The promise of containers

What’s in your container?
Sometimes there can seem to be a bewildering array of containers to choose from but our specialist teams at Transmar will help you decide the right one for your goods. You can choose from the standard 20-foot or 40-foot sizes which are the mainstay of the shipping industry because they conform to standard shipping equipment handling methods using ship cranes, port cranes, trucks and rail cars. If you need extra space we also have 53-foot containers and 40-foot high cubes that can carry larger cargo and are a foot higher than the standard ones.
If you have heard the expression TEU or FEU then don’t be puzzled. These refer to 20-foot containers - TEU (20-foot equivalent unit) and 40-foot containers; known as
The word reefer refers to a refrigerated container used for temperature sensitive cargo. The flowers, fresh fruits, the dairy produce, vegetables and meats that we rely on, they will all travel in refrigerated containers. Reefers have internal refrigeration units that are connected externally to the vessels they travel on and can be connected to power sources while at a port. This is exactly what Transmar does when we handle reefers from the Port of Adabiya and through Jeddah, our hub port in Saudi Arabia and to our destinations across the region.
For most of our client journeys across the Middle East and into Eastern
To download our infographics please click on the appropriate link How much can you fit in a 20ft container? How much can you fit in a 40ft container? How much can you fit in a high cube container?