Containers

Here at S.I.L.A we give our clients the advantage on savings, conveinent locations, and different size shipment containers. Container shipping is different from conventional shipping because it uses 'containers' of various standard sizes- 20 foot (6.09m), 40 foot (12.18m), 45 foot (13.7m), 48 foot (14.6m), and 53 foot (16.15m) - to load, transport, and unload goods. As a result, containers can be moved seamlessly between ships, and trucks. The two most important, and most commonly used sizes today, are 20-foot and 40-foot lengths. All containers on your shipment must be standardized. Because the crane has to be fitted to lift each container.Shipping containers are available in a variety of types in addition to the standard dry cargo container often refered to as "special" equipment. These special containers include open end, open side, open top, half-height, flat rack, refrigerated ( known as "refer"), liquid bulk (tank),a nd modular all built to the same exterior lengths and widths as the standard dry cargo containers. Containers in the global container fleet equate to more than 34 million TEU.