The document discusses various types of shipping containers, including their specifications. It describes 20-foot and 40-foot dry containers, refrigerated containers, open top containers, and flat rack containers. It provides details on their dimensions, maximum payloads, door sizes, weights, and refrigeration capabilities for refrigerated containers. The document also briefly discusses less-than-container-load (LCL) shipments and how to calculate cargo measurements in cubic meters.

1. TYPES OF CONTAINERS
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2. 20 FEET DRY CONTAINER
The twenty-foot equivalent unit (often TEU or teu)
is an inexact unit of cargo capacity often used to
describe the capacity of container ships and
container terminals. It is based on the volume of a
20-foot-long (6.1 m) intermodal container, a
standard-sized metal box which can be easily
transferred between different modes of
transportation, such as ships, trains and trucks.
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3. Specifications of 20 Feet Dry
Container
Description Non-metric Metric
Maximum payload 62,170 lb 28,200 kg
Dimensions 20' x 8' x 8'6" 20' x 8' x 8'6"
Volume 1,165 cubic feet 33 m3
Door openings, width 7' 8 1/16" 2,350 mm
Door openings, height 7' 5 1/2" 2,274 mm
Internal, length 19' 4 1/8" 5,896 mm
Internal, width 7' 8 1/2" 2,350 mm
Internal, height to load line 7' 10 3/16" 2,393 mm
Weight, gross 67,200 lb 30,480 kg
Weight, tare 5,030 lb 2,280 kg
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4. 20 FEET REEFER CONTAINER
Refrigerated shipping
container for transporting
perishables, having its
own stand-alone
(self-powered) cooling
system. Also called reefer.
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5. 20 FEET REEFER CONTAINER
SPECIFICATION
Description Non-metric Metric
Maximum payload 60,600 lb 27,490 kg
Dimensions 20’ x 8’ x 8’6" 20’ x 8’ x 8’6"
Volume 953 cubic feet 27 m3
Door openings, width 7’ 6 1/8” 2,290 mm
Door openings, height 7’ 3 1/16” 2,212 mm
Internal, length 17’ 10 9/16” 5,451 mm
Internal, width 7’ 6 1/8” 2,290 mm
Internal, height to load line 7’ 1 5/16” 2,167 mm
Weight, gross 67,200 lb 30,480 kg
Weight, tare 6,591 lb 2,990 kg

6. SPECIFICATIONS OF 20’REEFER
CONTAINER
• Reefer Specifications
• Reefer specifications
• 20’ Standard Reefer
• Temperature range: -30C to +30C
• Cargo space: 27 CBM
• Humidity control : 65% - 85% (in chilled mode)
• Bottom-air delivery: Yes
• Fresh air exchange: Adjustable from 0-285 m³/hr.
• Refrigerant used: R134a
• Max payload: 60,600 lb / 27,490 kg
• Dimensions: 20’ x 8’ x 8’6’’/ 610 x 245 x 262 cm
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7. 20 FEET OPEN TOP CONTAINER
The walls of open-top containers are generally made of corrugated steel. The floor is made of
wood. It has the following typical distinguishing structural features. The roof consists of
removable bows and a removable tarpaulin. The door header may be swivelled out.
These two structural features greatly simplify the process of packing and unpacking the
container. In particular, it is very easy to pack and unpack the container from above or through
the doors by crane or crab when the roof is open and the door header is swivelled out.
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8. 20 FEET OPEN TOP CONTAINER
SPECIFICATION

9. 20 FEET FLAT RACK CONTAINER
Flatracks are available in 20ft and 40ft lengths, and have either fixed-
ends or collapsible ends. Flatracks are ideal for shipping or hauling
oversized items such as vehicles or heavy machinery
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10. 20 FEET FLAT RACK CONTAINER
SPECIFICATION
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11. 40 FEET STANDARD CONTAINER
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12. 40 FEET STANDARD CONTAINER
SPECIFICATION
Description Non-metric Metric
Maximum payload 63,493 lb 28,800 kg
Dimensions 40' x 8' x 8'6" 40' x 8' x 8'6"
Volume 2,366 cubic feet 67 m3
Door openings, width 7' 8 1/8" 2,340 mm
Door openings, height 7' 5 1/2" 2,274 mm
Internal, length 39' 5 11/16" 12,032 mm
Internal, width 7' 8 1/2" 2,350 mm
Internal, height to load line 7' 10 3/16" 2,393 mm
Weight, gross 71,650 lb 32,500 kg
Weight, tare 8,157 lb 3,700 kg

13. 40 FEET HIGH CUBE CONTAINER
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14. 40 FEET HIGH CUBE CONTAINER
SPECIFICATION
Description Non-metric Metric
Maximum payload 58,380 lb 28,620 kg
Dimensions 40' x 8' x 9'6" 40' x 8' x 9'6"
Volume 2,684 cubic feet 76 m3
Door openings, width 7' 8 1/8" 2,340 mm
Door openings, height 8' 5 7/16" 2,577 mm
Internal, length 39' 5 2/3 12.032 m
Internal, width 7' 8 1/2" 2,352 m
Internal, height to load line 7' 3 9/10" 2.679 m
Weight, gross 67,200 lb 30,480 kg
Weight, tare 8,820 lb 4,000 kg

15. 40 FEET REEFER CONTAINER
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16. 40 FEET REEFER CONTAINER
SPECIFICATION
Description Non-metric Metric
Maximum payload 64,992 lb 29,480 kg
Dimensions 40’ x 8’ x 9’6” 40’ x 8’ x 9’6”
Volume 2,384 cubic feet 67.5 m3
Door openings, width 7’ 5 9/16” 2,276 mm
Door openings, height 8’ 1 1/14” 2,471 mm
Internal, length 37’ 11 7/8” 11,580 mm
Internal, width 7’ 11 1/6” 2,275 mm
Internal, height to load line 7’ 11 1/6” 2,415 mm
Weight, gross 74,957 lb 34,000 kg

17. 40 FEET OPEN TOP CONTAINER
The walls of open-top containers are
generally made of corrugated steel.
The floor is made of wood. It has
the following typical distinguishing
structural features. The roof consists
of removable bows and a removable
tarpaulin. The door header may be
swivelled out.
These two structural features greatly
simplify the process of packing and
unpacking the container. In
particular, it is very easy to pack and
unpack the container from above or
through the doors by crane or crab
when the roof is open and the door
header is swivelled out.
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18. 40 FEET FLAT RACK CONTAINER
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19. 40 FEET FLAT RACK CONTAINER
SPECIFICATION
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20. LCL Shipment
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21. How to calculate LCL Freight
• One of the most common question asked is how to calculate CBM,
specially by clients who get charged per Freight Ton (Weight or volume
which ever is higher)
• Firstly CBM stands for CuBiC MeTeR... This is the most common unit used
for the measurement of volumetric cargo.
• When you have the dimensions of the package, first of all convert the
measurement into meters. Normally dimensions are in Length x Width x
Height...
• If for example the dimensions are 3.2 x 1.2 x 2.2 meters then the CBM is
simply 3.2 x 1.2 x 2.2 = 8.448 cbm
• As mentioned above if the rate is quoted as for example Usd .12/per
freight ton and the weight of the package is 1200 kgs = 1.2 tons, then the
freight rate for this will be
CBM Rate = 8.448 cbm x Usd 12 = Usd 101.376 or
Freight per Ton = 1.2 tons x Usd 12 = Usd 14.4
• Since the cbm rate is higher, the freight rate of Usd 101.376 will apply
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