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FREIGHT CONTAINER [3 records]

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Record 1 2015-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Containers
  • Transport of Goods
  • Air Freight
  • Cargo (Water Transport)
DEF

Specially designed receptacle that fits in the cargo compartments of the wide-body aircraft.

CONT

[In the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations] "freight container" means a container that is designed to be secured or readily handled, and that has corner fittings for those purposes, and of a [certain size] and includes a freight container carried on a chassis but does not include any packaging.

OBS

container: term standardized by the CGSB and officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

OBS

container: term and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conteneurs
  • Transport de marchandises
  • Fret aérien
  • Cargaisons (Transport par eau)
DEF

Réceptacle spécialement conçu qui s'emboîte dans les compartiments de fret des avions gros porteurs. [Définition uniformisée par l'OACI.]

OBS

Selon les Arrêtés de terminologie de la République française, parus dans le Bulletin de terminologie n° 155, l'anglicisme «container» doit être remplacé par «conteneur», dont l'usage est obligatoire.

OBS

Le terme «boîte» est un équivalent familier de «conteneur».

OBS

conteneur : terme utilisé par Revenu Canada; terme normalisé par l'ONGC.

OBS

conteneur : terme et définition uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contenedores
  • Transporte de mercancías
  • Carga aérea
  • Cargamento (Transporte por agua)
DEF

Receptáculo especial que cabe en los compartimientos de carga de las aeronaves de fuselaje ancho. [Definición aceptada oficialmente por la OACI.]

OBS

Embalajes que suelen ser metálicos, mixtos (madera y metal), plásticos, prefabricados para utilizaciones permanentes, plegables (rara vez) y que ofrecen una garantía contra el robo, permiten el transporte de puerta a puerta, suprimiendo los transportes en diversos bultos, facilitando la unidad de carga y simplificando su manipulación. Pueden ser alquilados o comprados. Van consignados al destinatario, que debe devolverlos en un plazo determinado. Pueden contener mercancías a granel o líquidos (vinos, hidrocarburos), etc.

OBS

contenedor: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 - external organization data 2012-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
01.05.06 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

article of transport equipment with the following properties: a) a permanent character and accordingly strong enough to be suitable for repeated use; b) specially designed to facilitate the carriage of goods by one or more modes of transport, without intermediate reloading; c) fitted with devices permitting its ready handling, particularly its transfer from one mode of transport to another; d) designed so as to be easy to fill and empty; e) an internal volume of 1 m³ (35.3 ft³) or more [ISO 830, 3.1]

OBS

Returnable transport equipment is considered to have the same definition within an electronic data interchange environment.

OBS

freight container: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-1:2008].

French

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
  • Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

Commercial vehicle body designed for transporting cargo without breaking up the shipment.

OBS

The container can be used in many modes of transportation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Camionnage
  • Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)
DEF

Carrosserie de véhicule industriel conçue pour le transport de marchandises sans rupture de charge.

OBS

Contrairement à la carrosserie amovible ou à la carrosserie mobile, le conteneur peut être utilisé dans plusieurs modes de transport.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte por camión
  • Carrocería y chasis (Vehículos automotores)
DEF

Carrocería de vehículo industrial para el transporte de la mercancía sin que se deteriore la carga.

OBS

A diferencia de la carrocería removible o de la carrocería móvil, el contenedor puede utilizarse en varios medios de transporte.

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