20ft Platform Container
An open deck with no side walls: about 6,060 × 2,440 mm overall, carrying a payload of roughly 29,610 kg on a tare of 2,630 kg.
- It shares the lowest maximum gross mass among the 16 container types, 30,480 kg, with the 20ft container, 40ft container, 20ft reefer container and 2 more.
- Published payload figures for it disagree by 11%: 27,960–31,260 kg across 2 sources.
29,610kg payloadon a 2,630 kg tare · 30,480 kg max gross
6,060 mm outside length
Side view
Side view to scale, in mm. End walls and deck are drawn schematically.
Specification
Inside
- Floor area
- 14.79 m²
Outside
- Length
- 6,060 mm
- Width
- 2,440 mm
2 sources agree
2 sources agree
Weight
- Tare
- 2,630 kg 5,798 lb
- Payload
- 29,610 kg 65,279 lb
- Max gross
- 30,480 kg
- Payload per TEU
- 29,610 kg
2,520–2,740 across 2 sources
27,960–31,260 across 2 sources
1 source
Where the weight goes
How it compares
Tare weight — 3rd lightest of 16
2,630 kg
2,150 kg · 20ft container40ft platform · 5,700 kg
Payload per TEU — 3rd highest of 16
29,610 kg
12,378 kg · 45ft high cube20ft flat rack · 32,570 kg
Payload per kg of tare — 4th highest of 16
11.26 kg/kg
5.88 kg/kg · 45ft high cube20ft container · 13.18 kg/kg
Against the 40ft platform: −9,690 kg of payload and −3,070 kg of tare.
Related
Similar payload
- 40ft high cube reefer29,520 kg
- 45ft pallet-wide container29,250 kg
- 40ft high cube28,720 kg
Same family
Sources: DSV, Latin American Cargo. Method