Container Specifications

Inside dimensions, door openings, volume, tare and payload for every common sea container and air unit — side by side.

Dry containers

The standard closed box for general cargo, loaded through the end doors. High cube adds about 30 cm of height for light, bulky goods; pallet-wide versions take two Euro pallets side by side.

Type	Inside L × W × H, mm	Door W × H, mm	Volume, m³	Tare, kg	Max payload, kg	Euro pallets
20ft Dry Container20'DV	5,898 × 2,352 × 2,393	2,340 × 2,280	33.2	2,230	28,250	11
40ft Dry Container40'DV	12,032 × 2,352 × 2,393	2,340 × 2,280	67.7	3,750	26,730	24
40ft High Cube40'HC	12,032 × 2,352 × 2,698	2,340 × 2,585	76.4	3,940	28,560	24
40ft High Cube Pallet Wide40'HCPW	12,100 × 2,440 × 2,690	2,400 × 2,580	79.4	4,100	28,400	30
45ft High Cube45'HC	13,556 × 2,352 × 2,698	2,340 × 2,585	86.0	4,800	27,700	27
45ft High Cube Pallet Wide45'HCPW	13,556 × 2,444 × 2,698	2,420 × 2,585	89.4	4,800	29,200	33

Reefer containers

Temperature-controlled from about −30 °C to +30 °C for food, pharma and chemicals. Insulated walls and the cooling unit make the inside smaller than a dry box of the same length.

Type	Inside L × W × H, mm	Door W × H, mm	Volume, m³	Tare, kg	Max payload, kg	Euro pallets
20ft Reefer20'REF	5,444 × 2,268 × 2,272	2,276 × 2,261	28.1	3,080	27,400	10
40ft Reefer High Cube40'REF	11,583 × 2,294 × 2,554	2,290 × 2,569	67.9	4,480	29,520	23
40ft Non-Operating Reefer40'NOR	11,583 × 2,294 × 2,554	2,290 × 2,569	67.9	4,480	29,520	23

Open top containers

No fixed roof — cargo is loaded from above by crane and covered with a tarpaulin. For tall or heavy pieces that won't go through a door.

Type	Inside L × W × H, mm	Door W × H, mm	Volume, m³	Tare, kg	Max payload, kg	Euro pallets
20ft Open Top20'OT	5,888 × 2,345 × 2,346	2,286 × 2,261	32.4	2,350	28,130	11
40ft Open Top40'OT	12,029 × 2,342 × 2,337	2,336 × 2,260	65.8	3,850	26,630	24
40ft Open Top High Cube40'OTH	12,029 × 2,342 × 2,636	2,336 × 2,560	74.3	4,100	28,400	24

Flat racks

No side walls or roof: machinery, vehicles and steel are lashed on the deck and may overhang the sides or top (out-of-gauge). Figures are the usable deck between the end walls.

Type	Inside L × W × H, mm	Door W × H, mm	Volume, m³	Tare, kg	Max payload, kg	Euro pallets
20ft Flat Rack20'Flat	5,638 × 2,208 × 2,233	—	27.8	2,740	31,260	11
40ft Flat Rack40'Flat	12,080 × 2,126 × 1,955	—	50.2	5,600	39,400	25

ISO tanks

A stainless tank in a 20ft or 40ft frame for bulk liquids — food-grade, chemicals and non-hazardous oils. Usually filled to 80–95% of capacity.

Type	Volume, m³	Tare, kg	Max payload, kg
20ft ISO Tank20'Tank	26.0	3,650	32,350
40ft ISO Tank40'Tank	45.5	12,500	23,500

Air containers and pallets (ULD)

Unit load devices shaped to the aircraft hold. Heights here are the lower-deck contour; main-deck units on freighters can be loaded higher.

Type	Inside L × W × H, mm	Volume, m³	Tare, kg	Max payload, kg
LD3 (AKE) air containerAKE	1,534 × 1,562 × 1,626	4.3	82	1,506
LD2 (DPE) air containerDPE	1,534 × 1,194 × 1,626	3.4	80	1,145
LD6 (ALF) air containerALF	3,175 × 1,534 × 1,626	8.9	155	3,020
AMJ main-deck air containerAMJ	3,175 × 2,438 × 2,438	17.5	380	6,424
PMC air pallet (96×125")PMC	3,175 × 2,438 × 1,626	11.5	120	6,684
PAG air pallet (88×125")PAG	3,175 × 2,235 × 1,626	10.0	110	4,516
PLA air half palletPLA	3,175 × 1,534 × 1,626	7.1	91	3,084
RKN active temperature containerRKN	1,340 × 1,319 × 1,315	2.3	635	953

Typical values from carrier and lessor spec sheets — individual boxes differ by a few millimetres and kilograms, and road or rail weight limits at origin or destination can be lower than the container's payload. We confirm the exact figures with every booking.

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