{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Container transport","description":"Freight forwarders, ocean carriers, and shippers build their supply chains around container transport – the movement of standardized boxes, predominantly 20-foot (TEU) or 40-foot (FEU) units, across one or more transport modes. Vessels, trains, trucks, and inland barges can be combined without the goods ever leaving the sealed unit. This intermodal principle dramatically reduces handling effort, cargo damage risk, and total logistics cost compared to break-bulk shipping, where individual pieces ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/container-transport","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T08:55:15.693035","citation":"https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Containerverkehr","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/container-transport","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Container transport · Freight forwarders, ocean carriers, and shippers build their supply chains around container transport – the movement of standardized boxes, predominantly 20-foot (TEU) or 40-foot (FEU) units, across one or more transport modes. · Quelle: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Containerverkehr"}