40ft Platform Container
An open deck with no side walls: about 12,190 × 2,435 mm overall, carrying a payload of roughly 39,300 kg on a tare of 5,700 kg.
- Of the 16 container types, it has the heaviest tare: 5,700 kg, 500 kg more than the 40ft high cube flat rack.
- Only the 40ft high cube flat rack has a higher maximum gross (52,500 kg against 45,000 kg).
39,300kg payloadon a 5,700 kg tare · 45,000 kg max gross
12,190 mm outside length
Side view
Side view to scale, in mm. End walls and deck are drawn schematically.
Specification
Inside
- Floor area
- 29.68 m²
Outside
- Length
- 12,190 mm
- Width
- 2,435 mm
2 sources agree
2,430–2,440 across 2 sources
Weight
- Tare
- 5,700 kg 12,566 lb
- Payload
- 39,300 kg 86,642 lb
- Max gross
- 45,000 kg
- Payload per TEU
- 19,650 kg
2 sources agree
2 sources agree
1 source
Where the weight goes
How it compares
Tare weight — 16th lightest of 16
5,700 kg
2,150 kg · 20ft container40ft platform · 5,700 kg
Maximum payload — 3rd highest of 16
39,300 kg
26,615 kg · 40ft open top40ft high cube flat rack · 47,300 kg
Floor area — 3rd highest of 15
29.7 m²
12.5 m² · 20ft reefer container45ft pallet-wide container · 33.1 m²
Against the 20ft platform: +9,690 kg of payload and +3,070 kg of tare.
Related
Similar payload
- 40ft flat rack40,000 kg
- 20ft flat rack32,570 kg
- 20ft tank container32,420 kg
Same family
Sources: DSV, Latin American Cargo. Method