A container with no roof or side walls, for heavy or oversized cargo.
Used for machinery, vehicles and pipes that do not fit in a standard box; the cargo is lashed to the floor.
Related terms
- Open top — A container with a removable tarpaulin roof, loaded from above by crane.
- Project cargo — Large, heavy or complex shipments for industrial projects — turbines, transformers, plant.
- OOG — Out of gauge: cargo bigger than a standard container’s dimensions.