Many shipping containers are made from steel or aluminium, and certainly in the early days of mass shipping these were the favoured materials used. However as things have progressed, different techniques and materials have been developed to satisfy the massive demand for the structures.

Although there are several variations to how the structures are built, there is one common method which is commonly adhered to.

The majority of new shipping containers are now made from a type of steel called Corten which has the advantage of not being as liable to rust as traditional steel.

The traditional steel frame which has been fitted with eight corner castings to help support the weight, are filled with high strength steel panels which are commonly between one and a half to three millimetres thick.

Present at one of the ends is two regualr sized doors which are put in place using four locked bars which connect the bottom to the top of the frame.

It is very common that shipping containers embody a twenty seven millimetre thick wooden ply flooring, which is held in place by crossbearers which are roughly twelve inches apart. Under normal circumstances this would mean that the container can withstand weights of between twenty and thirty five tons – this is obviously dependant on the size involved.

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