High-Cube Container
High-cube containers are similar in structure to standard containers, but taller. In contrast to standard containers, which have a maximum height of 2591 mm (8’6″), high-cube containers are 2896 mm, or 9’6″, tall. High-cube containers are for the most part 40′ long, but are sometimes made as 45′ containers.
A number of lashing rings, capable of bearing loads of at most 1000 kg, are mounted on the front top end rail and bottom cross member and the corner posts.
Many 40′ containers have a recess in the floor at the front end which serves to center the containers on so-called gooseneck chassis. These recesses allow the containers to lie lower and therefore to be of taller construction.
High-Cube Container Specifications
| 40′ High-Cube Container | ||
|---|---|---|
| Max. Gross Weight | 32,500kg (71,650 lb) | |
| Tare Weight | 3,940 kg (8,685 lb) | |
| Payload | 28,560 kg (62,965 lb) | |
| External Dimensions | ||
| Length | 12,200 mm (40′-0″) | |
| Width | 2,440 mm (8′-0″) | |
| Height | 2,900mm (9′-6″) | |
| Internal Dimensions | ||
| Length | 12,032 mm (39′-6″) | |
| Width | 2,352 mm (7′-9″) | |
| Height | 2,698 mm (8′-10″) | |
| Door Opening | ||
| Width | 2,340 mm (7′-8″) | |
| Height | 2,698 mm (8′-6″) | |
| Cube | ||
| Cubic Capacity | 76.4m3 (2,700 ft.3) | |
