The 40-foot container is also available with an open top - i.e. a container without a roof. Instead of the fixed top, an open top container has a tarpaulin to close the top. This type of container is suitable for oversized goods that can not get in and out of the usual doorway with a width of 2.29 metres and a height of 2.25 metres. The 40ft Standard container is 8ft 6 in high on the exterior which corresponds to a 7ft 10in height on the interior. A 40ft Standard container has 2,350 cu ft of storage space on the interior, whereas the 40ft High Cube container has 2,694 cu ft of storage space. This additional height gives the 40ft High Cube container an extra 344 cu ft of Please note: The specifications supplied here are only meant to serve as an example for containers in Hapag-Lloyd’s container fleet, as containers vary depending on their particular manufacturer. Should you have special equipment-related requirements for your shipment, we kindly ask you to contact one of our customer service representatives. In 1956 McLean created the standard cargo container, which is basically still the standard today. He originally built it at a length of 33 feet – soon increased to 35 – and 8 feet wide and .

40 feet container size