Appendix D
Definition: “Container”
According to the “Glossary for transport statistics” (Glossary EU 2003, page 85) an ISO freight container is a unit of transport equipment, which is:
| i. | Of a permanent character and accordingly strong enough to be suitable for repeated use |
| ii. | Specially designed to facilitate the carriage of goods, by one or more mode of transport, without intermediate reloading |
| iii. | Fitted with devices permitting its ready handling, particularly its transfer from one mode of transport to another |
| iv. | Designed as to be easy to fill and empty |
| v. | Having a length of 20 ft or more |
“In addition, containers should be stackable and have an internal volume of 1 m3 or more. Swap bodies are excluded. Although without internal volume, ...
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