a container with strength suitable to withstand shipment, storage, and handling.
• large reusable steel boxes used for intermodal shipments to the ubiquitous corrugated boxes.
• “intermodal freight container” = a container designed to be moved from one mode of transport to another without unloading and reloading
• A bulk box , also known as a bulk bin, skid box, tote box, or gaylord, is a pallet-size box used for storage and shipping of bulk quantities.
• often made of corrugated fiberboard, either doublewall or triplewall.