What Are The Container Sizes?
Containers are goods that are loaded during transportation. As a popular loading tool, there are definitely large and small sizes. However, the size of the container also has standards. What are the specific sizes? How many can be equipped with each size? Where's the goods?
Container dimensions are divided into external dimensions and internal dimensions. The external dimensions of the container include the maximum length, width, and height dimensions of the container including permanent accessories. It is used to determine whether the container can be moved between ships, chassis, trucks, and railway vehicles. The main parameters for the changeover.
The internal dimensions of the container include the maximum length, width, and height dimensions inside the container. The height is the distance from the bottom of the box bottom to the bottom of the top plate, the width is the distance between the two inner linings, and the length is the distance from the inner lining of the door to the end wall lining. It determines the inner volume of the container and the maximum size of the cargo inside the container.
Container size distribution is calculated based on the inner dimensions. The outer dimensions are 20*8*8 feet 6 inches, referred to as a 20-foot container (inner diameter: 5898*2352*2390 mm); 40*8*8 feet 6 inches, referred to as a 40-foot container (Inner diameter: 12024*2352*2390 mm) and the more commonly used 40*8*9 feet 6 inches, referred to as 40 feet high cabinet. The main dimensions within the container are:
20-foot container: internal area is 5.69 meters*2.13 meters*2.18 meters
40-foot container: internal area is 11.8 meters*2.13 meters*2.18 meters
40-foot high cabinet: internal area is 11.8 meters*2.13 meters*2.72 meters
45-foot high cabinet: content area: 13.58 meters*2.34 meters*2.71 meters
20-foot open-top cabinet: internal volume is 5.89 meters*2.32 meters*2.31 meters
40-foot open-top cabinet: internal volume is 12.01 meters*2.33 meters*2.15 meters
20-foot container: internal area 5.85 meters*2.23 meters*2.15 meters
40-foot flat-bottom container: internal area 12.05 meters * 2.12 meters * 1.96 meters
There are three series of international standard containers and thirteen specifications. The most commonly used types in international maritime container transportation are type IAA (i.e. 40 feet) and type IC (i.e. 20 feet).
The above content is some information about container size. Through the above information, I believe everyone has a general understanding of container size and distribution. I hope it will be helpful to everyone!
