Shipping containers range in length. The most common lengths in the container sizes is going to be the 20ft and the 40ft.
SPECIFICATIONS
EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS
Length
Height
The most common, and standard height of a shipping container is 8ft 6ins, though 9ft 6ins high cube containers are becoming increasingly common.
Width
The standard width of a shipping container is 8ft.
Weights

Typical Weights of Standard Shipping Containers | |||||||||||
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Length | 10ft | 20ft | 40ft | ||||||||
Max Gross Weight | 24,910lbs 11,300kg | 67,200lbs 30,480kg* | 67,200lbs 30,400kg | ||||||||
Tare Weight | 2,870lbs 1,300kg | 4,780lbs 2,170kg | 8,270lbs 3,750kg | ||||||||
Payload (or Net Weight) | 22,040lbs 10,000kg | 62,420lbs 28,310kg | 58,930lbs 26,730kg |
Cubic Capacity
Typical Cubic Capacities of Standard Shipping Containers | |||||||||||
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Length | 10ft | 20ft | 40ft | ||||||||
Cubic Capacity | 563.3 cu ft 15.95 cu m | 1,170 cu ft 33.2 cu m | 2,387 cu ft 67.59 cu m |
