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Sea (all-purpose) containers  vary in type and size. For any type of cargo you can choose the most suitable by its parameters container. The most widespread are standard, so-called “dry” containers (DC – Dry Container):

• 20-ft containers are more suitable for transportation of “dense” or heavy-weight cargoes;
• 40-ft standard or “high” (High Cube) containers are more suitable for transportation of light but bulky cargoes;

Besides the above containers, there are other types of containers, such as:

• Refrigerated containers are used for cargoes that require temperature terms;
• Oреn Tор (instead hardtop soft tent) are useful for loading from the top, the container allows the transportation of cargoes, which height exceeds 2.4 meters and cargoes that must be well ventilated. Top of the container is closed with a tarpaulin;
• Flat Rack (open) – suitable for heavy and oversized cargo, the front and back panel of the container lie down, the container has additional devices to secure and transportation of the cargo.;
• Tank Containers (Tank) are intended for liquids and gases.

This is the most widespread types of containers, but not a complete list. Recently, there was a tendency to increase the size of sea containers. Now 45-ft containers are very popular, and 48-ft and even the 53-ft containers exist.

Types of	Appearance	Tare weight, t	Cargo weight capacity, t	Internal, m			Cubic capacity	Door opening, m
containers				Width	Length	Height		Width	Height
20′ Dry Van		2.300	28.150	2.352	5.900	2.390	33.00	2.340	2.283
20′ Flat Rack		2.560	29.500	2.352	5.900	2.310	32.00	–	–
20′ Open top		2.200	21.700	2.340	5.890	2.360	32.60	2.320	2.300
40′ Dry Van		3.700	28.700	2.352	12.030	2.390	67.70	2.340	2.275
40′ Flat Rack / platform		5.000	40.050	2.410	12.020	1.955	56.60	–	–
40′ High Cube		3.930	26.480	2.352	12.030	2.695	76.00	2.340	2.585
40′ Open top		3.800	26.280	2.352	12.024	2.380	67.30	2.320	2.250
45′ High Cube		4.590	27.910	2.352	13.556	2.695	86.00	2.340	2.579