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Containers are generally built to the specification
laid down by the International Standards Organisation.
The sizes of containers in most frequent use have
an exterior dimension of 20ft length x 7ft 9ins wide x 8ft 6 ins
high or 40 ft, with same height and width. However it is slowly
becoming more common to see containers that are 9ft 6ins high, and
containers, known as “Euro Boxes”, designed for the optimum
carriage of the Euro Pallet.
Container variations and internal dimensions
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Length
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Type
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Dimensions
(in centimetres)
Length x
width x height
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Approx volume
in cubic metres
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20ft
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General purpose
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589 x 235 x 239
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33.2m3
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40ft
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General purpose
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1203 x 235 x 239
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67.7 m3
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40ft
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High cube (9ft 6ins)
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1203 x 235 x 269
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76.4 m3
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45ft
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High cube (9ft 6ins)
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1355 x 235 x 269
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86 m3
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20ft
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Reefer
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544 x 226 x 227
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28.1 m3
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40ft
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Reefer
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1156 x 228 x 224
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59.3 m3
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45ft
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High Cube Reefer
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1157 x 226 x 255
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67 m3
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20ft
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588 x 235 x 235
549 x 218
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32.4 m3
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40ft
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1202 x 235 x 232
1187 x 218
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65.7 m3
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20ft
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Flat rack (fixed)
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594 x 234 x 234 *
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40ft
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Flat rack (fixed)
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1213 x 240 x 213 *
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