Events
Marad named two committees:
*Standards for container sizes
*Study container constructionMarad's committee meetings:
*Containers should be no more than 8.5 ft.
high, but could be less.
*Length was deferred.American Standards Association:
*Materials Handling Sectional Committee (MH-5)
*Adoption was optional.MH-5's proposed dimensions were accepted:
*12 & 24ft
*17 & 35ft
*20 & 40ft
Marad changed it's mind about height:
*Changed to 8ftASA dimension subcommittee:
*Revisited the question of container length
*10-20-40ft lengths were approved
*27ft in the West
*Container construction standards
ALL sent for a vote in late 195910-20-30-40ft boxes were declared to
be the only standard containers.
*Federal Maritime Board - only these
could receive construction subsidies.International Organization for Standardization
*Agreed to study containers
*Establish world wide guidelines
*ISO Technical Co. 104 (TC104)Europe was allowing larger vehicles.Compromise:
*Smaller containers would be recognized
as "Series 2" containers.Series 2 & 10-20-30-40ft containers were
formally adopted as ISO standards.Periods
Marad continued developing standards
after being asked by MH-5 to step away.
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