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Company Background 2 Flexitop-Bulk Grain 24 20’ Horizontal and Vertical Coil Carrier with Removable Lid 46
Intermodal Solutions Pty Ltd 3 Flexitop-Bulk Coal 25 Dangerous Goods Containers 47
20’ General Purpose and High Cube Containers 4 Flexitop-Ore Container 26 Dangerous Goods Type II Segregation Devices 48
40’ General Purpose and High Cube Containers 5 Open Top Half Height Container 27 Accommodation Containers 49
40’ Australian Domestic Pallet Wide 6 ARG Coke And Anode Container 28 Car Carrier Container 50
40’ Pallet Wide - Slim Wall 7 Transiflats 29 Livestock Container 51
40’ Pallet Wide - Sea Cell Friendly 8 20’ and 40’ Flatracks 30 Glass Stillages 52
48’ Hardsides 9 Refrigerated Containers 31 Mining and Defence 53
Curtain Side Containers 10 Refrigerated Containers 32 Mining and Defence: Field Storage and Distribution 54
40’ Curtainsides - Standard 11 20’ and 20’ Plus Refrigerated Containers 33 Container Depot Services 55
40’ Curtainsides - Heavy Duty 12 40’ Plus Pallet Wide Refrigerated with Deck Beams 34 Consultancy 56
40’ Curtainsides - Partial Centre Wall Low Base 13 46’6” Pallet Wide Refrigerated with Deck Beams 35 Consultancy - Recent Projects 57
48’ Curtainsides 14 48’ Plus Pallet Wide Refrigerated with Deck Beams 36 Intermodal Solutions Tanks - ISO Tank Containers 58
20’ Side Door Containers 15 Big Freeze 37 Intermodal Solutions Tanks- Used Tank Containers 59
20’ Ventilated High Cube Side Door 16 Cube Saver 38 Fuel Cube 60
40’ Side Door Container 17 Removalist Containers 39 Kookaburra Containers 61
Bulk Containers 18 Container Hire Companies 40 Kookaburra Containers - Static Storage Containers 62
Bulk - Smooth Wall and Paper Friendly 19 Specialised 41 Kookaburra Containers - New or Used Containers 63
Open Top Containers 20 Custom Containers 42 Kookaburra Containers - Project Management 64
20’ Bulk Open Top Containers 21 Steel Rod and Coil Racks 43 Pack and Secure - Transport Accessories 65
20’ Scrap Steel and Waste Containers 22 20’ Half Height - Merchant Bar Steel Rack 44 Pack and Secure - Container Parts 66
Flexitop-Multipurpose-Palletwide 23 40’ Half Height - Merchant Bar Steel Rack 45 Corporate Customers 67
Company Background
The Intermodal Solutions Group of Companies is an Australian owned group of companies specialising in the design,
manufacture and supply of a comprehensive range of handling, transport and storage solutions.
Group Divisions:
• Intermodal Solutions Pty Ltd Design, manufacture and supply of specialised shipping containers for Road , Rail and Sea.
• Kookaburra Containers Pty Ltd Sale , hire and repositioning of new and used shipping containers
• Pack and Secure Pty Ltd Supply of container parts ,Load binders , lock box’s & transport accessories
• Intermodal Solutions Tanks Supply of new and used ISO Tank containers and Container Tanks for fuel storage
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Containers for Road, Rail & Sea
Products Include:
• 20’ and 40’ Standard Shipping Containers • Dangerous Good Containers
• Transiflats and Flatracks • Bulk Containers
• Curtain Side Containers • UN Portable Tank Containers
• Side Door Containers • Steel Carrying Racks
• Open Top Containers • Transport Accessories
• Refrigerated Containers •Custom Transport Equipment
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48’ x 2500mm x 9’10” with load bars 48’ x 2500mm x 9’10” Standard
48’ Hardsides
Intermodal Solutions has a wide range of Pallet Wide 48ft Hard Side units capable of transporting 24 CHEP pallets on the floor of
the container. These units can be supplied with load bars for double stacking of pallets, increasing capacity to 48 CHEP pallets.
