Transport packages that employ wooden frames at the ends and fiberboard materials on sides designed to compromise between the wooden boxes and the corrugated fiberboard boxes. Corrugated fiberboard boxes are also designed with wooden uprights at the corners or with a wooden frame base to increase their stacking strength. Wire-bound fiberboards, and collapsible and returnable wire-bound corrugated boxes are also employed for shipments. Though these are reasonably strong, light in weight and most economical, yet they are not always suitable for export cargo on ocean voyages or for shipments likely to be exposed to much moisture. Increase in moisture content of CF adversely affects its rigidity and compression strength.

Steel container used for the transportation of gases such as oxygen, under pressure-generally shipped on deck.

Desiccants or dehydrates absorb moisture from ambient air and are used in conjunction with moisture barriers. Desiccants will provide protection by absorbing the moisture from the air trapped inside the barrier and also the moisture from the air that may penetrate the barrier over a period of time.

A cylindrical metal can, or canister, chiefly used for oils, paints, and the like.

A small cask or barrel.

Where cargo has to be handled package by package, railways suffer delays and long lines of wagons stand idle whilst awaiting loading and unloading. A system is therefore developed to speed up the ‘turn round’ of wagon. The system comprises of constructing vans in two separate parts-the whole of the container unit to be detachable from the chassis, and by standardization, to be readily usable on any other chassis. The van part is called a “lift van” and the chassis is called a “flat.”

Bulky articles, such as machinery are sometimes “logged,” that is protected by binding of rope or wood lashed round.

To control water damage a moisture barrier is used between the product and the package. The barrier may be a polyethylene film, metalized film, specially treated paper or any other material which offers substantial resistance to moisture impregnation.

These package are suitable for packaging powdered, granular, lump materials like dry chemicals, fertilizers. They are flexible. Their strength and protective qualities can be increased by appropriate linings.

The packing of hollow-ware, for example baths, bow-pipes, and the like so that one article fits inside another to economies space and so save freight.