The ISO sets the standard shipping container dimensions. Related Reading: History of ContainerisationĪs of today, more than 17 million containers of different dimensions and types are used globally to make container shipping the most efficient method of transportation. Today, different shipping container dimensions are used depending on the type of cargo. One of the most significant transformations in the history of shipping and the maritime sector was when the first cargo container was introduced to reduce the price of transportation of products drastically. From digitisation to stringent environmental protection laws to changing shipping container dimensions, new technologies, amendments, regulations etc., are continuously being added to the industry.
The shipping and maritime sectors are under a transformation.