A twistlock and corner casting together form a standardised rotating connector for securing shipping containers. The primary uses are for locking a container into place on container ship, semi-trailer truck or railway container train; and for lifting of the containers by container cranes and sidelifters.
The female part of the connector is the corner casting fitted to the container itself, and which has no moving parts. The male component is the twistlock, which is fitted to cranes and transport bases.
The maximum size and position of the holes in the connector is defined in international standard ISO 1161:1984.
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