Shipping containers

Have you ever seen big metal boxes that people put things inside to send them to different places? Those are called shipping containers! They are really helpful because they can hold a lot of things and keep them safe while they travel on ships, trains or trucks.

Shipping containers are like big boxes with doors that open and close. They are made of strong metal and have special hooks so they can be stacked on top of each other without falling over. The hooks also help the containers be lifted onto ships or trucks.

One cool thing about shipping containers is that they come in different sizes. Some are really tall and are called high-cube containers, while others are shorter and wider. Depending on what people need to ship, they can choose the right size container to hold everything.

People use shipping containers to send all kinds of things around the world, from toys to clothes to cars! And the great thing is that once the things arrive at their destination, the containers can be used again and again to send more things.

So next time you see a big metal box, you'll know it's a shipping container and it's helping to move things from one place to another!