For every different purpose and type of Shipping Container, there is a variety of sizes it will be available in. There are also two heights a shipping container will come in – general purpose which is 8’6″ High (or 2.59m), or High Cube which is 9’6″ High (or 2.89m)
The general construction of a shipping container includes Corrosion resistant Corten® steel walls. Four high strength corner posts are fitted with corner castings top and bottom, with interconnecting rails of high tensile steel, with corrugated steel side panels, roof panel and front wall. Two pressed steel doors at rear of container, opening 270 degrees, with four hot dip galvanized locking bars, and fitted with watertight rubber seals.
The standard sizes for most containers (and the most commonly stocked) are:
10
ft (3m) Standard Container
20
ft (6m) Standard Container
40
ft (12m) Standard Container
8
ft (2.4m) Standard Container
45
ft (13.7m) Standard Container
There are other sizes that containers can come in – both commercially, or residentially. These sizes include 8ft, 9ft, 45ft, 48ft and 53ft. The corresponding pages on this website will show you what these sizes and types of shipping containers can, and are, used for.
SHIPPING CONTAINER DIMENSIONS
