{"id":352,"date":"2024-02-28T20:28:58","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T20:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expressgroup.ca\/blog\/?p=352"},"modified":"2024-02-28T20:35:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T20:35:03","slug":"storage-container-specifications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.expressgroup.ca\/blog\/storage-containers\/storage-container-specifications\/","title":{"rendered":"Storage Container Specifications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Basic dimensions and permissible gross weights of intermodal shipping containers are largely determined by two ISO standards:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"ISO 668\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISO_668\" rel=\"mw:WikiLink\">ISO 668<\/a>:2013 Series 1 freight containers\u2014Classification, dimensions and ratings<\/li>\n<li>ISO 1496-1:2013 Series 1 freight containers\u2014Specification and testing\u2014Part 1: General cargo containers for general purposes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Weights and dimensions of the most common <i>standardized <\/i> types of shipping containers are given below. Sizes vary slightly from manufacturer to manufacturer, but must stay within the tolerances dictated by the standards.\u00a0 If you are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressgroup.ca\/shipping-containers.html\">renting shipping container storage<\/a> make sure to verify the dimensions of your unit(s).<\/p>\n<p>Empty weight (<i><a title=\"Tare weight\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tare_weight\" rel=\"mw:WikiLink\">tare weight<\/a><\/i>) is not determined by the standards, but by the container&#8217;s construction, and is therefore indicative, but necessary to calculate a net load figure, by subtracting it from the maximum permitted gross weight.<\/p>\n<h2>Shipping Container Storage Dimensions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>What are the measurements for shipping containers for storage?<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"wikitable\" style=\"font-size: 0.7em;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<th colspan=\"2\">20\u2032 container<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\">40\u2032 container<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\">40\u2032 high-cube container<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\">45\u2032 high-cube container<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><a title=\"Imperial units\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imperial_units\" rel=\"mw:WikiLink\">imperial<\/a><\/th>\n<th><a title=\"Metric system\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Metric_system\" rel=\"mw:WikiLink\">metric<\/a><\/th>\n<th>imperial<\/th>\n<th>metric<\/th>\n<th>imperial<\/th>\n<th>metric<\/th>\n<th>imperial<\/th>\n<th>metric<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"right\">\n<th rowspan=\"3\">external<br \/>dimensions<\/th>\n<th>length<\/th>\n<td>19\u2032 10.5\u2033<\/td>\n<td>6.058 m<\/td>\n<td>40\u2032 0\u2033<\/td>\n<td>12.192 m<\/td>\n<td>40\u2032 0\u2033<\/td>\n<td>12.192 m<\/td>\n<td>45\u2032 0\u2033<\/td>\n<td>13.716 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"right\">\n<th>width<\/th>\n<td>8\u2032 0\u2033<\/td>\n<td>2.438 m<\/td>\n<td>8\u2032 0\u2033<\/td>\n<td>2.438 m<\/td>\n<td>8\u2032 0\u2033<\/td>\n<td>2.438 m<\/td>\n<td>8\u2032 0\u2033<\/td>\n<td>2.438 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"right\">\n<th>height<\/th>\n<td>8\u2032 6\u2033<\/td>\n<td>2.591 m<\/td>\n<td>8\u2032 