This final paper describes container ships, containers and container terminal. Intermodal containers are standardized transportable containers that enable goods to be transported in all modes of transport, without the need to transship cargo. A TEU or Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit is an exact unit of measurement used to determine cargo capacity for container ships and terminals. Container terminals are facilities where containers are transshipped between two or more types of transport Containers are transported by various types of cargo ships. The purpose-built container ships have a double bottom, double plating, and wide hatch openings; with or without hatch-covers. Containers are secured on the ship with the use of container’s guides or with lashing equipment. Based on design changes, conditioned by market requirements and technological progress, new generations of container ships have emerged. Container shipping by sea is the backbone of world trade. In today's global trade, about 90% of general cargo is transported by container ships.