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There are flat racks in the standard sizes 20′ or 40′, and also in the dimensions of high cube containers. They are used for transport goods that exceed the dimensions of ISO containers. The load, in most cases boxes, is secured on the flat rack.
ISO 668 – Series 1 freight containers – Classification, dimensions and ratings is an ISO international standard which nominally classifies intermodal freight shipping containers, and standardizes their sizes, measurements and weight specifications.
The most common and noted type of containers are the 20 feet and 40 feet containers. There are also containers with an extent in height called "High Cube" containers. [3] [9] The fixed exterior dimension of the standard size boxes are: [9] [10] 20 feet container size is: 20 ft (6.1 m) length by 8 ft (2.4 m) width by 8.6 ft (2.6 m) height.
Specialized shipping containers include: high cube containers (providing an extra 1 ft (305 mm) in height to standard shipping containers), pallet wides, open tops, side loaders, double door or tunnel-tainers, and temperature controlled containers. Another specialized container, known as Transtainer, is a portable fuel and oil freight container.
CSX lists three clearance heights above top of rail for double stack service: [8] Doublestack 1 — 18 ft 2 in (5.54 m) [8] Doublestack 2 — 19 ft 2 in (5.84 m) [8] Doublestack 3 — 20 ft 2 in (6.15 m) [8] Doublestack 4 — 20 ft 3 in (6.17 m) [9] The last 2 clearances offer the most flexibility, allowing two high cube containers to be stacked.
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Forty foot High-Cube actively refrigerated container – refrigerating equipment visible on the front end. A spine car with a 20 ft tank container and an open-top 20 ft container with canvas cover A flat-rack container loaded with a small vessel loaded by a reach stacker.
high cube cont. 45g0 high cube cont. 45g1 high cube cont. 45pc flat (collapsible) 45p3 flat (collapsible) 45p8 flat (coll.flush folding) 45rc reefer cont.(no food) 45r9 reefer cont.(no food) 45rt reefer highcube container 45r1 reefer highcube container 45ut open top container 45u1 open top container 45up high cube hardtop cont. 45u6