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in Europe
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Technical specifications

Interior dimensions

Length
12 029 mm
Width
2 350 mm
Height
2 398 mm

Exterior dimensions

Length
12 192 mm
Width
2 438 mm
Height
2 591 mm

Door dimensions

Width
2 340 mm
Height
2 280 mm

Further information

Max load
26 460 kg
Unloaded weight
3 590 kg
Max weight
30 480 kg

Floor

MARINE plywood 28 mm
Opening on one exterior side via two sturdy doors
Resistant closures with 4 vertical cremones
Doors opening 270°

Structure

CORTEN fully welded

40 feet dry shipping container

The 40 foot dry shipping container is one of the best-selling products. Its versatility allows it to be used as a 12 meter shipping container, a storage container or a fitted container to your request. Its price per m2, allows you to have a low-cost solution for storing your goods.

This type of 40 foot shipping container exists in different categories: first trip (new) and/or last trip (used).  

Le 40 foot dry container has several advantages, you will find below a non-exhaustive list:

40 foot container price  : Its price makes it possible to provide large format packaging for your goods which must be transported or simply stored outdoors for a short period of time.

Capacity : A long storage capacity with its 12 m and 2,45 m exterior width, it can store 24 Euro pallets (80×120 cm) or 21 VMF pallets (100×120 cm). Its height is 2,70 m inside, you want to transport bulky goods. 

Take a High Cube solution from Cubner, 30 cm longer, it can change everything with a 40 foot High Cube container

versatility : The 40 foot dry container, also called a dry container, transports and stores goods. It can be transported by sea, river, rail and road until unloaded or stored in a yard. The 12 m container can be transformed into an ICE40 for storing your goods in a controlled atmosphere with positive or negative cold.

Sustainability : Its Corten steel structure is composed of an alloy of iron, chromium, copper and nickel. This superstructure can lose paint over time, but rust patinates and strengthens it. It is designed to last and cope with the most difficult conditions such as salty air. Its corrugated sheet metal structure, with its 28 mm side rails to hold its floor, allows your container to guarantee a lifetime of longevity.

Safety : The 40 dry container is a secure and reinforced structure, a burglar will have to grind the sheet metal or the hinges of the doors, thus generating noise alerting the environment and the neighborhood over a long distance. 

For example: many of our customers use Cubner containers on their current or future construction sites to secure their equipment.  

To improve security, Cubner offers a wide selection of padlocks available here.

Multimodal : It is easily transportable thanks to its 4 corners making it intermodal, the 40ft container can be transported on a container ship, barge, train, truck and/or specific flatbed type trailer with twist-lock. Before ending up on your land or in your parking lot, the container will have taken one of the means of transport mentioned above. It is important to provide shims or a set of CaleRouge or CalePoly type shims available here.

modular : Discover our 40 foot shipping containers transformed in our workshops. They can take the form of a container workshop, a container office, a container station, a container garden shed, an additional room in your garden to accommodate your family and/or friends, etc.

Compliance: Our containers comply with international standards: 

  • The ISO standard (International Organization for Standardization) is the following for our 40-foot containers (42G1): ISO6346 (container identification code) and ISO1161 (container dimensions) 
  • CSC certification (International Convention on Container Safety) imposes rules on the approval and quality of shipping containers.
  • The COA (Container Owners Association) incorporates best practices for shipping container professions such as servicing, maintenance and repair of equipment.

IF the 40 foot container is not high enough for you, find our 40 foot standard dry High cube containers with its 30 cm longer, meeting your needs.

If the length is too great, the 20 foot High Cube container will meet your requirements.

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F.A.Q.

What are the characteristics of a 40 foot shipping container?

Refer to the dimension table at the header of the page.

What is the size of a 40 foot dry container?

The doorway is 2,34 m wide, 2,28 m high.

The interior structure of a container is 12,02 m long by 2,35 m wide and 2,39 m high.

The exterior structure of a container is 12,19 m long by 2,43 m wide and 2,59 m high.

Find information on the dimensions of our containers here.

How to load a 40 foot dry container?

Le 40 foot shipping container is loaded through its two large doors at the front, the door passage is 2,28 m high by 2,34 m wide, this information is important for easy loading.

The loading capacity is 23 Europe pallets (80 cm x 120 cm) per 40 foot container, with a maximum loading capacity of 26 tonnes and 22 VMF NIMP15 pallets.

Where can I buy a 40 foot dry container?

Simply contact us ou be remembered by one of our expert advisors for the purchase of a 40 foot dry container.

Is 40 foot dry container rental possible?

We offer a container rental service for short-term rentals or to acquire a container via a leasing solution. At Cubner, we sell and rent 40-foot dry containers.

Get in touch with one of our sales experts.

What is the price of a used or new 40 foot shipping container?

We always aim to offer you the best quality at the lowest price.

The price of a used 40 foot container is around €2000 excluding tax, while that of a new so-called “first trip” container is around €4800 excluding tax. To this amount, you must add transport and unloading costs depending on the location. 

Visit price of a 40 foot container by contacting one of our experts.

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40 foot shipping container

Length
12.19m
Surface
29 m2
Volume
68 m3