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Features Include:
• 20’ , 24’ , 40’ and 48’ Units • Suspended gate system
• Load binder winches and straps • Recessed 2500kg D-rings in floor
• Sliding load binders • Tool box
• Fixed or movable roof supports • Mezzanine Decks (fixed post units only)
• Partial walls for low base designs • In-rail buckles to reduce maintenance costs
• High quality sign written curtains • Alloy tensioners
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Intermodal Solutions has a wide range of Standard Pallet Wide 40ft Curtainside units in heights of either 9’6” or 9’10”.
Standard units are constructed with an MGW of 30,480 kg
* Internal width between roof supports 2376 mm. 9’6 Side Opening Dimensions = 11850mm x 2420mm
** MGW 24000 kg for sea, MGW 30480 kg for rail transport. 9’10 Side Opening Dimensions = 11850mm x 2521mm
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External Internal
Container Length Width Height Length Width Height Max. Gross Tare Max. Payload (M³)
40x2500x9’6” Heavy Duty 12192 2502 2997 11877 2446 * 2497 35000** 6510 28490 72.5
40x2500x9’10” Heavy Duty 12192 2502 2997 11887 2446 * 2598 35000** 6560 28440 75.3
* Internal width between roof supports 2376 mm. 9’6 Side Opening Dimensions = 11850mm x 2416mm
** MGW 24000 kg for sea, MGW 30480 kg for rail transport. 9’10 Side Opening Dimensions = 11850mm x 2517mm
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Intermodal Solutions has a wide range of Partial Centre Wall , Low Base Pallet Wide 40ft Curtainside units in heights of either
9’6” or 9’10”.
48’ x 2500mm x 9’10” Single Stack 48’ x 2500mm x 9’10” Double Stack
48’ Curtainsides
Intermodal Solutions has 48ft Curtainside units available with a range of options including: Suspended Gates System, Custom
Livery, Extra Ventilation, Heat Reflective Roof Coating, and Flush Curtain Buckles in the bottom side rail to reduce damage when
loaded into Well Wagons.
Dimensions (mm) Weight (kg) Capacity
External Internal
Container Length Width Height Length* Width** Height Max. Gross Tare Max. Payload (M³)
48x2500x9’10”
14746 2500 3000 1247/12018/1247 1199/2444/1199 2644 32000 7770 24230 92.9
Single Stack
* Available Length for each load compartment **Available Width for each load compartment
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20’ x 2500mm x 9’6” Standard 20’ x 2500mm x 9’10” Vented Mezzanine Deck
Bulk Containers
Intermodal Solutions manufactures high quality heavy duty Dry Bulk Containers. Dry Bulk Containers can be supplied with
various features. Some of these features are: Letter Box Hatches, Door Hatches, Roof Hatches with internal release mechanism,
Smooth Walls, Fixings and tie downs for liner bags, Pallet Wide for Australian CHEP pallets.
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Please contact Intermodal Solutions to develop custom bulk containers to suit your particular application.
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20’ x 2438mm x 9’6” Open Top 20’ x 2438mm x 11’6” Open Top
Open tops can be customised to suit many different applications. Front wall hatches and smooth walls can be added for bulk
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Manufactured to suit a range of bulk products such as Wheat and other grain crops. External (mm) Max Gross 31,560 kg
Load bulk and discharge bulk product easily and efficiently. Length 6058 Tare 3,560 kg
Fitted with FLEXITOP retractable tarpaulin system. Width 2500 Payload 28,000 kg
Height 2896 Cubic Capacity 33.4 cum
Smooth Internal Walls
Large Tipping Hatch fitted with grain locks.
Internal (mm) Stacking Test Load 27,960 kg
Heavy lift fork pockets. Length 5829
Sampling ports, to allow product sampling without opening the Flexitop Tarpaulin. Width 2354
Stackable empty and loaded. Height 2431
Tarp can be operated manually or with power. PATENT PROTECTED
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Units shown in the photos were manufactured for KIWI RAIL to replace their existing fleet of coal containers.
