A container is a steel receptacle used to transport ocean and rail shipments. The modern container was invented in the 1950s by Malcolm P. McLean, who owned a steamship company and wanted to be able to lift a container from a vehicle directly on to a ship without first having to unload its contents.
The incoterm FCA should be used for containerized shipments, instead of the pre-container era incoterm FOB.
Common container sizes include 20', 40', 40' High Cube, and 45' High Cube.