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High cube container

A high cube container is about a foot taller than a standard container of the same length. Leman's guide gives a 40 ft high cube 2,698 mm of inside height and a 2,585 mm door opening, against 2,383 mm and 2,280 mm for a standard 40 ft container. Floor area is almost the same.

Document
GLS-017
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Glossary
Last reviewed
Sources
1 cited

What changes

The extra height does not add floor positions. Our engine fits 25 EPAL 1 pallets in a single layer in both the standard and the high cube 40 ft container, 23 with handling clearance. What it changes is stacking: tall loads and stacks of empties gain height.

Empty pallets

At 144 mm per EPAL 1, a 2,280 mm door allows 15 pallets per stack; a 2,585 mm door allows 17. Across 23 floor positions that is 345 against 391 empty pallets.

The 45 ft high cube

Leman lists 13,544 mm of inside length for a 45 ft high cube, which our engine turns into 27 EPAL 1 positions, with or without clearance.

Check your box

Container dimensions vary by builder and age. Our figures come from one published guideline; measure the actual unit if a load is tight.

Sources

Last reviewed . Figures come from these publications; follow the links for the current versions.

  1. Container specification (guideline), US edition, Leman USA Inc.

What do you need to do with them?

Pick one. Each form takes about a minute and goes to one partner, not a list of dealers.

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