Ocean Container
Sizes

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Did You Know...

There are over thirteen different ocean freight container sizes to choose from depending on your cargo! The standard lengths of containers used are 20-ft (6.1 m), 40-ft (12.2m) and 45-ft (13.7 m) high cube.

The container capacity is often expressed in twenty-foot equivalent units or abbreviated as "TEU." A TEU is the standard unit for measuring the container volume of a standard 20 ft (length) × 8 ft (width) container, however there is a variable that exists in the height dimensions. For example, the 9 ft 6 in (2.9 m) High cube and the 4-ft 3-in (1.3 m) half height 20 ft (6.1 m) containers are also called one TEU.

The maximum gross mass for a 20 ft (6.1 m) dry cargo container is 30,480 kg, and for a 40-ft (including the 2.87 m (9 ft6 in) high cube container), it is 34,000 kg. Allowing for the tare mass of the container, the maximum payload mass is therefore reduced to approximately 28,380 kg for 20 ft (6.1m), and 30,100 kg for 40 ft (12 m) containers.

The container specifications are for guidance only, exact dimensions can vary and should be confirmed.]

Standard 20’ DRY

Inside Length Inside Width Inside Height Door Width Door Height Capacity Tare Weight Max. Cargo
19’4” 7’8” 7’10” 7’8” 7’6” 1,172 CFT 4,916 LBS 47,900 LBS
5.900 m 2.350 m 2.393 m 2.280 m 2.342 m 33.2 CBM 2,230 KGS 21,770 KGS

 Standard 40’ DRY

Inside Length Inside Width Inside Height Door Width Door Height Capacity Tare Weight Max. Cargo
39’5” 7’8” 7’10” 7’8” 7’6” 2,390 CFT 8,160 LBS 59,040 LBS
12.01 m 2.330 m 2.338 m 2.330 m 2.280 m 67.7 CBM 3,701 KGS 26,780 KGS

40' High Cube

Inside Length Inside Width Inside Height Door Width Door Height Capacity Tare Weight Max. Cargo
39’5” 7’8” 8’10” 7’8” 8’5” 2,694 CFT 8,750 LBS 58,450 LBS
12.01 m 2.330 m 2.690 m 2.330 m 2.560 m 76.28CBM 3,968 KGS 26,512 KGS

45’ High Cube

Inside Length Inside Width Inside Height Door Width Door Height Capacity Tare Weight Max. Cargo
44’7” 7’7” 8’8” 7’7” 8’5” 3,019 CFT 9,921 LBS 67,196 LBS
13.58 m 2.347 m 2.682 m 2.347 m 2.591 m 85.50 CBM 4,500 KGS 30,480 KGS

20’ Flat Rack

Inside Length Inside Width Inside Height Door Width Door Height Capacity Tare Weight Max. Cargo
18’5” 7’3” 7’4” - - - 5,578 LBS 47,333 LBS
5.610m 2.200 m 2.230 m - - - 2,530 KGS 21,469 KGS

40’ Flat Rack

Inside Length Inside Width Inside Height Door Width Door Height Capacity Tare Weight Max. Cargo
39’7” 6’10” 6’5” - - - 12,081 LBS 85,800 LBS
12.06 m 2.080 m 1.950 m - - - 5,497 KGS 38,918 KGS