20ft Flat Rack Container
An open deck with no side walls: about 6,058 × 2,438 mm overall, carrying a payload of roughly 32,570 kg on a tare of 2,730 kg.
- Published tare figures for it disagree by 27%: 2,360–3,100 kg across 2 sources.
- Only the 40ft flat rack has a narrower inside (2,208 mm against 2,272 mm).
- Only the 20ft reefer container has a smaller floor (12.5 m² against 12.7 m²).
- Among the 3 flat rack containers, it has the most payload per kg of tare (11.93 kg).
- Among the 3 flat rack containers, it has the lowest payload (32,570 kg).
32,570kg payloadon a 2,730 kg tare · 38,100 kg max gross
6,058 mm outside length
2,591
Side view
Side view to scale, in mm. End walls and deck are drawn schematically; the dashed box is the published usable length and height.
Specification
Inside
- Length
- 5,603 mm 18 ft 4.6 in
- Width
- 2,272 mm 7 ft 5.4 in
- Height
- 2,282 mm 7 ft 5.8 in
- Floor area
- 12.73 m²
5,568–5,638 across 2 sources
2,194–2,350 across 2 sources
2,213–2,350 across 2 sources
Outside
- Length
- 6,058 mm
- Width
- 2,438 mm
- Height
- 2,591 mm
1 source
1 source
1 source
Weight
- Tare
- 2,730 kg 6,019 lb
- Payload
- 32,570 kg 71,805 lb
- Max gross
- 38,100 kg
- Payload per TEU
- 32,570 kg
2,360–3,100 across 2 sources
30,140–35,000 across 2 sources
1 source
Where the weight goes
How it compares
Payload per TEU — highest of 16
32,570 kg
12,378 kg · 45ft high cube20ft flat rack · 32,570 kg
Floor area — 14th highest of 15
12.7 m²
12.5 m² · 20ft reefer container45ft pallet-wide container · 33.1 m²
Payload per kg of tare — 3rd highest of 16
11.93 kg/kg
5.88 kg/kg · 45ft high cube20ft container · 13.18 kg/kg
Against the 40ft flat rack: +322 mm of inside height, −6,057 mm of inside length, −7,430 kg of payload and −2,270 kg of tare.
Related
Similar payload
- 20ft tank container32,420 kg
- 20ft platform29,610 kg
- 40ft high cube reefer29,520 kg
Same family
Sources: DSV, ONE. Method