Container Specifications

A freight container, totally enclosed and weatherproof, with a rigid roof, rigid side walls, and floor, having at least one of its end walls equipped with doors and intended to be suitable for the transport of cargo of the greatest possible variety.
This is by far the most common type of container. It is suitable for the carriage of most types of “Dry” goods, including those packed in boxes, cartons, cases, bags, bales, pallets, drums etc…

GP = GENERAL PURPOSE

HC = HIGH CUBE

Internal Dimensions

	20’GP 20’x8’x8’6″	40’GP 40’x8’x8’6	40’HC 40’x8’x9’6″	45’HC 45’x8’x9’6″
Length	5.900 mm	12.034 mm	12.034 mm	13.556 mm
Width	2.352 mm	2.352 mm	2.352 mm	2.352 mm
Height	2.393 mm	2.395 mm	2.700 mm	2.700 mm

Door Opening

	20’GP 20’x8’x8’6″	40’GP 40’x8’x8’6	40’HC 40’x8’x9’6″	45’HC 45’x8’x9’6″
Width	2.340 mm	2.340 mm	2.340 mm	2.340 mm
Height	2.280 mm	2.280 mm	2.585 mm	2.585 mm

Weight

	20’GP 20’x8’x8’6″	40’GP 40’x8’x8’6	40’HC 40’x8’x9’6″	45’HC 45’x8’x9’6″
Max Gross Weight	30.480kg	30.480 kg	30.480 kg	30.480 kg
Average Tare	2.230 kg	3.740 kg	3.900 kg	4.700 kg
Maximum Payload	28.250 kg	26.740 kg	26.580 kg	25.780 kg

Capacity

	20’ST 20’x8’x8’6″	40’ST 40’x8’x8’6	40’HC 40’x8’x9’6″	45’HC 45’x8’x9’6″
Nominal	33,2 CU.M	67,8 CU.M	76,4 CU.M	86,0 CU.M

Thermal container equipped with an electrical appliance (mechanical compressor) for the purposes of cooling or heating the air within the container.
RF = REEFER

Reefer Internal Dimensions

	20’RF 20’x8’x8’6″	40’RF 40’x8’x9’6″
Length	5.456 mm	11.584 mm
Width	2.294 mm	2.294 mm
Height	2.273 mm	2.557 mm

Door Opening

	20’RF 20’x8’x8’6″	40’RF 40’x8’x9’6″
Width	2.290 mm	2.290 mm
Height	2.264 mm	2.569 mm

Weight

	20’RF 20’x8’x8’6″	40’RF 40’x8’x9’6″
Max Gross Weight	30.480kg	34.000 kg
Average Tare	3.010 kg	4.740 kg
Maximum Payload	27.470 kg	29.260 kg

Capacity

	20’RF 20’x8’x8’6″	40’RF 40’x8’x9’6″
Nominal	28,6 CU.M	68 CU.M
Usable under load line	27,3 CU.M	65,3 CU.M
Height usable for cargo	2.158 mm	2.394 mm

Freight container similar in all respects to a general purpose container except that it has no rigid roof but may have a flexible and movable or removable cover. Such containers may have movable or removable top end transverse members above their end doors.
These containers are primarily used to carry heavy and/or bulky finished products.

OT = OPEN TOP

Internal Dimensions

	20’OT 20’x8’x8’6″	40’OT 40’x8’x8’6″
Length	5.898 mm	12.032 mm
Width	2.352 mm	2.352 mm
Height	2.348 mm	2.348 mm

Door Opening

	20’OT 20’x8’x8’6″	40’OT 40’x8’x9’6″
Width	2.340 mm	2.340 mm
Height	2.280 mm	2.280 mm
Height under top-rail	2.200 mm	2.000 mm

Top Opening

	20’OT 20’x8’x8’6″	40’OT 40’x8’x9’6″
Length between end lintels	5.682 mm	11.806 mm
Width between gussets	1.840 mm	1.650 mm
Length between gussets	5.397 mm	11.531 mm
Width between roof rails	2.250 mm	2.232 mm
Width between removable lintel	1.940 mm	1.940 mm

Weight

	20’OT 20’x8’x8’6″	40’OT 40’x8’x9’6″
Max Gross Weight	30.480 kg	30.480 kg
Average Tare	2.200 kg	3.880 kg
Maximum Payload	28.280 kg	26.600 kg

Capacity

20’OT 20’x8’x8’6″	40’OT 40’x8’x9’6″
32 CU.M	66 CU.M

Compared to fixed-end type, collapsible flat racks have end walls that fold. The flush folding collapsible flat rack, the most sophisticated of its types has end walls which fold flush with the base.
Flat racks are dedicated for the carriage of heavy, bulky as well as over height and/ or over width items.

FR = FLAT RACK

Internal Dimensions

	20’FR 20’x8x8’6″	40’FR 40’x8x8’6″
Length between end headers	5.920mm	12.054 mm
Length between corner posts	5.634 mm	11.652 mm
Width between corner post	2.224 mm	2.227 mm

Door Opening

	20’FR 20’x8x8’6″	40’FR 40’x8x8’6″
Width	2.400 mm	2.360 mm
Height	2.584 mm	2.580 mm

Weight

	20’FR 20’x8x8’6″	40’FR 40’x8x8’6″
Max Gross Weight	34.000 kg	34.000 kg
Average Tare	2.750 kg	5.100 kg
Maximum Payload	31.250 kg	39.980/44.900 kg