An illustrative post outlining the anatomy of a shipping container.
Shipping container corner post.
These are of 2 types as shown in the diagram below.
Weaknesses here would be improper sections on the flooring not covering 3 cross members in other words a too short a piece of plywood flooring fitted this can lead to sagging and cracking.
Sold in sets of 8 container corner castings or individually 200 lbs weight per set 25 lbs.
These openings serve to lift the containers or to secure them onboard a vessel truck railway wagon or to connect the container to another container.
Each corner of a container is fitted with a corner post.
There are 2 each of 4 different marine shipping container corner castings per set.
The main structural components of a shipping container are the four columns which make up the corners of the container.
The floor consists of 28 mm laminated marine plywood.
Meets the iso standard iso 1161 for container corner castings.
3 floor and cross members.
Bottom left bottom right and top left and top right.
This is a steel cube fitted with an oval opening on the outside.