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Container size/weight
20 FOOT DRY FREIGHT CONTAINER
General cargos of medium density and low volume: 5.899 mm x 2.352 mm x 2.390 mm
40 FOOT DRY FREIGHT CONTAINER
General cargos of medium density and medium volume: 12.032 mm x 2.352 mm x 2.390 mm
40 FOOT HIGH-CUBE DRY FREIGHT CONTAINER
General cargos of low density and high volume: 12.032 mm x 2.352 mm x 2.695 mm
MAXIMUM WEIGHT PER DRY FREIGHT CONTAINER
• 20 feet = 21,000 kg
• 40 feet = 27,000 kg
MAXIMUM VOLUME PER CONTAINER DRY FREIGHT CONTAINER
• 20 feet = 33.0 cubic meters
• 40 feet = 67.0 cubic meters
20/40 FOOT FLAT RACK CONTAINER
Cargos with irregular volume
5.940 mm x 2.150 mm x 2.230 mm/ 12.040 mm x 2.380 mm x 1.960 mm
20/40 FOOT OPEN TOP CONTAINER
Cargos with irregular heights or difficult to load
5.899 mm x 2.352 mm x 2.348 mm/ 12.033 mm x 2.352 mm x 2.348 mm
20/40 FOOT REEFER CONTAINER
Refrigerated cargos
5.449 mm x 2.286 mm x 2.272 mm/ 11.583 mm x 2.286 mm x 2.532 mm
Useful conversions
- 1 kg = 2.2046 pounds
- 1 inch = 0.0254 meters
- 1 foot = 12 inches
- 1 gallon (USA) = 3.785 liters
Aerial dimensions
COMBI aircraft door size
- B747: 2.64 x 1.68m
- B767: 3.40 x 1.70m
- A320: 1.24 x 1.80m
- DC10-30: 2.64 x 1.68m
CARGO aircraft door size
- B747: 3.45 x 2.49m (nose)
- B747: 3.40 x 3.05m (tail)
- DC10-30: 3.56 x 2.50m
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