Container dimensions

At Trident Container Leasing B.V., you can buy and lease shipping containers with different shipping container wall dimensions. We have the Standard containers, but also the special containers made for special cargo. We have, for instance, the Flat Rack containers, the Pallet Wide containers and the Open Top containers. Please find below the different container types and dimensions (external and internal). Or contact our sales team to get more information and advice.

The below container internal dimensions are standardized by ISO for guidance only. There may be occasional minor deviations.

Container dimensions

The below container internal dimensions are standardized by ISO for guidance only. There may be occasional minor deviations.

Standard Containers dimensions (20 ft, 40 ft ,40 ft HC and 45 ft HCPW)

The American Malcolm P. McLean is considered the inventor of this mode of transport by using a container for the first time to avoid transshipments at ports. These containers were constructed according to American rules and were not adequate for European road transport. It took some years until the ISO standards for containers that are still valid to this day were introduced

The standard containers we sell, lease and rent are:

Reefer Containers (20ft , 40ft, 45ft Reefer)

Reefer containers are special refrigerated containers. Their temperature can be adapted individually according to the goods in question. Our Reefer shipping containers have their own cooling system and get the necessary electricity from the vessel. To ensure a smooth transport without quality loss, the temperature is controlled before and regularly during the transit.

The Reefer containers we sell, lease and rent are:

Flat Rack Containers (20ft and 40ft Flat Rack)

Flat racks are containers without sidewalls or a roof. They have vertical front sides. This way, bulky cargo with over dimensions – like big machinery parts – can be shipped. The cargo is fixed and lashed on the flat racks with belts and chains to ensure safe transit.

The Flat Rack containers we sell, lease and rent are:

Open Top Containers (20 ft and 40 ft Open Top)

These containers have a tarpaulin instead of a hard roof. Goods that cannot be loaded through the doors of a Standard container can be stuffed through the top. In addition, cargoes with over height can be shipped in Open Top containers on board the sea ship.

The Open Top containers we sell, lease and rent are:

Pallet Wide Containers (40 ft, 40 ft High Cube Pallet Wide, 45ft High Cube Pallet Wide Reefer)

Trident has a relatively large fleet of Pallet Wide containers. As you can guess from the name, these containers are adequate for shipping Euro-pallets because the interior dimensions are slightly wider than the dimensions of a Standard container.

The Pallet Wide containers we sell, lease and rent are:

Shipping container dimensions

Our containers have the following inner dimensions.

Type of container	Size	Type	ISO	Capacity m³	Inside Length	Inside Width	Inside Height
20'Flat Rack	2086	Fc	22P3		5,612	2,200	2,213
40'Flat Rack	4096	Fc	42P3		11,666	2,224	1,949
20'Open Top	2086	Ot	22U1	32.5	5,898	2,342	2,350
40'Open Top	4096	Ot	42U1	65.7	12,032	2,342	2,331
40'Pallet Wide	4086	Pw	4CG1	70.4	12,100	2,442	2,383
40'Pallet Wide High Cube	4096	PwHc	4EG1	79.57	12,100	2,442	2,693
20' Reefer	2086	Re	22R1	28.8	5,456	2,290	2,267
40'High Cube Reefer	4096	Re	45RI	68.3	11,578	2,290	2,545
20'Standard	2086	St	22G0	33.2	5,897	2,350	2,392
40'Standard	4086	St	42G0	67.6	12,032	2,350	2,390
40'High Cube	4096	Hc	45G0	76.43	12,100	2,350	2,688
45'High Cube Pallet Wide Reefer				83.9	13,716	2,550	2,896

You can convert the container dimensions in inches or feet or other metrics with this useful tool. If you have any questions about the sizes and dimensions, please contact us.

Container weights

Our containers have the following weight:
Please look at the container detail pages for specifications. Contact our sales team if we can advise you on this topic.

Type of container	Volume	Weight	Max payload	Max total weight
20'Flat Rack		2,740 kg	31,260 kg	34,000 kg
40'Flat Rack		4,950 kg	45,000 kg	45,000 kg
20'Open Top	33	2,270 kg	28,210 kg	30,480 kg
40'Open Top	67	3,750 kg	26,730 kg	30,480 kg
40'Pallet Wide	70	4,080 kg	29,920 kg	34,000 kg
40'Pallet Wide High Cube	79	4,630 kg	29,370 kg	34,000 kg
20' Reefer	28	3,140 kg	27,000 kg	23,860 kg
40'High Cube Reefer	67	4,575 kg	29,425 kg	34,000 kg
20'Standard	33	2,245 kg	28,235 kg	30,480 kg
40'Standard	67	3,790 kg	26,690 kg	30,480 kg
40'High Cube	76	3,950 kg	26,530 kg	30,480 kg
45'High Cube Pallet Wide Reefer	83.9	6,090 kg	6,090 kg	34,000 kg

Quotation of sea containers prices and costs

Please contact us for the attractive conditions for buying and leasing sea containers.

Our containers

Standard container
20ft container

The Standard container is, as the name suggests, the most generally used container.

Standard container
40ft container

The Standard 40ft containers are twice as big as the popular Standard 20ft containers.

High Cube container
40ft container

The 40ft High Cube containers are circa 30 cm higher than the 40ft Standard containers.

Reefer container
20ft container

The 20ft Reefer container is a special refrigerated container. The Reefer container can be used for cooling and freezing.

High Cube Reefer container
40ft container

Reefer containers are used for the transportation of food, like vegetables, fish and meat.

Flat Rack container
20ft container

The 20ft Flat Rack container is used to transport bulky oversized cargo. Flat Racks are shipping containers without sidewalls or a roof.

Flat Rack container
40ft container

The 40ft Flat Rack containers are used to transport oversized cargo that does not fit into a regular shipping container.

Open Top container
20ft container

The 20ft Open Top container is meant for cargo that can be loaded with a crane from the upper side.

Open Top container
40ft container

The 40ft Open Top Shipping container can be used for special and heavy goods.

Pallet Wide container
40ft container

The 40ft Pallet Wide containers are circa 30 cm higher than the 40ft Standard containers.

Pallet Wide High Cube container
40ft container

The 40ft High Cube Pallet Wide container is higher than the regular container.

Pallet Wide High Cube Reefer container
45ft container

The 45’HCPW containers are circa 30 cm higher than the 45ft Standard Containers. Capacity of this Reefer container is 33 Euro-pallets.