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40 Foot Shipping Container - Dimensions, Volume, Shipping Costs Guide
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40 Foot Shipping Container Posted on October 16, 2020 | By Samir | In Shipping Containers | Leave a comment
If you are planning on an international move and are thinking about shipping your valuable household goods via ocean freight, then you must be looking for shipping containers having good capacity. Other than the 20-foot container, the 40-foot container is another popular option for an overseas move due to its size and the amount of furniture it can hold.
40-FOOT CONTAINER DIMENSION The usable capacity of the 40-foot container is 67.7m3. It has 285 sq ft (26.47m2) of floor space and 2,120 cubic ft (60m3) of volume.
DIMENSIONS OF THE 40-FOOT CONTAINER The dimensions of a 40-foot container are: Exterior Dimensions (in feet): 40’ long x 8’ wide x 8’ 6” high Exterior Dimensions (in meters): 12.19m long x 2.44m wide x 2.59m high Interior Dimensions (in feet): 39’ 6” long x 7’ 9” wide x 7’ 10” high Internal Dimensions (in meters): 12.025m long x 2.352m wide x 2.393m high Usable Capacity: 67.7m3
THE VOLUME OF YOUR 40-FOOT CONTAINER SHIPMENT Generally, a 40-foot container can fit in the household goods of a two-to-three-bedroom apartment with a living room, dining room, den, and kitchen. Here’s an illustration of what fits into a 40-foot container using a typical 100m2 apartment as an example:
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