{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Containerization","description":"Containerization is the system of loading cargo into standardized, stackable steel boxes that transfer without repacking between ships, rail wagons, and trucks. Since its commercial breakthrough in the 1960s, it has become the backbone of global liner shipping and multimodal freight. Standard formats – the 20-foot unit (TEU), the 40-foot container, and the High Cube variant – are governed by ISO 668. For freight forwarders and shippers, containerization reduces handling costs, limits cargo damag","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/containerization-3","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T16:30:02.920123","citation":"https://www.britannica.com/topic/containerization","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/containerization-3","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Containerization · Containerization is the system of loading cargo into standardized, stackable steel boxes that transfer without repacking between ships, rail wagons, and trucks. · Quelle: https://www.britannica.com/topic/containerization"}