{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Open Top Container Freight Operations","description":"When cargo is too tall or too unwieldy to load through standard container doors, an open-top container provides the answer: a standard ISO box with no fixed roof, closed instead by a removable tarpaulin or bow-and-spreader frame. Removing the cover allows crane loading from above – often the only viable method for steel pipes, heavy machinery, timber, or mining equipment. Open-tops are predominantly used in ocean freight; carriers typically apply surcharges when cargo protrudes above the contain","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/open-top-container-freight-operations","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T11:30:14.838925","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-top_container","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/open-top-container-freight-operations","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Open Top Container Freight Operations · When cargo is too tall or too unwieldy to load through standard container doors, an open-top container provides the answer: a standard ISO box with no fixed roof, closed instead by a removable tarpaulin or bow-and-spreader frame. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-top_container"}