twenty-foot equivalent unit) or 40' x 8' x 8' (called an FEU or forty-foot equivalent unit).",
  "references": [
    "Draft Ports Primer for Communities Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/transportation-container/"
}

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