shipping container dimensions

By gCaptain Staff On July 28, 2009

		imperial	metric	imperial	metric
		20′ container		40′ container
externaldimensions	length	20′ 0″	6.096 m	40′ 0″	12.192 m
	width	8′ 0″	2.438 m	8′ 0″	2.438 m
	height	8′ 6″	2.591 m	8′ 6″	2.591 m
interiordimensions	length	18′ 10 ⁵⁄₁₆″	5.758 m	39′ 5 ⁴⁵⁄₆₄″	12.032 m
	width	7′ 8 ¹⁹⁄₃₂″	2.352 m	7′ 8 ¹⁹⁄₃₂″	2.352 m
	height	7′ 9 ⁵⁷⁄₆₄″	2.385 m	7′ 9 ⁵⁷⁄₆₄″	2.385 m
door aperture	width	7′ 8 ⅛″	2.343 m	7′ 8 ⅛″	2.343 m
door aperture	height	7′ 5 ¾″	2.280 m	7′ 5 ¾″	2.280 m
volume		1,169 ft³	33.1 m³	2,385 ft³	67.5 m³
maximumgross mass		66,139 lb	30,400 kg	66,139 lb	30,400 kg
empty weight		4,850 lb	2,200 kg	8,380 lb	3,800 kg
net load		61,289 lb	28,200 kg	57,759 lb	26,600 kg

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