Layout
The best layout our engine found puts 30 with the 760 mm side along the length. That covers 98.4% of the floor.
Leaving 100 mm of length and 50 mm of width free for handling costs 5 positions: the clearance layout puts 15 with the 760 mm side along the length and 10 turned with the 1140 mm side along the length.
Floor and door
The 40 ft high cube reefer container has 26.4 m² of floor (284 sq ft) inside. In the same box an EPAL 1 takes 23 positions against 30 for the CP5, so the CP5 pallets cover 26.0 m² against 22.1 m² for EPAL 1.
The door opening is 2,290 mm wide, so the CP5, carried narrow side first, clears it by 1,530 mm.
Inputs
| Inside length × width | 11,588 × 2,280 mm |
|---|---|
| Inside height | 2,537 mm |
| Door opening, width × height | 2,290 × 2,502 mm |
| Guideline payload | 30,560 kg |
| CP5 footprint | 760 × 1,140 mm |
| Equipment source | SeaCube Containers. lessor payload, approximate |
Height and weight
Empty CP5 pallets are 138 mm high. The lower of the inside height (2,537 mm) and the door height (2,502 mm) is 2,502 mm, so 18 fit in one stack and 450 across the 25 clearance positions, weighing about not published, which is over the 30,560 kg guideline payload.
For loaded pallets stacked two high, each unit including its pallet can be at most 1,251 mm tall, which leaves 1,113 mm for goods on each CP5.
If all 25 clearance positions are filled in one layer, the guideline payload allows on average 1,222 kg of goods per pallet.
Other pallets in the same 40' HC reefer
| Pallet | Floor positions | With clearance |
|---|---|---|
| EPAL 1 | 23 | 23 |
| EPAL 2 | 20 | 20 |
| EPAL 3 | 20 | 20 |
| EPAL 6 | 52 | 52 |
| EPAL 7 | 52 | 52 |
| CP3 | 20 | 10 |
| CP4 | 17 | 16 |
| 48 × 40 | 20 | 18 |
How this is computed
The engine tries every split of the deck into rows of pallets placed one way and rows placed the other way, along the length and across the width, and keeps the arrangement with the most pallets. It does not overhang, mix in other pallet sizes or allow for bulging goods. The methodology page explains each step, and the load planner runs the same code on your own dimensions.