40ft High Cube Dry Container
Inside it measures 12,031 × 2,350 × 2,698 mm (39 ft 5.7 in long), holds 76.4 m³ and takes a payload of roughly 28,720 kg.
- Its planning floor is the same 12,030 × 2,350 mm as the 40ft container's, so every pallet count is identical; it is 306 mm taller inside.
- It shares the most inside height among the 13 container types where it is published, 2,698 mm, with the 45ft high cube.
- The pallet that fills this floor best is the 1165×1165 (AU), at 96.0%; the EUR1 leaves the most unused, at 84.9%.
- Among the 4 standard dry containers, it has the highest payload (28,720 kg).
- Published tare figures for it disagree by 6%: 3,700–3,940 kg across 3 sources.
Top view · doors on the right
Door end
EUR1 along the lengthturned acrossdoorsdoor opening 2,340 × 2,585 mmEach view drawn to scale, in mm
Top view · doors on the right
Door end
1200×1000 along the lengthturned acrossdoorsdoor opening 2,340 × 2,585 mmEach view drawn to scale, in mm
Top view · doors on the right
Door end
48×40 (GMA) along the lengthturned acrossdoorsdoor opening 2,340 × 2,585 mmEach view drawn to scale, in mm
Specification
Inside
- Length
- 12,031 mm 39 ft 5.7 in
- Width
- 2,350 mm 7 ft 8.5 in
- Height
- 2,698 mm 8 ft 10.2 in
- Volume
- 76.4 m³ 2,698 cu ft
- Floor area
- 28.27 m²
- Volume per TEU
- 38.2 m³
Openings
- Door width
- 2,340 mm
- Door height
- 2,585 mm
Outside
- Length
- 12,192 mm
- Width
- 2,438 mm
- Height
- 2,896 mm
Weight
- Tare
- 3,750 kg 8,267 lb
- Payload
- 28,720 kg 63,317 lb
- Max gross
- 32,500 kg
- Payload per TEU
- 14,360 kg
- Payload per m³
- 376 kg
Where the weight goes
Every pallet on this floor
Every count here is the same as for the 40ft container, so the full list lives on that page. Here the 1165×1165 (AU) covers the most floor, 96.0% with 20 pallets.
How it compares
Volume per TEU — 2nd highest of 10
Inside volume — 3rd highest of 10
Floor area — 5th highest of 15
Against the 40ft container: +8.7 m³ of volume, +306 mm of inside height, +1,120 kg of payload and +55 kg of tare.
Against the 45ft high cube: −9.6 m³ of volume, −1,527 mm of inside length, +870 kg of payload and −985 kg of tare.
Against the 40ft high cube reefer: +9.0 m³ of volume, +154 mm of inside height, +445 mm of inside length, −800 kg of payload and −730 kg of tare.
Related
Similar volume
- 40ft high cube open top75.3 m³
- 40ft container67.7 m³
- 40ft high cube reefer67.4 m³
Similar payload
- 20ft container28,330 kg
- 20ft open top28,240 kg
- 45ft pallet-wide container29,250 kg
Same family
Guides: 20ft vs 40ft vs 40ft high cube
Sources: DSV, Maersk, ONE, SeaCube, Turkon Line, ISO 668 via Wikipedia. Method