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Transiflats
Intermodal Solutions can design, test and manufacture Transiflats to suit your requirements. End gates and side gates are
supplied with the transiflat units. Gates can be customised to suit your operational requirements. Transiflats are fitted with full
length tie rails. Winches and other load restraint equipment such as EV-CAM’s which can be fitted during production.
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Refrigerated Containers
Intermodal Solutions product range includes All containers are designed and tested to Australian and ISO Standards and
refrigerated containers, manufactured specifically are manufactured using the latest technology in the refrigerated transport
for the Australian market place. industry to ensure maximum thermal efficiency, to ensure your product
arrives fresh each and every time.
• Standard ISO Electric Only Containers This next generation container is purpose built for Australian road and rail ,
• Pallet Wide Diesel Electric Containers The units have an ultra-low tare weight with superior strength and payload.
• 20’ and 20’ Plus Loading and unloading will never be simpler with our unique double racking
• 40’ and 40’ Plus system.
• 46’ Plus and 48’ Plus The “BIG FREEZETM ” is revolutionary in the Australian Market.
• External heights of up to 9’10” See page 37 for further details.
• Dual Zone - Freezer Chiller Units
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Refrigerated Containers
Features of Intermodal Solutions Refrigerated Containers: Internal fit out can be customised to your specific needs
• High payload and low tare weight • Easily maintained recessed “load trough”,
• Load bars to allow double stacking of pallets. • Decking/load beams
• Can be handled via “Top Lift” 40’ ISO positions when empty or loaded. • Recessed load restraint “F” track
• Reinforced side wall structure to allow double stacking capabilities. • Shoring bars
• High density foaming used to maximise thermal properties. • Internal roof lighting
• Fork lift rated aluminium ducted air flow flooring. • Internal storage areas for all components.
• Reinforced duct floor so no sagging. • Emergency escape mechanisms fitted to doors.
• Sunken Floor to improve internal height • Diesel and electric powered refrigeration plants
• Flat Floor is also available with higher strength and reduce cleaning time. • Motor unit front protective frame fitted.
• Replaceable upper and lower scuff liners. • Fuel tank.
• Scuff liners are aluminium or stainless steel • Thermo King or Carrier Units can be fitted.
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20’ ISO Electric Refrigerated Container Variable Partition Wall Electric Refrigeration Motor
Intermodal Solutions has a range of 20’ designs to suit International or domestic transport.
All of our units can be provided with options such as deck beams and variable partition walls.
20’ x 8 x 8’6 ISO Electric 6058 2438 2591 5454 2273 2294 30480 2450 27600 28.4
20’ Pallet Wide x 9’6
Diesel Electric 6058 2510 2896 5372 2390 2583 30480 3600 26127 33.2
20’ Plus Pallet Wide x 9’6
Diesel Electric 6562 2510 2896 5885 2390 2583 30480 3800 25927 36.4
*Does not include tare weight of diesel reefer plant & full fuel tank . Units can be fitted with Thermo King , Carrier or Daikin refrigeration units. Page 33
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40’ Plus x 2500mm x 9’10” Heavy Duty 40’ Plus Heavy Duty Containers Stacked
Heavy Duty 40’ Plus unit specifically developed for the Australian domestic market. This unit has a high payload and low tare
weight, with maximum internal dimensions.
Features Include
• Recessed F-Track (flush wall) • Floor is reinforced to reduce fork damage
• Recessed heavy duty deck beam trough • Emergency escape hatch
• Airflow or Flat Floor • Front protection frame and fuel tank
Dimensions (mm) Weight (kg) Capacity
External Internal
Container Length Width Height Length Width Height Max. Gross Tare Max. Payload (M³)
41’3”x2500x9’10” Heavy Duty
(40 pallets double stacked) 12573 2500 3000 11780 2380 2727 37000 5440* 31,560 76.5
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48’ Plus x 2500mm x 9’10” Rear Door End 48’ Plus x 2500mm x 9’10” Front End (Diesel Electric Motor)
Heavy Duty 48’ Plus unit specifically developed for the Australian domestic market. This unit has a high payload and low tare
weight, with maximum internal dimensions.
