What is a 40FT High Cube container?

What is a 40FT high cube container?

The short answer is that a High Cube container is slightly higher than a regular shipping container, regardless of its length. This means that a High Cube container has a higher capacity. A High Cube container is especially for the transport of one piece goods by sea, these containers can easily be transshipped onto barges and trucks. The shipping container is also known as a storage container, for storage of materials on site.

What is a 40FT HC container?

A 40FT HC container is short for 40 Foot High Cube container. A High Cube container has a height of 2,7m. Compared to a standard 40FT shipping container which has a height of 2,4m, a High Cube container is slightly higher than a standard container. Both 40 HC containers and standard 40FT containers have a length of 12 meters.

What is a 40FT HC container?

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Alconet Containers sells a wide range of containers, including 40FT HC containers. Please not that there is no real ‘standard’ container, as dimensions slightly vary per container. You can also visit this page for an overview of the most common container dimensions. In our container offer we always display the sizes of that specific container. Are you interested in buying shipping containers? Then have a look at our current offer. Do you have any questions in response to information about our products or services as described on this website? Please call us, using the numberĀ 0031 (0) 181 25 44 00, send an e-mail to info@alconet.nl or complete the contact form below.
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