General Purpose Containers

	20′ x 8′ x 8’6”	40′ x 8′ x 8’6”	40′ x 8′ x 9’6”	45′ x 8′x 9’6”
Size and Type	20GP	40GP	40HC	45HC
Internal dimensions Length (mm) Width (mm) Height (mm)	. 5,900 2,352 2,393	. 12,034 2,352 2,395	. 12,034 2,352 2,700	. 13,556 2,352 2,700
Door opening Width (mm) Height (mm	. 2,340 2,280	. 2,340 2,280	. 2,340 2,585	. 2,340 2,585
Nominal capacity (cbm)	33.2	67.8	76.4	86.0
Max gross weight (kg)	30,480	30,480/32,500	30,480/32,500	30,480
Average tare (kg)	2,230	3,720	3,900	4,700
Maximum payload (kg)	28,250	26,760/28,780	26,580/28,600	25,780

 

Open Top Containers

Technical Data	20′ x 8′ x 8’6”	40′ x 8′ x 8’6”
Size and Type grouping code	20OT	40OT
Internal dimensions Length (mm) Width (mm) Height (mm)	. 5,898 2,352 2,348	. 12,032 2,352 2,348
Door opening Width (mm) Height (mm) Height under top-rail (mm)	. 2,340 2,280 2,200	. 2,340 2,280 2,000
Top Opening dimensions Length between end lintels (mm) Width between gussets (mm) Length between end gussets (mm) Width between roof rails (mm)	5,682 1,840 5,397 2,252 1,940	11,806 1,650 11,531 2,232 1,940
Nominal capacity (cu.m.)	32	66
Maximum gross weight (kg)	30,480	30,480
Average tare (kg)	2,200	3,880
Maximum payload (kg)	28,280	26,600

 

Flat Rack Containers

Technical Data	20′ x 8′ x 8’6”	40′ x 8′ x 8’6”
Size and Type grouping code	20FR	40FR
Internal dimensions Length between end headers (mm) Length between corner posts (mm) Width between corner posts (mm) Width of floor (mm) Height (mm)	. 5,920 5,634 2,224 2,208 2,213	. 12,054 11,652 2,227 2,374 1,959
Maximum gross weight (kg)	34,000	45,000/50,000
Average tare (kg)	2,750	4,900 / 5,100
Maximum payload (kg)	31,250	40,100/44,900

 

 

High Cube Palletwide Containers

Technical Data	40′ x 2462mm x 9’6”	40′ x 2462mm x 9’6”
Size and Type grouping code	40HW	45HW
Internal dimensions Length (mm) Width (mm) Height (mm)	. 12,095 2,444 2,692	. 13,624 2,420 2,687
Door opening Width (mm) Height (mm)	. 2,400 2,584	. 2,360 2,580
Cubic capacity (cu.m.)	79.60	85.25
Maximum gross weight (kg)	34,000	34,000
Average tare (kg)	4,260	4,980
Maximum payload (kg)	29,740	29,020

 

REEFER CONTAINERS

Technical Data	20′ x 8′ x 8’6”	40′ x 8′ x 8’6”	45′ x 2550mm x 9’6”
Size and Type grouping code	20RE	40RH	45RH
Internal dimensions Length (mm) Width (mm) Height (mm)	. 5,456 2,294 2,273	. 11,584 2,294 2,557	. 13,280 2,440 2,582
Door opening Width (mm) Height (mm	. 2,290 2,264	. 2,284 2,567	. 2,440 2,567
Nominal capacity (cu.m.)	28.6	68	83.7
Maximum gross weight (kg)	30,480	34,000	34,000
Average tare (kg)	3,010	4,700	6,180
Maximum payload (kg)	27,470	29,300	27,820
Height usable for cargo (mm)	2,158	2,394	2,482
Capacity in use (cu.m.)	27.3	64.9	80,42

 

Tank Containers

Technical Data	20′ x 8′ x 8’6”
Size and Type grouping code	20TK
Nominal capacity (Litres)	26,000
Maximum gross weight (kg)	36,000
Average tare (kg)	3,420
Maximum payload (kg)	32,580
Max. Operating Pressure (bar)	4
Manhole (mm)	500

 

Container stuffing basic rules

1. Cargo weight must be evenly spread over the largest possible floor area.
2. Centre of gravity of the cargo is to be as close as possible to the container centre and as low as possible. The higher the centre of gravity, the higher must be the wedging devices.
3. The cargo load units must support (be in contact with) each other with no large gaps in between and must be secured to the container (wedges, lashings, etc.) so that they cannot move nor collapse. All containers are fitted with several lashing rings and bars.
4. If the cargo load units are not homogeneous the heaviest ones must be on floor level and the lighter ones on top (and liquid ones underneath solid ones).
5. The maximum gross mass/weight of the container (usually marked as ‘Max gross’ on the container right hand side door) must never be exceeded (there are also maximum limits related to different local inland transport regulations). It is illegal for cargo weight to exceed the net weight (payload) value marked on same right hand side door.
6. Cases of concentrated cargo load. As per rule 1, the cargo must lay over as many floor cross members as possible so that the weight distribution is as close as possible to the ideal one based on container max payload value and length. For instance the limit for a 20 GP is about 5 T per linear meter (based on max payload 28T, length 6 m).