The phrase "average container" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a typical or standard container in a specific context, such as shipping, storage, or packaging.
Example: "The average container used for shipping goods is 20 feet long and 8 feet wide."
Alternatives: "standard container" or "typical container".
Maersk said ships like the Emma Maersk, which it uses on the highly competitive route between Asia and Europe, were twice as efficient as the average container vessel and would be favorably rated by the Web site.
The average container now sits on the dock for seven or eight days before being loaded onto a rail car or a truck chassis for transport to the interior of the country, said Blair R. Garcia, a strategic planner at the TranSystems Corporation, which analyzes and designs transportation facilities nationwide.
It claims the vessel is 50% more energy efficient than the average container ship plying the waters between Asia and Europe.
While the average container ship today sails at speeds from about 15 to 25 knots (about 17-28 mph) the Mermaid can only manage 3-4 knots (about 4 mph).
The average container ship being built now is nearly three times the size of the average a decade ago.
As it's smaller than the average shipping container, it can fit on the back of a heavy duty truck.
The round trip transport costs of an average maritime container (1.5 TEU, 16 t) from Rotterdam to two example destinations: Lausen (approximately 30 km from Basel) and Orbe (approximately 200 km from Basel) were considered.
According to Ducruet and Notteboom (2012), on average, a container was handled 3.5 times between the first port of loading and the final port of discharge in 2008, which implies the significance of transshipment operations and that container transshipment volume has grown continuously with vessel enlargements.
For both genders, the greatest differences were seen in the mental health category, where the Spanish-born purchased, on average, more containers than the immigrants in the studied period (4 containers more in men and 3 more in women).
Mix equal parts (you can estimate) hydrogen peroxide and distilled white vinegar in an average-sized container.
Unloading in Veracruz averages 74 containers an hour, outdoing the rate at the busiest U.S. port, Long Beach, Calif.
