Source: UNCTAD, Review of Maritime Transport.

World Container Production, 2007

The large majority of the production of containers is geared towards the standard sizes of 20 and 40 foot dry freight containers (89%). Special dry container sizes, such as 45, 48 and 53 footers represent a small but growing market segment (2%) as well as the production of refrigerated containers (reefers; 5%). Regional containers are mainly domestic 53 footers intermodal containers used in the North American market.