{"id":1806,"date":"2015-04-23T18:24:45","date_gmt":"2015-04-23T18:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.portamini.com\/?p=1806"},"modified":"2015-06-05T21:15:09","modified_gmt":"2015-06-05T21:15:09","slug":"shipping-container-dimensions-sizes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.portamini.com\/shipping-container-dimensions-sizes\/","title":{"rendered":"Shipping Container Dimensions & Sizes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"shipping-container-sizes\"<\/a>it turns out not all containers are exactly the same size.
\nA 20\u2019 container it turns out isn\u2019t a 20\u2019 container.<\/p>\n

Also, it\u2019s interesting that if you search for \u201cShipping container dimensions or Shipping container sizes\u201d you don\u2019t get a straight answer. The reason for that is that the ISO standard for container sets the external dimensions, but only a MINIMUM for internal dimensions. IF you look at the chart below you can see these two things.<\/p>\n

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  1. A 20\u2019 container is about an inch and a half short of 20\u2019. Why is that? To allow for stacking of 20\u2019 and 40\u2019 containers with a small space in between the 20\u2019 containers.<\/li>\n
  2. Different manufacturers use different materials for constructing their containers, so some containers will have larger internal dimensions than others, but using the chart below you can be assured of the minimum dimensions for a container. That is for a 20\u2019 container: 19\u20193\u201d X 7\u20197 \u00be\u201d X 7\u20198 \u00bd\u201d. (Most containers are 8\u20196\u201d high)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    40\u2019 containers however are 40\u2019 in length and have the same height and width dimension as 20\u2019 containers.<\/p>\n

    The external dimensions of containers are specified in ISO 668, with the maximum dimensional tolerances being \u00b1 10 mm. The internal dimensions are minimums. Internal container dimensions vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, but they must satisfy the minimum criterion below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    it turns out not all containers are exactly the same size. A 20\u2019 container it turns out isn\u2019t a 20\u2019 container. Also, it\u2019s interesting that if you search for \u201cShipping container dimensions or Shipping container sizes\u201d you don\u2019t get a straight answer. The reason for that is that the ISO standard for container sets the external dimensions, but only a MINIMUM for internal dimensions. IF you look at the chart below you can see these two things. A 20\u2019 container is about an inch and a half short of 20\u2019. Why is that? To allow for stacking of 20\u2019 and 40\u2019 containers with a small space in between the 20\u2019 containers. Different manufacturers use different materials for constructing their containers, so some containers will have larger internal dimensions than others, but using the chart below you can be assured of the minimum dimensions for a container. That is for a 20\u2019 container: 19\u20193\u201d X 7\u20197 \u00be\u201d X 7\u20198 \u00bd\u201d. (Most containers are 8\u20196\u201d high) 40\u2019 containers however are 40\u2019 in length and have the same height and width dimension as 20\u2019 containers. The external dimensions of containers are specified in ISO 668, with the maximum dimensional tolerances being \u00b1 10 mm. The internal dimensions are minimums. Internal container dimensions vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, but they must satisfy the minimum criterion below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1945,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n