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Standard Containers Specifications

The following table presents the weights and dimensions of the three most commonly-used of containers worldwide (20′Container, 40′Container and 45′High-cube Container). The weights and dimensions quoted below are averages, different manufacture series of the same type of container may vary slightly in actual size and weight. The width of all containers is 2.34 m.

Container Spec

20′ Container

40′ Container

45′ High-cube Container

External
Dimensions

length

6.096 m

12.192 m

13.716 m

width

2.438 m

2.438 m

2.438 m

height

2.591 m

2.591 m

2.896 m

Interior
Dimensions

length

5.758 m

12.032 m

13.556 m

width

2.352 m

2.352 m

2.352 m

height

2.385 m

2.385 m

2.698 m

Door Aperture

width

2.343 m

2.343 m

2.343 m

height

2.280 m

2.280 m

2.585 m

Volume

33.1 m³

67.5 m³

86.1 m³

Maximum
Gross Mass

24,000 kg

30,480 kg

30,480 kg

Empty Weight

2,200 kg

3,800 kg

4,800 kg

Net Load

21,600 kg

26,500 kg

25,680 kg

 

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