20' Container
Prototype Information
The 20-foot container, or TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit), started changing the shipping industry in 1956 when Malcolm McLean, a former trucker turned entrepreneur, loaded 58 metal containers onto the Ideal X, a converted oil tanker. Instead of unloading cargo piece by piece, dockworkers could now lift entire containers straight onto ships, slashing port time and costs.
McLean’s idea caught on fast. By the late 1960s, international regulators formalized the 20-foot container as part of the ISO 668 standard. That move locked in its dimensions and made it the core unit for global intermodal transport. Ports, trucks, trains, and ships across the world adjusted to handle it, setting the stage for the modern shipping network.
Even as 40-foot containers gained ground in the 1970s and 1980s for carrying larger volumes, the 20-footer held its place. It handles dense, heavy cargo better and works well in places where space is tight or infrastructure is limited. Shippers still rely on it today for everything from machinery to bulk commodities.
The 20-foot container didn’t just move goods—it reshaped global trade. It created a language for shipping efficiency, and even now, it remains a standard measure of cargo capacity and a key tool in global logistics.
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Container BNSF “Chicago Division”
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container ACL “Atlantic Container Line”
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container American Red Cross
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container APL
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container APMU “Camo A Scheme”
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container Beacon
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container CAI
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container Captial
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container CAT Rental Store
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container Cho Yang
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container Clinic In A Can
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container Compañía Chilena de Navegación Interoceánica (CCNI)
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container Cosco
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container Cronos “Blue”
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container Dolphin Line
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container Dong Fang
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container Dong Young
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container Evergreen
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container Florens
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container Gateway
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container GESeaco
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container Hanjin
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container Hapag Lloyd “Faded”
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container Hapag Llyod
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container Home Depot “Paint Splash”
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container JTC 2019 Holiday
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container K Line
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container Lafarge “Fantasy”
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container Maersk Sealand
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container Magellan
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container MOL
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container NYK Logistics
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container NYK Logistics “Small Logo”
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Jacksonville Terminal N 20′ Standard Height Corrugated Container Ocean Network Express
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