Type: Mainline Shipping companies offer a wide range of container types tailored to meet clients' specific requirements. These include General Purpose Containers, Hardtop Containers, Open Top Containers, Platform/Flats (Flat Rack), Reefer Containers, and Tank Containers.
Purpose:
General Purpose - Suitable for general cargo (Cloths, Furniture, Spices, Rice etc.).
Hardtop - Suitable for heavy loads, high and excessively high loads.
Open Top - Suitable for over height cargo, generally heavy loads.
Platform/Flat Rack - Suitable for heavy loads and oversized cargo.
Reefer - Suitable for Frozen cargo. (Fish, Fruits etc.).
Tank - Suitable for Liquid cargo. (Food items: Alcohols, Fruit juice, Edible Oil) (Chemical Products: Flammables, Oxidizing agent, Toxic substances, Corrosives).
General Information:
Max Gross Weight - Sum of max payload and tare.
Tare Weight - Empty container weight.
Max payload - Maximum weight allowed by the shipping company to be stuffed inside the container.
CMB (Cubic Meter) - Storage space available inside the container.
For more information refer the link: https://www.hapag-lloyd.com/en/services-information/cargo-fleet/container.html