Features Include
• Recessed F-Track (flush wall) • Floor is reinforced to reduce fork damage
• Recessed heavy duty deck beam trough • Emergency escape hatch
• Airflow or Flat Floor • Front protection frame and fuel tank
BIG FREEZE
On Thursday the 12th of August 2010 Intermodal Solutions held an open day at their Footscray depot in
Melbourne.
The feature of the day was the BIG Freeze refrigerated container. Customers where shown through the unit &
provided with a features & benefit specification sheet.
CUBE SAVER
Intermodal Solutions have continuously improved our designs for dry containers.
We are proud to announce our latest Patented Product, the CUBESAVER® .
The CUBESAVER is a unique deck beam system, that allows for individual pallets to be
loaded at any height.
It also allows for 3 rows of pallets to be loaded in the one slot.
The CUBESAVER was developed with the cubic freight business in mind. The container,
which also includes recessed vertical deck beam tracks ,has the capacity to fill all the gaps
in a load of sensitive freight providing a premium load for rail forwarding companies.
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Removalist Containers
Above: Photos showing customer logos add to the containers during production
Above left: Tie Rails fitted inside the units during production
Intermodal Solutions design and supply Removalist containers are available is various sizes
containers for your removalist industry needs. from standard 8’6 Containers to “High cube” 9’6
These can be new containers purpose built for Containers. All removalist containers have internal
your requirements or second hand containers for tie rails on all walls and the roof.
budget requirements.
Dimensions (mm) Weight (kg) Capacity
External Internal
Container Length Width Height Length Width Height Max. Gross Tare Max. Payload (M³)
20x2438x8’6” 6058 2438 2591 5898 2352 2393 30480 2220 28260 33
20x2438x9’6” 6058 2438 2896 5898 2352 2698 30480 2410 28070 38
40’ Units are also avialble upon request
Container features include Internal tie rails and customer logo. Page 39
Specifications noted are approximate and should be used for reference only.
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Custom Containers
Intermodal Solutions can develop containers to suit your custom requirements. Examples include:
24ft Curtainside Container: The 24ft Curtainside Container was developed for Pacific National. This container can be
connected to form a 48ft container. This is an ideal option for customers that do not have enough to fill an entire 48ft container.
53ft Hardside Container: This container was developed for Linfox, and allows light goods which take up a large amount of
cubic capacity to be transported cost effectively. The unit is purpose-built to service the rail between Melbourne and Perth.
Dimensions (mm) Weight (kg) Capacity
External Internal
Container Length Width Height Length Width Height Max. Gross Tare Max. Payload (M³)
24x2500x9’10” Curtainside 7315 2502 2997 7211 2446 2697 24890 3890 21000 47.5
53x2500x10’6” Hardside 16154 2500 3200 15994 2422 3002 32000 6190 25810 116.3
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Accommodation Containers
Intermodal Solutions can provide Accommodation Units which can be configured to your requirements. The Accommodation
Units are based upon a 20ft shipping container’s dimensions. Units can be supplied in ‘knock-down’ kit form, or as converted
used containers. Internal layouts can be customised to suit your configuration. Our design team can assist you in developing your
layouts. We can also arrange for the installation of the units at your location.
Dimensions (mm) Weight (kg)
External Internal
Container Length Width Height Length Width Height
20’ Accommodation Unit 6055 2435 2790 5855 2235 2500 1900kg per unit*
Some of the options available with our Accommodation Units include: Air conditioning, cupboards and shelving, hot water
systems, toilets and showers, telephone and data connections. All units are supplied with internal wiring ready to be connected
to a power source.
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Developed for global markets, this container is suitable for carrying cars on Road and Rail.
Cars are loaded on two levels to improve the utilisation.
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Livestock Container
Dimensions (mm) Weight (kg) Capacity
External Internal Max. Payload
Container Length Width Height Length Width Height Max. Gross Tare (Cows) Design Payload (M³)
40’ Livestock
Container 12192 2438 2896 12068 2352 2690 24000 7000 14300 17000* 76.4
Livestock modifications include: Water tanks and drinking troughs, feeders, kick plates, non-skid flooring, mid level deck, door
dam, drains and gates.
