A container-like cargo transport unit for transporting cylindrical cargo, such as reels, the cargo transport unit comprising a first side extending in a longitudinal direction of the cargo transport unit and a second side opposite the first side, a first end transverse to the longitudinal direction of the cargo transport unit and a second end opposite the first end, a trough in the longitudinal direction of the cargo transport unit and comprising inclined support walls (8a', 8b') for supporting the cylindrical cargo on inclined upper surfaces thereof, a frame structure supporting the trough from below and comprising a plurality of transverse supports supporting the inclined support walls (8a', 8b') of the trough from below and spaced apart from one another in the longitudinal direction of the cargo transport unit, inclined upper edges (103a', 103b') of the transverse supports being shaped to conform with the inclined support walls (8a', 8b') of the trough for supporting the inclined support walls (8a', 8b') over at least a vast majority of their length in a transverse direction of the cargo transport unit, and a bottom structure comprising a first longitudinal edge profile extending in the longitudinal direction of the cargo transport unit and a second longitudinal edge profile positioned oppositely to the first longitudinal edge profile, characterized - in that the first longitudinal edge profile and the second longitudinal edge profile are both made of a profile comprising a continuous seamless structure extending from the first end of the cargo transport unit to the second end thereof and having a cross section following the shape of U or L or having a rectangular cross section, - in that the transverse supports comprise a lower part extending from the first longitudinal edge profile to the second longitudinal edge profile, the lower part residing at a height level of the longitudinal edge profiles (25', 26') and being at its first end (71 a') welded to the first longitudinal edge profile and being at its opposite, second end (71 b') welded to the second longitudinal edge profile, and - in that the transverse supports are formed of sheet material, the lower part of the transverse supports comprising a horizontal lower plane which is perpendicular to a vertical upper plane defined by an upper part of the transverse supports and the lower part and the upper part of the transverse support being one piece produced by edging sheet material, whereby a bend is provided between the lower plane and the upper plane. - in that the first longitudinal edge profile and the second longitudinal edge profile are both made of a profile comprising a continuous seamless structure extending from the first end of the cargo transport unit to the second end thereof and having a cross section following the shape of U or L or having a rectangular cross section, - in that the transverse supports comprise a lower part extending from the first longitudinal edge profile to the second longitudinal edge profile, the lower part residing at a height level of the longitudinal edge profiles (25', 26') and being at its first end (71 a') welded to the first longitudinal edge profile and being at its opposite, second end (71 b') welded to the second longitudinal edge profile, and - in that the transverse supports are formed of sheet material, the lower part of the transverse supports comprising a horizontal lower plane which is perpendicular to a vertical upper plane defined by an upper part of the transverse supports and the lower part and the upper part of the transverse support being one piece produced by edging sheet material, whereby a bend is provided between the lower plane and the upper plane.