Abstract: The transport container serves for transporting sterile products, for example caps or stoppers for pharmaceutical purposes, from a sterilization facility to a downstream facility, for example a filling plant. It has two connecting devices which are arranged opposite one another and one of which is equipped with a rapid transfer port for docking the transport container with the downstream facility and the other is a filling device. The rapid transfer port is equipped with a cover which is provided with an opening device for opening the port cover. In addition, the rapid transfer port is preferably provided with a medium outlet through which cleaning and sterilization media can be discharged when the port cover is opened.