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Boxes and pallets

Container & Pallet Guide

Sizes, payloads and a load planner for every box we ship.

Seven Boxes, Drawn To One Scale

Inside sizes, door openings, capacity and payload: the numbers to load by.

ISO 22G1

20' Dry Van

Dense, heavy cargo: machinery, metals, bagged goods

  • Inside5.90 x 2.35 x 2.39 m
  • Door2.34 x 2.28 m
  • Capacity33.2 m³
  • Max payload28,200 kg
  • EUR pallets on the floor11
ISO 42G1

40' Dry Van

General cargo, palletised retail stock

  • Inside12.03 x 2.35 x 2.39 m
  • Door2.34 x 2.28 m
  • Capacity67.7 m³
  • Max payload26,700 kg
  • EUR pallets on the floor25
ISO 45G1

40' High Cube

Light, bulky goods: furniture, textiles, tyres

  • Inside12.03 x 2.35 x 2.70 m
  • Door2.34 x 2.58 m
  • Capacity76.4 m³
  • Max payload26,580 kg
  • EUR pallets on the floor25
ISO L5G1

45' High Cube

Volume cargo on short-sea and European lanes

  • Inside13.56 x 2.35 x 2.70 m
  • Door2.34 x 2.58 m
  • Capacity86 m³
  • Max payload27,700 kg
  • EUR pallets on the floor27
ISO 22R1

20' Reefer

Chilled and frozen food, -30 to +30 °C

  • Inside5.44 x 2.27 x 2.27 m
  • Door2.28 x 2.26 m
  • Capacity28.1 m³
  • Max payload27,400 kg
  • EUR pallets on the floor10
ISO 45R1

40' Reefer High Cube

Pharma and perishables under a set temperature

  • Inside11.58 x 2.29 x 2.55 m
  • Door2.29 x 2.57 m
  • Capacity67.9 m³
  • Max payload29,520 kg
  • EUR pallets on the floor23
ISO 22U1

20' Open Top

Tall cargo loaded by crane through the roof

  • Inside5.89 x 2.35 x 2.35 m
  • Door2.34 x 2.27 m
  • Capacity32.6 m³
  • Max payload28,130 kg
  • EUR pallets on the floor11
Out of gauge

Flat Racks & Project Cargo

Machinery, boats and steel too wide or too tall for a box go on flat racks, or on a charter of their own.

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Load planner

How Many Pallets Fit?

Pick a box and a pallet below and see the floor plan, the layers and the boxes you need.

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How Many Pallets Fit?

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Pallet Sizes

Five footprints in common use, and how many go on the floor of a 20′ and a 40′ box, laid in the best mix of lengthwise and crosswise rows.

PalletFootprintTareMax load20′40′
EUR 1 (EPAL) 1200 x 800 mm 25 kg 1,500 kg 11 25
UK Standard 1200 x 1000 mm 30 kg 1,500 kg 9 22
US GMA (48 x 40 in) 1219 x 1016 mm 22 kg 1,250 kg 9 20
Asia Square 1100 x 1100 mm 28 kg 1,500 kg 10 20
Half EUR 800 x 600 mm 10 kg 500 kg 25 55
Which box

Groupage Or A Box Of Your Own?

Under about 15 m³ groupage is cheaper; above it, a box of your own. Weight decides too: a 20′ carries more than a 40′ for its size.

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