SPECIFICATIONS

EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS

Length

Shipping containers range in length. The most common lengths in the container sizes is going to be the 20ft and the 40ft.

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
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
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

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