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What does ISO container (20 ft, 40 ft, 40 ft HC) mean in logistics?
Short answer
A standard steel shipping container built to ISO dimensions. The 20 ft and 40 ft general-purpose boxes are 8 ft 6 in high; the 40 ft high cube is 9 ft 6 in high. Internal volume is roughly 33 CBM, 67 CBM and 76 CBM respectively.
The 20 ft box suits dense cargo that reaches its weight limit before its volume; 40 ft and high cube suit light, bulky cargo. Ask our desk how this applies to your consignment.
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The numbers behind this answer
- Also called
- shipping container, dry van, 40 HC
- Category
- Air, sea & rail
- Related terms
- TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit), FEU (forty-foot equivalent unit), FCL (full container load), Reefer container
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