Have you ever driven behind a truck that was carrying a container? Did you notice that the container was marked on the door with different numbers and letters?
Containers are a safe and efficient way to transport a wide range of different types of cargo. Identification and verification of goods carried by ships is therefore facilitated by the use of mandatory markings proposed by BIC in 1969 and standardised by ISO since 1972.
In this article you can check the meaning of the abbreviations used on the container markings.
- High Cube Warning
- Classification Society
- Owner Details
- Warning/Handling Instructions
- CSC (Commercial Companies Code) / ACEP (Approved Continuous Examination Program)
- Container Identification: BIC Code + Check Digit
- Size + Type
- Gross Weight
- Tare Weight
- Max Payload
- Capacity in Volume
- Height Warning
- Manufacturer Details
Sources:
Container xChange. (2022). What is a container number? Best guide to number & markings. Consultado a 02 de janeiro de 2024, em: https://www.container-xchange.com/blog/container-number/
Ice Cargo. (2022). Markings On A Shipping Container – What Do They Mean?. Consultado a 02 de janeiro de 2024, em: https://icecargo.com.au/markings-on-a-shipping-container-what-do-they-mean/
Maritime Cyprus. (2023). Understanding Container Markings – What do they mean?. Consultado a 02 de janeiro de 2024, em: https://maritimecyprus.com/2023/08/29/understanding-container-markings-what-do-they-mean/
