ISO 6346 Container Type Codes

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/core/iso-container-codes/

https://datahub.io/core/iso-container-codes/_r/-/README.md

https://datahub.io/core/iso-container-codes/_r/-/data/iso-container-codes.csv

https://datahub.io/core/iso-container-codes/_r/-/data/iso-container-groups.csv

https://datahub.io/core/iso-container-codes/_r/-/datapackage.json

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datapackage.json— metadata & schema

https://datahub.io/core/iso-container-codes/_r/-/datapackage.json

README.md— documentation

https://datahub.io/core/iso-container-codes/_r/-/README.md

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name	type	description	pattern
code	string	A 4 digit Alpha Numeric Code uniquely describing the container as defined by ISO 6346	[A-Z0-9]{4}
description	string	Description of the Container Type	[A-Z]{50}
length	number	External length in feet of the container	[0-9]{2}
height	number	External height of container in feet
group	string	4 Digit ISO 6346 describing the group the codes belong to, more regularly used when sending electronic shipping messages	[A-Z0-9]{4}

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name	type	description	pattern
code	string	A 4 digit Alpha Numeric Code uniquely describing the container/group as defined by ISO 6346	[A-Z0-9]{4}
description	string	Description of the Container	[A-Z]{50}

File	Description	Size	Last modified	Download
iso-container-codes		22.8 kB	28 days ago	iso-container-codes
iso-container-groups		766 B	28 days ago	iso-container-groups

Files	Size	Format	Created	Updated	License	Source
2	23.5 kB			about 1 year ago	Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License v1.0	Container Container

Coded list of ISO 6346 shipping containers, used in international trade and electronic shipping messages.

Source of information is from Container Container website (http://www.containercontainer.com/ISO6346.aspx) but multiple other sources of information exist on the web:

This Data Package is licensed by its maintainers under the Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL).