Tools
Which container is which?
Typical sizes and limits for the equipment you will see on a booking. Figures vary by carrier and by container.
Dry
20' standard
Heavy, dense goods such as machinery parts, metals and bagged commodities.
- Internal
- 5.90 × 2.35 × 2.39 m
- Capacity
- 33 m³
- Payload
- ≈ 28,000 kg
40' standard
General cargo, palletised goods and furniture.
- Internal
- 12.03 × 2.35 × 2.39 m
- Capacity
- 67 m³
- Payload
- ≈ 26,500 kg
40' high cube
Light, bulky goods that fill a box before reaching its weight limit.
- Internal
- 12.03 × 2.35 × 2.69 m
- Capacity
- 76 m³
- Payload
- ≈ 26,500 kg
Refrigerated
20' reefer
Temperature-controlled goods in smaller volumes.
- Internal
- 5.44 × 2.29 × 2.27 m
- Capacity
- 28 m³
- Payload
- ≈ 27,000 kg
40' high cube reefer
Chilled and frozen food, and other temperature-controlled cargo.
- Internal
- 11.58 × 2.29 × 2.55 m
- Capacity
- 67 m³
- Payload
- ≈ 29,000 kg
Specialist
20' open top
Over-height cargo, or goods that must be crane-loaded from above.
- Internal
- 5.89 × 2.35 × 2.35 m
- Capacity
- 32 m³
- Payload
- ≈ 28,000 kg
40' open top
Long over-height cargo such as pipe and timber.
- Internal
- 12.03 × 2.35 × 2.35 m
- Capacity
- 66 m³
- Payload
- ≈ 26,500 kg
20' flat rack
Heavy, out-of-gauge units that overhang a standard box.
- Internal
- 5.62 × 2.24 × 2.23 m
- Capacity
- Open
- Payload
- ≈ 30,000 kg
40' flat rack
Large machinery, vehicles and project cargo.
- Internal
- 11.65 × 2.24 × 1.95 m
- Capacity
- Open
- Payload
- ≈ 39,000 kg
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