A cargo container is a large container that is used for freight. The cargo container was invented to fill the need of transporting goods across states and even across the ocean. By having containers that were all the same size or shape ships could make maximum use of the space on their decks.
Today’s cargo containers are built to withstand almost anything. The design itself makes the containers extremely strong and able to hold large quantities and weights of goods. Almost all containers are made of steel. Some of these cargo containers are refrigerated in order to transport items such as meats, fish, vegetables and fruit across long distances. Due to the long lasting durability and safety of these containers 99% of today’s non-bulk cargo is shipped using containers. Cargo container’s lifespan is long and busy. Most container easily do thousands of trips around the world before they are laid to rest. Most often once the cargo container has completed its service, it is sent back to the manufacture to be broken down, melted and turned in to a brand new cargo container that will carry goods many times around the world before it returns home.
Cargo containers’ durability and safety is so high that they are used for building homes and offices. Initially construction companies built their offices using cargo containers because they could be transported on the back of truck. But in recent times, large companies such has HP and Sun have built offices welding many cargo containers together.
