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Containers
Interestingly, the ocean going ships use the same concept as trucking companies for their
shipping containers. Just like the trucking companies they realize that no every one of their
customers can fill an entire shipping container. After all the Standard ISO shipping containers
are 8ft (2.43m) wide, 8.5ft (2.59m) high and come in two lengths; 20ft (6.06m) and 40ft
(12.2m). That is a vast amount of space to fill. However like trucking companies they operate a
system of Less than Container Load (LCL) and Full Container Load (FCL) this provides
opportunities for businesses to ship smaller consignments at reasonable prices.