History says container shipping may start from the beginning of the 19th century when the US military used containers (not standardized) to transport military goods to the European battlefields of the First World War.

However, the introduction of standard containers are widely used today for the start of 1937 when Malcom McLean, when it was an American driver, think of how you can use the transport truck as these tools move cargo at sea.

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The opening to use this tool along with the growth of the company Sea-Land, and the prevailing military cargo in containers to serve the logistics needs of the US military during the Vietnam War are the important factor leading to the widespread development of container transport forms later.

In recent decades, people began to use the phrase containerization (containrization) to talk about the prevalence and role of this form of transport in global trade.

The introduction and standardization of container as a tool to bring our customers significant savings transportation costs, ensure convenience and feasibility of using a combination of modes of transport. Thereby also launched the concept of multi-modal transportation, where goods do not require tearing out and folded into the tool carrying goods (container) when the transition between forms of transport (eg from train to car in).

Today, with network-wide container shipping line, combined with the form of multi-modal transport, container transport is increasingly playing important role in global trade.

In container shipping, the two forms or mentioned are transportation of containers (FCL) and LCL (LCL). Of course it also exists alongside the combination of these two forms to suit the needs of the shipper, such as FCL / LCL, or vice versa.

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Container shipping is also characterized by the application of the common types of sea freight surcharges. One of the reasons is for the carriers to actively balance the income stream without changing the charges were announced. The popular surcharges such as BAF, CAF, THC, CIC …

Container transport requires a lot of manpower involved. In addition to shipping lines, ports, container leasing companies, and those companies are important intermediates as forwarding (freight forwarder) or ship owners do not train (NVOCC).

As well as in shipping in general, a concept much interest: Bill of Lading. Along with the concept of multi-modal transport, or LCL shipment, lading in this case has its own characteristics, distinguish them from the general bill of lading.

Container shipping market was also assessed through indicators. Similarly BDI used to evaluate bulk shipping market, index BTI in transporting oil and oil products, container transport in no consistent indicators as above, but the agency world, from reputable advice also sought to make their own index. Currently popular as indicators of Howe Robinson, Braemar, Maersk Broker …

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