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Shipping Container Standards - Container Sizes & Dimensions

The standard container sizes are 20ft, 40ft, 45 ft and 53ft.  20 TEU is the standard for measurement.  For example some of the largest container ships have a capacity of more than 19,000 TEU.  That means 19,000 20ft containers or 9500 40 footers or a mix thereof.

20 foot containers, called Twenty foot Equivalent Unit (TEU), is the industry standard for referencing cargo volume.  So if a truck goes past with a 40ft container on the back that truck is carrying 2 TEU.

Download a pdf with the standard dimensions of ocean containers. Shipping container size and dimensions download.

Storage Container Specifications

Type Exterior Internal Door Openings Weight
Size/Type Length Width Height Length Width Height Width Height Tare
20′ Dry Van 19′ 10½” 8′ 8′ 6″ 19′ 3″ 7′ 8″ 7′ 9⅞” 7′ 8″ 7′ 5″ 5,050
40′ Dry Van 40′ 8′ 8′ 6″ 39′ 5″ 7′ 8″ 7′ 9⅞” 7′ 8″ 7′ 5″ 8,000
40′ High Cube 40′ 8′ 9′ 6″ 39′ 5″ 7′ 8″ 8′ 10″ 7′ 8″ 8′ 5½” 8,775
45′ High Cube 45′ 8′ 9′ 6″ 44′ 5″ 7′ 8″ 8′ 10″ 7′ 8″ 8′ 5½” 9,810
20′ Refrigerated 19′ 10½” 8′ 8′ 6″ 17′ 11″ 7′ 6″ 7′ 6″ 7′ 5″ 7′ 3″ 6,503
40′ Refrigerated 40′ 8′ 8′ 6″ 37′ 11″ 7′ 6″ 7′ 6″ 7′ 6″ 7′ 6″ 9,750
40′ HC Refrigerated 40′ 8′ 9′ 6″ 37′ 11″ 7′ 6″ 8′ 4″ 7′ 6″ 8′ 4″ 9,590

20ft Shipping Container

One of the disadvantages of shipping containers or sea cans is also their advantage.  Size.  They are big and they are heavy.  Shipping containers require special equipment to pickup and move.  The forks are 84" apart and weighs 10,000 lbs.

We have a number of other options for containers and we will start here with Economy Steel Storage Containers.

Economy Steel Storage Container

 

 

Economy Steel Storage Container sizes.

 Container Style Aprox ft. W x L x H Weight
Skid container 60" high 4 x 4 x 5 40 x 48 x 60 300 lbs
Skid container 78.5" high 4 x 4 x 6 40 x 48 x 78.5 325 lbs

Half container

7 x 4 x 7

81 x 44.5 x 87.5

480 lbs

Standard container 7 x 7 x 7 81 x 86 x 87.5 700 lbs
1.5 container 7 x 11 x 7 81 x 130.5 x 87.5 1000 lbs
Double container 7 x 14 x 7 81 x 172 x 87.5

1250 lbs

 

 

Modular Steel Container

Modular Steel Storage Container Sizes

Container Style Aprox ft. W x L x H Weight
Modular 57" wide 5 x 4 x 6 57 x 45 x 76.5 328 lbs
Modular 75" wide 6 x 4 x 7 74.6 x 52.5 x 88.5 650 lbs

Modular 57" + 1 extension

5 x 7 x 7

57 x 81 x 76.5

518 lbs

Modular 57" + 2 extensions 5 x 10 x 7 57 x 113 x 76.5 708 lbs
Modular 57" + 3 extensions 5 x 14 x 7 57 x 149 x 76.5 898 lbs

Modular 75" + 1 extension

6 x 8 x 7 74.6 x 96.5 x 88.5

950 lbs

Modular 75" + 2 extensions

6 x 12 x 7 74.6 x 140.5 x 88.5 1250 lbs

Modular 75" + 3 extensions

6 x 15 x 7 74.6 x 184.5 x 88.5 1550 lbs