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What is a high cube dry container?

High cube dry containers ensure that you gain an extra foot (12 inches, about 30cm) in height compared with dry containers.

The high cube dry containers are ideal for light, voluminous or bulky cargo.

These extra volume containers are made in 40' and 45' sizes in steel and aluminium.

High cube dry container dimensions

Specific dimensions and capacity of high cube dry 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 high cube dry containers.

40ft high cube dry container
Tare weight Payload capacity Cubic capacity Internal length
3,940 kg 28,560 kg 76.4 m3 12.03 m
8,687.7 lbs 62,974.8 lbs 2,696.9 cu ft 39.5 ft
Internal width Internal height Door opening width Door opening height
2.35 m 2.70 m 2.34 m 2.58 m
7.7 ft 8.9 ft 7.7 ft 8.5 ft
45ft high cube dry container
Tare weight Payload capacity Cubic capacity Internal length
4,820 kg 27,860 kg 86㎥ 13.56 m
10,628.1 lbs 61,431.3 lbs 3,035.8 cu ft 44.5 ft
Internal width Internal height Door opening width Door opening height
2.35 m 2.70 m 2.34 m 2.58 m
7.7 ft 8.9 ft 7.7 ft 8.5 ft