Photo: Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue

Stacked 40-Foot Containers

Empty containers can be stacked to about 7 containers in height, although 6 is considered safer. The above containers are waiting in the port of Yantian (China) to be picked up and be filled in nearby factories and distribution centers. It is worth noting that containers are stacked by ownership since maritime shippers and freight forwarders and reluctant to use the containers of other companies.

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