Tankcontainer

As a tank container is referred to in general container for storage and transport of liquid and gaseous products ( bulk ).

The most common tank containers meet in their outer dimensions are the ISO container and can therefore be used also for combined transport ( ie road, rail and sea ).

There are both tank container for chemicals / dangerous goods transportation as well as for food transport, the latter, such as road tanker trucks, must be marked with the word " only for food / Produits alimentaires / Foodstuff only" to avoid errors.

In general, tank container with baffles (one or more ) are equipped, which divide a tank chamber into two or more sections to counteract the swaying of the load ( the so-called surge ) effect in vehicle movements, such as starting or braking maneuvers. In addition, such containers shall be loaded to at least 80% in order not to be compromised by the surge effect.

Flexible container inliner, called Flexi tanks, allowing the transport of fluids in the truck trailer or in an ISO container. You can use up to 24,000 liters in a standard 20 ' TEU transported.