Make a new ship type called Cargo Crate for the purpose of sorting cargo in stations. stats as follows:
Cargo Crate MkI:
Mass: 500kg
Cargo: 500cu
Volume as cargo: 550cu
Turrets: 1
S-port: 0
L-port: 0

Cargo Crate MkII:
Mass: 1000kg
Cargo: 1000cu
Volume as cargo: 1050cu
Turrets: 1
L-port: 0
S-port: 0

no power cell port, thrust, spin torque or turbo thrust
The turret is for the purpose of naming the "ship" for easier sorting
Have them purchasable at every station with no level or faction requirements.

Hahaha, that is an awesome idea. Probably not a "good" one, but awesome nonetheless.

+1 to more options for organization, at any rate, whether this or something more proper.

+1

Great idea, but I would suggest "Cargo Container" rather than crate. Most international maritime trade these days it with the standard container - lets have these in VO.

Other change would be to have

Capacity: 200 cu;
Mass :500kg (as suggested), but
Volume as cargo: 200cu.

This would allow you to bundle up a container of stuff, name it, and just load it into your XC. Needs to be nameable as VR suggests.

The point is to be bigger than an XC, you can already use XCs as containers.

Maybe this should be two separate things then, I still like the idea of an XC loading one.

+1

An the ability to name ships even if they don't have a turret...

+1 I've used different colored XC's in the past.

LOL - I have to use different coloured XC's too, then launch them in rainbow order...

Perfect for lgbt pride day!