General Purpose Container
General-purpose containers come in two sizes: 20 ft and 40 ft. There are two types of general-purpose containers, one is manufactured from steel and the other from aluminum.
- Steel containers have a slightly larger internal cube.
- Aluminum containers have a slightly larger payload.
Both are suitable for most types of cargo.
| General Purpose 20' x 8' x 8'6"
| Steel
| Millimeters
| Feet
| Internal Dimensions
| Length
| 5,898
| 19'4.2"
| Width
| 2,352
| 7'8.6"
| Height
| 2,391
| 7'10"
| Door Opening
| Width
| 2,340
| 7'8"
| Height
| 2,280
| 7'5.8"
| | Kilograms
| Pounds
| Weight
| Max Gross
| 24,000
| 52,910
| Tare
| 2,280
| 5,090
| Max Payload
| 21,720
| 47,885
| | Cube Meters
| Cube Feet
| Internal Capacity
| 33.2
| 1,171
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| General Purpose
40' x 8' x 8'6"
| Steel
| Aluminum
| Millimeters
| Feet
| Millimeters
| Feet
| Internal Dimensions
| Length
| 12,040
| 39'5.3"
| 12,021
| 39'5.3"
| Width
| 2,353
| 7'8.5"
| 2,335
| 7'7.9"
| Height
| 2,383
| 7'9.7"
| 2,360
| 7'8.9"
| Door Opening
| Width
| 2,340
| 7'8"
| 2,337
| 7'7.9"
| Height
| 2,280
| 7'5.8"
| 2,271
| 7'5.4"
| | Kilograms
| Pounds
| Kilograms
| Pounds
| Weight
| Max Gross
| 30,480
| 67,200
| 32,000
| 70,400
| Tare
| 3,380
| 8,450
| 3,170
| 6,990
| Max Payload
| 26,650
| 58,630
| 28,830
| 63,560
| | Cube Meters
| Cube Feet
| Cube Meters
| Cube Feet
| Internal Capacity
| 67.7
| 2,390
| 67.7
| 2,380
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