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Is the container code fourth all U?

Are the main codes of the container fourth? U? What if they are not shipped by sea? What are the codes for air and land transportation?

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The first part, I'm sure it's U.. I really don't know about sea freight or air freight.. I guess not. Maersk doesn't do air transportation anyway
The third bit "B" means the dry bulk container. If it is a tank container, the third position is "G"".The fourth "U" refers to the general purpose container, and if "J" means container fittings, "Z" means Trailer flat, but not very often. There are also labels for S, such as maersk.
The first part is made up of 4 English letters. The first three bits of code (Owner, Code) illustrate the main box, the operator, and the fourth bit code indicating the type of container. The container on the picture is called "dry container" of China railway container corporation",The first two "TB" means that the property owner and the user are the Ministry of Railways / iron general.
Not always。At present, the standard number by ISO6346 (1995) standard.The standard container number by 11 bit encoding, consists of three parts:

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