The maximum load may vary depending on the shipping company and the type of container. The most internationally standardized 20-foot containers have a maximum gross weight of about 30.48 t (that is, the load plus the tare or weight of the container) and the 40-foot containers have a maximum gross weight of about 32.5 t.

Although, as the container is often moved by land from the loading areas to the port, the legislation in force in each country regarding maximum weights in trucks must be followed. The tare or weight of the container can vary from 1.8 t to 4 t for the 20-foot ones and from 3.2 t to 4.8 t for the 40-foot ones.

Under the ISO standard, these weights are standardized as Max Gross weight [max. load] 32.5 t - 30.48 t - 24 t, and with a tolerance of more than 5% of its Max Gross.

The revolution in transportation that the appearance of containers meant would not be complete without the specific devices, cranes and vehicles for their handling. There are cranes of various types, so it is difficult to make a single classification, although the most common is the following:

With the increase in the use of containers for the maritime and land transport of goods, there is also the phenomenon of discarding these containers once they have reached their useful life (variable between 7 and 14 years). It is therefore increasingly common to reuse it, for example, for the construction of buildings for various uses such as warehouses, temporary offices, for construction site camps in hard-to-access locations, training centers, etc.

It is called "cargotecture") or container architecture, the part of architecture that designs projects where maritime transport containers are used totally or partially. This type of construction has a positive environmental impact, an attractive image, and an attractive cost since a container with 25 m² of useful surface has a new cost of about €2,000 and is easy to transport to any desired location.

Containers in yards and on ships can be stacked, when full, up to five levels. The supporting structures of the containers are the 12 edges of the container. This must be taken into account when it is intended to use them as self-supporting structures.

The maximum load may vary depending on the shipping company and the type of container. The most internationally standardized 20-foot containers have a maximum gross weight of about 30.48 t (that is, the load plus the tare or weight of the container) and the 40-foot containers have a maximum gross weight of about 32.5 t.

Although, as the container is often moved by land from the loading areas to the port, the legislation in force in each country regarding maximum weights in trucks must be followed. The tare or weight of the container can vary from 1.8 t to 4 t for the 20-foot ones and from 3.2 t to 4.8 t for the 40-foot ones.

Under the ISO standard, these weights are standardized as Max Gross weight [max. load] 32.5 t - 30.48 t - 24 t, and with a tolerance of more than 5% of its Max Gross.

The revolution in transportation that the appearance of containers meant would not be complete without the specific devices, cranes and vehicles for their handling. There are cranes of various types, so it is difficult to make a single classification, although the most common is the following:

With the increase in the use of containers for the maritime and land transport of goods, there is also the phenomenon of discarding these containers once they have reached their useful life (variable between 7 and 14 years). It is therefore increasingly common to reuse it, for example, for the construction of buildings for various uses such as warehouses, temporary offices, for construction site camps in hard-to-access locations, training centers, etc.

It is called "cargotecture") or container architecture, the part of architecture that designs projects where maritime transport containers are used totally or partially. This type of construction has a positive environmental impact, an attractive image, and an attractive cost since a container with 25 m² of useful surface has a new cost of about €2,000 and is easy to transport to any desired location.

Containers in yards and on ships can be stacked, when full, up to five levels. The supporting structures of the containers are the 12 edges of the container. This must be taken into account when it is intended to use them as self-supporting structures.