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Things to Look Inside the Box Before Buying Shipping Containers | LOTUS Containers

The shippers and businesspeople who are buying shipping containers should always check the intricate details of it as they are meant for the work that sees a lot of wear and tears daily. It is used for rough & tough work, used over and over, in harsh weather, carrying tons of cargoes, loaded and unloaded multiple times. To comply, it has to be both externally and internally strong. While buying cargo containers , external surfaces are mostly visible but what misses our sight is the ‘internals’ of the box.  If you can inspect the container in person, it’s best to do that rather than buying a container without seeing it. Inspecting freight containers from inside is similar to inspecting a house. You just have to step in and run an eye through everything- going by every corner, walls, ceiling, doors, floor, and at every part where the eye can reach.  Before you hand over money to your container supplier and your supplier hand over the container to you, call for an inspection. Get ins

Different types of Tank Containers | LOTUS Containers

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  Tanker containers   play an important role in the shipment of liquid cargoes. Without them, the transportation of liquid, semi-solid & gaseous materials would have not been possible. They are built to the ISO standards, making them suitable for  intermodal transportation .  They are manufactured from high-quality stainless steel giving them enough strength making them compatible for the transportation of both hazardous and non-hazardous products.    Have you ever wondered why tanks are made cylindrical and not cubical like other  shipping containers ?    Cylindrical containers do not have any side or corner, but cuboid containers do have. When carrying fluid in a cube or cuboid shape container under pressure, the stress acting at its corners is higher than the stress acting on its sides. Since stress concentrates more on the corners, it would lead to the breakage of the container and spillage of the product. To avoid this scenario, the tank started to be built in cylindrical shap