Reefer Container Location Code Click to print this page

Characteristics

  1. The container location code consists of 4 characters.

  2. Each face of a 20ft or 40 ft container is divided into areas of 1,200mm x 1,200mm (4ft x 4ft). A numbering system is then applied from the door end to the front end. In case of door and front panel, the numbering is applied from left to right. For 20ft container, there are 5 sections numbered 1 to 5. For 40ft container, there are 5 sections numbered 1 to 0 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5....9, then 0).

  3. Different from the non-Reefer Container, Reefer Container has a refrigeration unit, specially for which there exists another set of codes.

First character

The first character is to identify the appropriate face of the Reefer Container.

Description Code
Bottom (floor) B
Door end (rear) D
Container exterior E
Front end F
Container interior I
Left side L
Right side R
Top (roof) T
Understructure U
Whole container or unit X
Unspecified component N
Refrigeration unit M

2nd character

Second character is to identify the appropriate parts of the container where the damage is located. It varies according to the first character.

Description Code
Top half T
Bottom half B
Upper component H
Lower component G
Left half L
Right half R
Both halves X
Description Code
compressor Q
condenser K
electrical E
evaporator V
frame F
miscellaneous Z
piping P
regulation/control C
unspecified assembly N
whole unit X

3rd and 4th characters

They are used to identify the section of the container part in which the damage is located.

  1. If the first character is NOT "M", the following rules should be applied.

The codes for 3rd and 4th characters are as follows.

Door and front end are divided into 4 vertical section from left to right when viewed from the door end.

Description Code
Left hand side corner post 1
Left half 2
Right half 3
Right hand side corner post 4

Side panels, roof and floor are divided into equal 1200mm x 1200mm (4ft x 4th) sections.

  1. If the first character is "M", both the third and the forth character shall be "N", i.e. "NN". For example, MQNN.

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