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Solution for goods that are large and bulky and cannot be loaded through the container door such as: machinery, equipment or long wood, glass bales, construction equipment,...; For heavy goods, cranes need to unload such as: slate,...

What is an open top container?

Open top containers have an open top covered by a tarpaulin instead of a solid roof. This enables oversized cargo such as timber and scrap metal to be loaded from the top. Open top containers normally also have end doors, like closed containers, to give flexibility for loading and unloading.

Open top container specifications

Specific dimensions and capacity of open top containers may vary depending on the container manufacturer, the age of the container and the container owner. The specifications listed below are, however, representative for the majority of open top containers.

20′ open top shipping container

Tara weight		Payload capacity				Cubic capacity
2,350 kg		28,130 kg				32.5 m³
5,181.8 lbs		62,026.7 lbs				1,147.3 cu ft
Internal				Door opening			Roof opening
Length	Width		Height	Width	Height		Width	Length
5.9 m	2.35 m		2.38 m	2.34 m	2.28 m		2.23 m	5.44 m
19.3 ft	7.7 ft		7.8 ft	7.7 ft	7.4 ft		7.3 ft	17.8 ft

40′ open top shipping container

Tara weight		Payload capacity				Cubic capacity
3,850 kg		26,630 kg				66.4 m³
8,489.3 lbs		58,719.2 lbs				2,343.9 cu ft
Internal				Door opening			Roof opening
Length	Width		Height	Width	Height		Width	Length
12.03 m	2.35 m		2.38 m	2.34 m	2.29 m		2.21 m	11.57 m
39.5 ft	7.7 ft		7.8 ft	7.7 ft	7.5 ft		7.3 ft	38 ft