Freight containers.

Author(s) : ISO

Type of monograph: Standard/Recommendation

Summary

This ISO standards handbook contains the full text and illustrations of currently available ISO standards for freight containers. They cover terminology, classification, dimensions, specifications, test methods of series 1 freight containers (including containers for general purposes, thermal containers, tank containers for dry bulk, platform and platform-based containers) and of air/surface (intermodal) general purpose containers. It also deals with the handling and securing of containers, their coding, identification and marking information related to containers on board vessels, container equipment data exchange, etc. Almost all the standards in this handbook were mainly developed by ISO Technical Committees, ISO/TC 104, Freight containers.

Details

  • Original title: Freight containers.
  • Record ID : 2001-2598
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Regulation, General information
  • Publication: ISO (International Organization for Standardization) - Switzerland/Switzerland
  • Publication date: 2000
  • Collection:
  • ISBN: 9267103199
  • Source: Source: ed. 3; 345 p. (15 x 21); fig.; tabl.; ref.; append.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.