Alex Pappas

· April 22, 2013

There are several different types of ocean freight shipping containers. See the charts below for their dimensions:

Ocean Freight Container Dimensions (feet/lbs)
Container Type(Feet/Inches) Number of Palletsw/Dimensions Door Openings(Feet/Inches) Internal Container Dimensions(Feet/Inches) Volume(ft3)
Width Height Length Width Height
20 standard20’x8’x8’6″ 9 pallets – 1.2×1.0m 7′ 8 1/16″ 7′ 5 1/2″ 19′ 4 1/8″ 7′ 8 1/2″ 7′ 10 3/16″ 1,165
11 pallets – 1.2×0.8m
40 standard40’x8’x8’6″ 21 pallets – 1.2×1.0m 7′ 8 1/8″ 7′ 5 1/2″ 39′ 5 11/16″ 7′ 8 1/2″ 7′ 10 3/16″ 2,366
25 pallets – 1.2×0.8m
40 high40’x8’x9’6″ 21 pallets – 1.2×1.0m 7′ 8 1/8″ 8′ 5 7/16″ 39′ 5 11/16″ 7′ 8 1/2″ 8′ 10 1/8″ 2,684
25 pallets – 1.2×0.8m
45 high45’x8’x9’6″ 24 pallets – 1.2×1.0m 7′ 8 1″ 8′ 5 12″ 44′ 5 11″ 7′ 8 9″ 8′ 10 3″ 3,036
27 pallets – 1.2×0.8m

Ocean Freight Container Dimensions (m/kg)
Container Type(feet/inches) Number of Palletsw/Dimensions Door Openings(mm) Internal Container Dimensions(mm) Volume(m3)
Width Height Length Width Height
20 standard20’x8’x8’6″ 9 pallets – 1.2×1.0m 2,339 2,274 5,896 2,350 2,393 33
11 pallets – 1.2×0.8m
40 standard40’x8’x8’6″ 21 pallets – 1.2×1.0m 2,340 2,274 12,032 2,350 2,393 67
25 pallets – 1.2×0.8m
40 high40’x8’x9’6″ 21 pallets – 1.2×1.0m 2,340 2,577 12,032 2,350 2,697 76
25 pallets – 1.2×0.8m
45 high45’x8’x9’6″ 24 pallets – 1.2×1.0m 2,340 2,585 13,556 2,352 2,698 85
27 pallets – 1.2×0.8m

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