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Hunter Cargo and Customs 
 

Container Specifications and Technical Information


The following guide for shippers provides specifications of the most common containers used in the Australian Trades.

Apart from those listed, there are other containers available which differ in weight and internal dimension to cater for different cargoes.

Information is available from Hunter Cargo and Customs on request.

 

20' GENERAL 

DETAILS

LENGTH           

WIDTH            

HEIGHT            

EXTERNAL

6,096mm (20')   

2,438mm (8'0")           

2,590mm (8'6")           

INTERNAL

5,890mm (19'33/4")

2,347mm(7'81/2")

2,400mm (7'101/2")

DOORS

 

2,337mm (7'8")

2,296mm (7'61/2")

GROSS WEIGHT

24000KGS

 

 

TARE WEIGHT

2170 KG

 

 

PAYLOAD

21830KG

 

 

CUBIC CAPACITY

33.0M3

 

 

 

 

40' GENERAL 

DETAILS

LENGTH           

WIDTH            

HEIGHT            

EXTERNAL

12,192mm (40')

2,438mm (8'0")           

2,590mm (8'6")           

INTERNAL

12,052mm (39'61/2")

2,337mm (7'8")

2,372mm (7'93/8"

DOORS

 

2,337mm (7'8")

2,300mm (7'69/16")

GROSS WEIGHT

30,480kg

 

 

TARE WEIGHT

3,310 kg

 

 

PAYLOAD

27,170 kg

 

 

CUBIC CAPACITY

66.8m3

 

 

 

 

20' REEFER 

DETAILS

LENGTH           

WIDTH            

HEIGHT            

EXTERNAL

6,096mm (20')   

2,438.4mm (8'0")           

2,590.8mm (8'6")          

INTERNAL

5,451mm (19'41/16")

2,290mm (7'81/2")

2,167mm (7'97/8")

DOORS

 

2,290mm (7'81/16")

2,212mm (7'51/2")

GROSS WEIGHT

30,480KGS

 

 

TARE WEIGHT

2,990KG

 

 

PAYLOAD

27,490KG

 

 

CUBIC CAPACITY

27.0M3

 

 

 

 

20' OPEN TOP 

DETAILS    

LENGTH      

WIDTH        

HEIGHT

EXTERNAL

6,096mm (20') 

2,438mm (8'0")  

2,590mm (8'6") 

INTERNAL

5,893mm (19'315/16")

2,346mm (7'85/16")

2,353mm (7'89/16")

DOORS

 

2,338mm (7'8")

2,273mm (7'51/2")

TARE

2.250KG

 

 

PAYLOAD

28.230KG

 

 

CUBIC CAPACITY

32M3

 

 

 

 

40' OPEN TOP 

DETAILS

LENGTH           

WIDTH            

HEIGHT            

EXTERNAL

12,192mm(40')

2,438mm (8'0")           

2,590mm (8'6")           

INTERNAL

12,052mm(39'6")

1,956 mm (6'5")

2,375mm (7'91/2")

DOORS

 

2,337MM (7'8")

2,278mm (7'57/10")

GROSS WEIGHT

30,480kg

 

 

TARE WEIGHT

4808kg

 

 

PAYLOAD

25672 kg

 

 

CUBIC CAPACITY

65M3

 

 

 

 

20' FLAT RACK 

DETAILS

LENGTH           

WIDTH            

HEIGHT            

EXTERNAL

6,096mm (20')   

2,438mm (8'0")           

2,590mm (8'6")           

INTERNAL

5,727mm (18'9.4")

2,240mm(7'4.1")

2,170mm (7'1.3")

GROSS WEIGHT

30,480KGS

 

 

TARE WEIGHT

2,950KG

 

 

PAYLOAD

26,650KG

 

 

CUBIC CAPACITY

27.9M3

 

 

 

 

40' FLAT RACK

DETAILS

LENGTH           

WIDTH            

HEIGHT            

EXTERNAL

12,192mm(40')

2,438mm (8'0")           

2,590mm (8'6")           

INTERNAL

12,024mm(39'5.6")

2,240mm (7'4.1")

2,034mm (6'8.1")

GROSS WEIGHT

45,000kg

 

 

TARE WEIGHT

5,530kg

 

 

PAYLOAD

39,470kg

 

 

CUBIC CAPACITY

54.8m3