If an inspection is the routine health check, a container survey is the formal medical report - detailed, documented, and often produced specifically because something is in dispute or needs independent verification.

Shipping containers are built to withstand years of hard use - stacked on vessels, hauled on chassis, loaded and unloaded thousands of times. But that durability only holds up if the container is actually in good condition. That's where inspection comes in. Let's look at how this is done.