6\u2033<\/td>\n<td>2.591 m<\/td>\n<td>9\u2032 6\u2033<\/td>\n<td>2.896 m<\/td>\n<td>9\u2032 6\u2033<\/td>\n<td>2.896 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"right\">\n<th rowspan=\"3\">interior<br \/>dimensions<\/th>\n<th>length<\/th>\n<td>19\u2032 3\u2033<\/td>\n<td>5.867 m<\/td>\n<td>39\u2032 5 <sup>45<\/sup>\u2044<sub>64<\/sub>\u2033<\/td>\n<td>12.032 m<\/td>\n<td>39\u2032 4\u2033<\/td>\n<td>12.000 m<\/td>\n<td>44\u2032 4\u2033<\/td>\n<td>13.556 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"right\">\n<th>width<\/th>\n<td>7\u2032 8 <sup>19<\/sup>\u2044<sub>32<\/sub>\u2033<\/td>\n<td>2.352 m<\/td>\n<td>7\u2032 8 <sup>19<\/sup>\u2044<sub>32<\/sub>\u2033<\/td>\n<td>2.352 m<\/td>\n<td>7\u2032 7\u2033<\/td>\n<td>2.311 m<\/td>\n<td>7\u2032 8 <sup>19<\/sup>\u2044<sub>32<\/sub>\u2033<\/td>\n<td>2.352 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"right\">\n<th>height<\/th>\n<td>7\u2032 9 <sup>57<\/sup>\u2044<sub>64<\/sub>\u2033<\/td>\n<td>2.385 m<\/td>\n<td>7\u2032 9 <sup>57<\/sup>\u2044<sub>64<\/sub>\u2033<\/td>\n<td>2.385 m<\/td>\n<td>8\u2032 9\u2033<\/td>\n<td>2.650 m<\/td>\n<td>8\u2032 9 <sup>15<\/sup>\u2044<sub>16<\/sub>\u2033<\/td>\n<td>2.698 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"right\">\n<th rowspan=\"2\">door aperture<\/th>\n<th>width<\/th>\n<td>7\u2032 8 \u215b\u2033<\/td>\n<td>2.343 m<\/td>\n<td>7\u2032 8 \u215b\u2033<\/td>\n<td>2.343 m<\/td>\n<td>7\u2032 6&#8243;<\/td>\n<td>2.280 m<\/td>\n<td>7\u2032 8 \u215b\u2033<\/td>\n<td>2.343 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"right\">\n<th>height<\/th>\n<td>7\u2032 5 \u00be\u2033<\/td>\n<td>2.280 m<\/td>\n<td>7\u2032 5 \u00be\u2033<\/td>\n<td>2.280 m<\/td>\n<td>8\u2032 5\u2033<\/td>\n<td>2.560 m<\/td>\n<td>8\u2032 5 <sup>49<\/sup>\u2044<sub>64<\/sub>\u2033<\/td>\n<td>2.585 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"right\">\n<th colspan=\"2\">internal volume<\/th>\n<td>1,169 ft\u00b3<\/td>\n<td>33.1 m\u00b3<\/td>\n<td>2,385 ft\u00b3<\/td>\n<td>67.5 m\u00b3<\/td>\n<td>2,660 ft\u00b3<\/td>\n<td>75.3 m\u00b3<\/td>\n<td>3,040 ft\u00b3<\/td>\n<td>86.1 m\u00b3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"right\">\n<th colspan=\"2\">maximum<br \/>gross weight<\/th>\n<td>66,139 lb<\/td>\n<td>30,400 kg<\/td>\n<td>66,139 lb<\/td>\n<td>30,400 kg<\/td>\n<td>68,008 lb<\/td>\n<td>30,848 kg<\/td>\n<td>66,139 lb<\/td>\n<td>30,400 kg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"right\">\n<th colspan=\"2\">empty weight<\/th>\n<td>4,850 lb<\/td>\n<td>2,200 kg<\/td>\n<td>8,380 lb<\/td>\n<td>3,800 kg<\/td>\n<td>8,598 lb<\/td>\n<td>3,900 kg<\/td>\n<td>10,580 lb<\/td>\n<td>4,800 kg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"right\">\n<th colspan=\"2\">net load<\/th>\n<td>61,289 lb<\/td>\n<td>28,200 kg<\/td>\n<td>57,759 lb<\/td>\n<td>26,200 kg<\/td>\n<td>58,598 lb<\/td>\n<td>26,580 kg<\/td>\n<td>55,559 lb<\/td>\n<td>25,600 kg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Basic dimensions and permissible gross weights of intermodal shipping containers are largely determined by two ISO standards: ISO 668:2013 Series 1 freight containers\u2014Classification, dimensions and ratings ISO 1496-1:2013 Series 1 freight containers\u2014Specification and testing\u2014Part 1: General cargo containers for general purposes Weights and dimensions of the most common standardized types of shipping containers are given &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressgroup.ca\/blog\/storage-containers\/storage-container-specifications\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Storage Container 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