The party that moves the container. An example of a carrier is a trucker, rail company, steamship line, etc.

A container owned or leased by a shipping line – new or used – to transport goods by providing both the container and the transportation service. COC is the opposite of an SOC, and will generate demurrage and detentions costs which an SOC will not.

Certificate issued by a surveyor pursuant to an inspection confirming a container is suitable for transportation under TIT / UIC / CSC….

Repair criteria that is less stringent than the IICL standard, but under which a container still complies with ISO, CSC, etc…. and can still fill the role set out in its original specification.

http://www.uscg.mil/directives/cim/16000-16999/CIM_16616_11C.pdf

Special skeleton trailer or undercarriage used to transport containers over the road.

The 11th digit of the container number used to verify that the owner code, product group code, and registration number of a container were accurately transferred; built-in to ensure that a number of transmission errors cannot cancel one another out.

Organization that certifies that new containers are built in accordance with the specifications that were issued and that they meet the CSC requirements as well as other requirements set forth in the specifications. The classification society will verify specifications prior to production, attend and verify production, and witness prototype testing.

Alternate name for a shipping container.

Complete description of components and assembly methods used in the production of new containers, as well as container dimensions and ratings.

Professionals whose function it is to evaluate containers and assess possible damages against a criteria that has been set for them by their principal.

COR-TEN® is a registered trademark of the United States Steel Corporation. Commonly referred to as CORTEN this type of steel is carbon enriched to make it stronger (than mild steel) and more resistant to corrosion.

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The 1972 Convention for Safe Containers was created to maintain a high level of safety of human life in the transport and handling of containers by providing generally acceptable test procedures and related strength requirements and to facilitate the international transport of containers by providing uniform international safety regulations.

Refers to the plate affixed to the door of a container which records containers registration number, technical data (MGW, tare, payload), manufacture data, owner data, and date of last CSC inspection.