What are the different sizes and types of containers?

What are the different sizes and types of containers?

Ocean Freight Containers

What are 4 types of containers?

Types of containers

• Dry storage container.
• Flat rack container.
• Open top container.
• Open side storage container.
• Refrigerated ISO containers.
• ISO Tanks.
• Half height containers.
• Special purpose containers.

What are the sizes of containers?

How big is a Shipping Container?

• Standard ISO shipping containers are 8ft (2.43m) wide, 8.5ft (2.59m) high and come in two lengths; 20ft (6.06m) and 40ft (12.2m).
• Extra tall shipping containers called high-cube containers are available at 9.5ft (2.89m) high.

What are the 4 types of ocean containers?

Types of ocean freight containers

• Dry Van shipping containers. Dry Van containers are aluminium or steel containers recommended for general or dry freight. …
• Reefer tank shipping containers. …
• FCL shipping containers. …
• LCL shipping containers.

What is HC and DC container?

HC = High Cube: a container higher than a normal DC container, at 9.5 ft. (9′ 6″). HIAB = A chassis equipped with a small crane used to lower the container several metres away from the chassis. HRF = High Cube Reefer: a refrigerated/heated container, higher than a normal RC container.

What is 40 RA container?

A standard height 40-foot long container’s exterior dimensions are: 40′ long x 8′ wide x 8’6” high, with mild variations depending on the shipping container manufacturer. In meters, a 40-foot shipping container’s dimensions are 12.192 m long x 2.438 m wide x 2.591 m high.

What is a Type A container?

Type A containers are used to protect radioactive materials with high-activity rates by maintaining sufficient shielding under conditions normally encountered during transportation. These packages are usually used to transport medical and industrial products.

What is ISO container type?

An ISO container is an international intermodal container that is manufactured according to the specifications outlined by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ISO containers are suitable for ship, rail and truck. Container capacity is usually communicated in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU’s).

What is the size of 20 container?

Dimensions of the 20-foot container The dimensions of a 20-foot container are: Exterior Dimensions (in feet): 20′ long x 8′ wide x 8′ 6” high. Exterior Dimensions (in meters): 6.10m long x 2.44m wide x 2.59m high. Interior Dimensions (in feet): 19′ 4” long x 7′ 9” wide x 7′ 10” high.