Container shipping - Container Yuso

Japanese: コンテナー輸送 - コンテナーゆそう
Container shipping - Container Yuso
The act of loading and transporting cargo in boxes of a certain size called containers. Containers were invented in the United States at the end of the 19th century, and began to be used for rail freight transport in Europe and the United States around 1920. In international maritime transport today, three types of containers are widely used as international standard containers: 8 feet wide, 8 feet long, and 20 feet, 30 feet, or 40 feet long (1 foot is approximately 30.5 cm). For domestic transport, JR's 5-ton containers and 10-ton containers privately owned by truck transport companies and shippers are used.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
コンテナーcontainerとよばれる一定の大きさの箱に貨物を積み込んで輸送すること。コンテナーは19世紀末にアメリカで考案され,1920年ころから欧米の鉄道貨物輸送に使用されるようになった。今日の国際海上輸送においては,国際規格の容器として,横8フィート,縦8フィート,長さは20フィート,30フィート,40フィート(1フィートは約30.5cm)の3種類のコンテナーが広く利用され,国内輸送においてはJRの5トン・コンテナー,トラック輸送業者や荷主が私有する10トン・コンテナーが用いられている。

出典 株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について 情報

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