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Glass Stillages
Developed for Pilkington and DMS Glass. These units allow for large sheets of glass to be carried on road and rail.
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20’ Refrigerated Container 10’ Container - Thermal Testing Perishable Food Load Unit - PFLU
Services Include
• Maintenance and Repairs
• Periodic Surveys
• Cleaning
• Modifications
• Transport and Container Repositioning
• Container valuations
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Tap into Intermodal Solutions’wide range of experience. Strategic Links: Engineering services to certify
products and designs, Assistance in obtaining patents,
Experience: Australian Road and Rail Transport System, Membership Institute of Engineers Australia, MCIT,
International Shipping, Defence Projects, Mining Projects. Overseas representatives to assist in sourcing parts and
CAD Design: 3D Concept Models, Finite Element products.
Analysis, Site Plans and Layouts, 2D Manufacturing Intermodal Solutions have qualified engineers that can
Drawings and Specs. consult to your company at very reasonable rates.We
Technical Documentation: Marketing Material, are willing to be involved in a wide range of projects,
Operations Manuals, Spare Parts Support,Training not limited to shipping containers.
Material, Integrated Logistics Support.
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Caustic Soda Tank Tanks can be fitted with platforms and collapsable hand rails
Intermodal solutions can also assist you with your operation requirements:
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FUEL CUBE
“Intermodal Solutions Tank Division in partnership with Fibre Tank Systems (FTS) of Newcastle have
developed a range of Self Bunded Fuel Storage Tanks for the Australian Market”
We have a range of tanks available from 20’ through to 48’ tanks with detachable fuel pod system.
These tanks are designed for above ground static storage of Liquid such as Diesel. They offer an
economical solution compared to fixed installation tanks.
Tanks are double walled which means they are self bunded and will self contain any leaks in the
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primary tank.
Tanks are supplied with all required pumping equipment.
A range of accessories like remote fuel monitoring can be included to suit your specific
requirements.
For further information please contact Intermodal Solutions or FTS Tanks on : +61 2 4961 2745
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Kookaburra Containers
Kookaburra Containers is a division of The Intermodal Solutions group of companies, which provides
new and second hand containers to the retail market nationwide.
Kookaburra Containers are recommended for: Containers Available Nationwide:
Services Include:
• Wholesale disposal and acquisition of equipment • International Shipping - Containerised and Break Bulk
• Sourcing of containers and flatracks • Domestic Road and Rail
• Surveying and valuing equipment • Special events
• Global Sourcing and Quality Control • Mining Projects
• Logistic Management • Materials handling
• Factory repositioning offshore • Removalist and Storage services
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Corporate Customers
Intermodal Solutions supplies equipment to most of Australia largest transport and logistics companies.
Companies Include:
• Toll Group • QR National • Simons Transport • RAND • KIWI RAIL
•Toll Rfrigerated • Northline • Mountain Industries • SCT Logistics • SMITHS CRISPS
• FCL • PATRICK / SeaRoad Holdings • BEARS Transport • FTS Tanks • LOUIS DREYFUS
• K & S Group • Linfox • Blue Scope Steel • QRX
• Sadliers Transport • WA Freightliners • Hannan Removals • NTFS
• Pacific National • Pilkington Glass • PALL Australia • ARG
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Branches in:
Contacting Intermodal Solutions
Head Office: 209-211 Windsor Street Richmond NSW 2753 Sydney, Australia.
Sydney
Sales: sales@intermodalsolutions.com
Melbourne
Information: info@intermodalsolutions.com
Perth Design: design@intermodalsolutions.com
Windsor
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From Australia From Overseas Email
Forbes Garry Pinder 0400 035 548 61 400 035 548 gpinder@intermodalsolutions.com
Warren Michael Horne 0433 179 914 61 433 179 914 mhorne@intermodalsolutions.com
Wagga Wagga
Townsville Kookaburra Containers
John Karamanis 0447 878 978 61 447 878 978 jk@intermodalsolutions.com
Central Coast
Newcastle Pack and Secure
Minto Matthew Chalmers 0448 855 650 61 448 855 650 mchalmers@intermodalsolutions.com