Open-top container
Open-top containers, as the name suggests, have an open top. The roof of the container is covered with tarpaulin sheets instead of a solid roof. This way, it can be covered or left open according to convenience. The container is made of steel with wooden flooring and the door heads can be swung open for easy loading and unloading.
Open-top containers are used when your cargo is too large to fit in a regular shipping container. For instance, machinery or heavy materials that can’t be stowed sideways but arranged from the top through heavy-lifting cranes. These containers have larger capacities than the normal ones as the roof is open. It has lashing rings that keep the cargo stable and has the capacity to load 1000 kgs.
Size and Dimension
| Measurements | 20ft | 40ft | 40ft HC |
| Internal length | 5.89m / 19.4ft | 12.03m / 39.5ft | 12.03m / 39.5ft |
| Internal width | 2.35m / 7.8ft | 2.4m / 7.9ft | 2.35m / 7.8ft |
| Internal height | 2.35m / 7.8ft | 2.34m / 7.8ft | 2.70m / 8.10ft |
| Tare weight | 2,260kg / 5,982 lbs | 3,980kg / 8,774 lbs | 4,250kg / 9,370 lbs |
| Payload capacity | 28,220 kg / 62,214 lbs | 26,500kg / 58,422 lbs | 28,250kg / 62,281 lbs |
| Cubic capacity | 32.7 m3 / 1,155 cu ft | 66.7 m3 / 2,356 cu ft | 74.9 m3 / 2,645 cu ft |