40ft High Cube Open Top Container
Inside it measures 12,032 × 2,352 × 2,653 mm (39 ft 5.7 in long), holds 75.3 m³ and takes a payload of roughly 27,395 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 261 mm taller inside.
- The roof opening is 11,806 × 2,192 mm, 226 mm shorter and 160 mm narrower than the floor.
- Only the 40ft open top has a lower payload (26,615 kg against 27,395 kg).
- The pallet that fills this floor best is the 1165×1165 (AU), at 96.0%; the EUR1 leaves the most unused, at 84.9%.
- Published tare figures for it disagree by 10%: 3,890–4,300 kg across 2 sources.
75.3m³ inside
12,030 × 2,350 mm planning length
2,350
Top view · doors on the right
2,350
2,653
Door end
doorsdoor opening 2,340 × 2,584 mmEach view drawn to scale, in mm
Specification
Inside
- Length
- 12,032 mm 39 ft 5.7 in
- Width
- 2,352 mm 7 ft 8.6 in
- Height
- 2,653 mm 8 ft 8.4 in
- Volume
- 75.3 m³ 2,660 cu ft
- Floor area
- 28.30 m²
- Volume per TEU
- 37.7 m³
12,030–12,032 across 3 sources
2,350–2,352 across 3 sources
2,653–2,672 across 3 sources
75.1–75.5 across 2 sources
Openings
- Door width
- 2,340 mm
- Door height
- 2,584 mm
- Roof opening length
- 11,806 mm
- Roof opening width
- 2,192 mm
2,338–2,340 across 3 sources
2,582–2,585 across 2 sources
11,806–11,871 across 3 sources
2,190–2,232 across 3 sources
Weight
- Tare
- 4,095 kg 9,028 lb
- Payload
- 27,395 kg 60,396 lb
- Max gross
- 31,490 kg
- Payload per TEU
- 13,698 kg
- Payload per m³
- 364 kg
3,890–4,300 across 2 sources
26,180–28,610 across 2 sources
30,480–32,500 across 2 sources
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
Maximum payload — 15th highest of 16
27,395 kg
26,615 kg · 40ft open top40ft high cube flat rack · 47,300 kg
Payload per kg of tare — 13th highest of 16
6.69 kg/kg
5.88 kg/kg · 45ft high cube20ft container · 13.18 kg/kg
Payload per TEU — 13th highest of 16
13,698 kg
12,378 kg · 45ft high cube20ft flat rack · 32,570 kg
Against the 40ft high cube: −1.1 m³ of volume, −45 mm of inside height, +1 mm of inside length, −1,325 kg of payload and +345 kg of tare.
Related
Similar volume
- 40ft high cube76.4 m³
- 40ft container67.7 m³
- 40ft high cube reefer67.4 m³
Similar payload
- 40ft container27,600 kg
- 20ft reefer container27,670 kg
- 45ft high cube27,850 kg
Same family
Sources: Maersk, ONE, Turkon Line. Method