Exercise 7 Read the presentation of an employee of a transport company about some container option to a potential client

First of all, we offer the general purpose container for any general dry cargo. It comes with a timber floor and has various lashing devices¹ to secure the load. These lashing points are located horizontally at floor level and vertically next to the door corner posts.

Our refrigerated container, called ‘reefer’, can be used for delicate cargo and perishables. It is temperature-controlled and is particularly suitable for cargo that needs regulated or cool temperatures. With our reefer your cargo reaches its destination in perfect condition. If you want to ship liquids, for example, foodstuffs or chemicals, we can provide you with our ‘tanktainer’. This is a standard container frame with a tank fitted inside. As an extra, we also offer tank containers with electric plugs in case the cargo needs cooling or heating during transport.

For bulky cargo we recommend the open-top container. It comes with a PVC tarpaulin² cover instead of a roof panel to allow loading from the top. The doors can be removed to make loading easier.

Last but not least, there is our ‘flat-rack’ container which is especially designed for heavy loads. We recommend this special type of container for the transportation of heavy machinery and pipes.

¹lashing device – пристрій для кріплення вантажу

²PVC tarpaulin – поліхлорвініловий брезент